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Outdoor Sports
- Sakshi Baheti, Shreya Velankar, Vikas Landage Sneha Kamble
Introduction improves stamina and endurance. While
Outdoor games are sports and physical batters need strong wrists and forearms
activities that are usually played in wide- for powerful shots, bowlers need strength
open, outside settings. They offer a means to generate pace and spin. For accurate
for people to take advantage of the outdoors diving, catching, and throwing, fielders need
while finding pleasure in physical activity, strength.
fresh air, and social connection. These • Mental fitness - Cricketers must pay great
games frequently require players to use their attention to the ball while batting, which
physical abilities, cooperate, and compete. requires intense focus. This state of mind
Outdoor games can range from simple and is necessary for winning the game and
informal pursuits to more structured sports. can also be used in various aspects of life.
Finding strategies to stay physically active Cricket players need to develop their stress
and healthy is vital in a society where management as well as decision-making
screens and sedentary behaviours are skills because the sport is recognized for
prevalent. Fortunately, India has a wide its high-pressure conditions. This mental
variety of well-designed outdoor sports that toughness is an important life skill as well.
not only provide a fun diversion from the MS Dhoni the former Indian captain is a best
monotony of daily life but also help people example of stress management.
get healthy and fit. These traditional games
which are also hobbies hold a special and Football: The Beautiful Game
pleasurable way to remain in shape since Football, also known as “the beautiful
they conserve cultural history and build game,” is a sport that cuts across national
a sense of community. Some prominent boundaries, cultural barriers, and language
examples of outdoor sports in India are barriers. It’s a sport that stokes enthusiasm,
highlighted in this article promotes friendship, and, last but not least,
makes a substantial contribution to physical
Cricket: A National Obsession fitness.
Cricket, often referred to as the religion of • Physical fitness - A 90-minute football
India, is not just a sport but a way of life. It game requires players to maintain a high
holds a special place in the hearts of millions level of physical performance. By increasing
of Indians and has become a national stamina, this exercise enables athletes to
obsession. While cricket is known for its execute repeatedly at a high level of effort.
thrilling matches and iconic moments, it’s It’s evidence of the game’s extreme physical
also a remarkable platform for promoting demands. Explosive strength bursts are
fitness and well-being. Fitness is not only necessary for football. For shooting, tackling,
about physical factors but also mental and holding off opponents, players need
factors. strength. This increases muscle strength,
• Physical fitness - Physical exertion is especially in the legs, upper body, and
required in cricket. While bowlers keep core, giving the body a more attractive and
delivering over after over and fielders race powerful appearance.
and dive to stop boundaries, batsmen speed • Mental fitness - Football is a mental game
between wickets. This continuous exercise as well as a measure of physical strength.
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