What do you think are the benefits of practicing sports?

2nd Q U E S T I O N

Alix Firstly, for your body it’s really important to stay active. But also, I know that I need to do sport for my mental health. I love when I finish my school day and I go to my gym or to the dance class. Sometimes I´m tired, but after I´m feeling really better. Moreover, it´s also satisfying to surpass yourself and take risks.

Annalisa

Obviously, there are physical benefits to practicing sports regularly, especially if you have good trainers/coaches who prioritise health over results, but I think that sports are also a great way to make people get a better knowledge of themselves, bond with others and learn some important life lessons. Hania First of all, of course - health benefits. Current scientific data provides us with strong arguments on the positive impact that sport has on our life expectancy, preventing diseases and mental health. I’m pretty convinced that everyone experienced a direct positive effect of training on their mood - despite feeling tired, we usually also feel happy and fulfilled. On the other perspective, group sports can teach us a lot about cooperation, competition and teamwork! Catarina Practicing sports is very important both for your mind and your body! Being active and practicing a sport will definitely help you improve your health physically speaking but also mentally because we tend to feel like we have a “clear mind” after exercising.

Kamil

Depending on the sport of choice the benefits can be more physical or more mental. Although i think almost all disciplines contribute to your well-being heavily, whether it ‘s by building up your stamina, coordination skills, determination, lifting up your mood, etc.

Marlena

What I’ve learnt from sport, especially from crossfit, is humility. You need time and a lot of patience to set the bar higher and higher and at some point

you realize that you are your the biggest competitor.

Tania For me, physical exercise is with no doubts the best therapy that exists. It’s ideal to channel emotions. Thanks to sport we can identify and learn to regulate our negative states. Group sports help develop empathy and social skills. This way, we contribute to improve our emotional intelligence.