Top 10 health benefits playing squash

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Introduction • Are you a sports enthusiast or a fitness buff? If you are then we are sure you try and find different ways to stay fit. • And what better way than squash? Squash has gained immense popularity in the recent years since it packs a lot of punch. • It is a fast game and provides a great cardiovascular workout. Equipment wise you just need racquets and a hollow rubber ball. • It is played between two or three players in a four-walled court.


Health Benefits of Playing Squash • It is an all age-friendly game and the good news is, if you want to pick up a racquet and play a mean game, you are in luck because it is fairly easy to learn if you are thinking of undergoing squash training. • You can play it either as a leisure sport or as a competitive sport. • It is not only a recreational sport but it plays rich dividends when it comes to your health and fitness too. Read more to find out about the sports numerous benefits, • Keeps you agile – There are a lot of movements involved in the game which makes it one of the sprightliest games ever. The movements included are leaping, bending, stopping, spinning, jumping, sprinting and running, whoa! That’s a lot of movements for one game of squash! It tests your fitness levels to the T! You have to quicken your pace and have to be strong too to hit the ball with a lot of might.


Health Benefits of Playing Squash Improves hand-eye coordination • Squash is a great way to improve your hand-eye coordination. • As you have to see the ball well and then adjust your hand and body to hit the ball hard. This improves the finesse of movement. Improves concentration •

Since the squash game requires you to stay focused and your eyes should stay fixed on the ball all the time, it helps improve your concentration a great deal.

Increases flexibility •

The constant movement of squash helps increase blood flow in the body as your joints and ligaments in your body undergoes a complete range of motion. • Squash is a game which needs you to implement several functional movements including squats and lunges. These movements help stretch your muscles and make them more flexible.


Health Benefits of Playing Squash Gives a boost to cardiovascular health • An intense game of squash can bring your heart rate right up! You jump, you leap and dive for the ball so your heart and lungs are coerced to work hard to maintain its peak efficiency. • Your heart muscles will certainly thank you as more blood pumped to the brain and to your body too ensuring that more oxygen reaches your muscles. Improves strength and fitness • Squash is a great game to increase power and force. The swing of the racquet together with your speed and agility does not only call for a great cardio but also tones your legs, arms, and abdomen. • This cardio-intensive game is a great way to maintain your weight. A thirty-minute game can burn a whopping 500 calories!


Health Benefits of Playing Squash Boosts social skills • Squash helps you to hone your social skills as you have to play with more people and many clubs offer friendly tournaments and games so you can meet and greet with the tournament players and fellow squash players. Self-confidence rises sky-high • After a good game of squash, the feel-good hormones ensures you feel great, even if you do not win! The game helps reboot your confidence levels and helps restore a certain level of faith in your abilities. It helps boost your mental health too • This game helps co-ordinate your mind and body. • Not only have you to invest 100% of your physical self but mentally you have to be there all the time since you also have to think about the game strategies. So, the game increases your mental alertness and spatial awareness


Health Benefits of Playing Squash Helps bust stress • If you have had a demanding day, end it right with the stress-relieving game of squash. • Slamming the balls against a wall can help vent out the pent up frustations and anger of the day. • You feel rejuvenated and eager to tackle the next day with verve and enthusiasm.


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