SPORTS CENTER

Treading water fast, 590 calories per hour; rowing, 210; softball or baseball, 352; shuffleboard, 245; lawn bowling, 136

Joe Kelly heads up a kickball league in The Villages and says playing kickball takes you back to those days in elementary school and gym class. “It’s good exercise, but it’s not continuous. You run fast, then you walk, and you may stand around awhile, but it’s fun,” Joe says. “We’re very informal and relaxed, and we’re here to have fun. We usually have 35 to 40 people and two games going.” Competition is light, and the emphasis is on fun. “This is what I did 40 or 50 years ago, and it’s fun to be doing it again now.”