Introduction
Since technology has invaded all corners of our lives, and life has overwhelmed us with its speed and endless worries, many of us have neglected sports and overlooked its benefits, which are difficult to limit in one article, and the lack of time and a lot of worries have become the two most commonly used justifications from the general public to justify this neglect of this important activity in our life as human beings. Here and in this article, we will touch on the benefits of sport, which is an essential part of our lives and not a secondary thing, but sport is the only and least expensive lifeline for many of our health and life problems that we are going through these days, and it is the new old fortress that has accompanied us, humans, since the beginning of our existence on Earth, which is still-despite the changing times - loyal to us and has opened its door wide in front of us to protect us from the problems that we have been overwhelmed by the overuse of technology and addiction to its use in our time.
The benefits of sports
Sport has benefits that include all aspects related to the human being, it is useful at all levels, it has health and physical benefits and psychological benefits, and we cannot overlook its benefits at the mental as well as social and moral levels. It is worth noting that all these aspects overlap in their effects so that an improvement in one aspect increases the improvement in others. Therefore, we cannot isolate the benefits of sport at the physical level from other benefits.
The benefits of sports at the psychological level
- Exercise improves the appearance of our bodies, gives them Beauty, and increases human self-confidence.
- Sport is the best weapon with which we kill negative leisure time, conquer boring routines with it and feel pleasure, excitement and happiness through it. This, in turn, reduces the chance of various mental illnesses, especially depression and other diseases, and therefore our immunity to various physical and social diseases will be strengthened.
- Sport gives us a greater ability to discipline and control the pressures and stress in our lives.
- It helps us fall asleep, treats insomnia, negative thinking and drunkenness.
The benefits of sports at the physical and physical level
- Sport strengthens the muscles of the body, and improves the appearance and beauty of the body, becoming attractive and magnificent without the need for expensive cosmetic procedures.
- Sports increase the activity of blood circulation and metabolism in the body.
- Sport opens the appetite, and at the same time we got rid of the disadvantages of our diets by getting rid of their damage and what is more than our body needs, it rid the body of excess fat and consumes calories over our needs.
- Sport protects us from chronic diseases such as heart disease, arteries, diabetes, cancer, and stroke, gives us an ideal weight on a plate, and fights obesity and obesity, which are the key to every evil at the health level.
- Sport protects us from joint problems such as roughness, and bone problems, and increases our strength and flexibility.
- Sport strengthens the immune system of the human body, therefore it is the first line of defense against diseases of various forms and types.
- Sport helps the body to better excrete harmful waste products.
- It also delays old age, protects against diseases such as dementia and Alzheimer's, and what attracts our attention in this aspect is the activity in which we see many elderly leaders in Western countries who play sports and look much younger than their real age.
The benefits of sports at the mental level
- Sport activates the mind, and increases the intelligence of all kinds, especially social intelligence, and psychomotor intelligence.
- It increases memory activity and strength because it increases brain activity positively.
- Sport improves the power of observation and speed of wit, gives a person the ability to concentrate, and significantly reduces the percentage of mental distraction.
- Interest in sports increases students ' academic achievement, keeps them away from boredom from dry school curricula, and increases the social and mental development of students, so schools try to pay attention to sports activities during school hours.
- Not only that but there are many large companies in developed countries such as Japan that require their employees to do a joint sports activity before and during work; to increase the capabilities of their employees and their productivity and break the routine that may make them bored.
The benefits of sport at the social level
- Sport increases social intelligence because it helps you to make friends and strong social relationships with many people, such as competitors, colleagues in the same team, and coaches.
- Sport earns a person wonderful qualities, such as patience, endurance, self-confidence, willpower, perseverance, activity, leadership, the values of honest competition, cooperation, planning, and altruism.
- Sport teaches a person to respect laws, rules, and regulations; because most sports have fixed laws and rules that must be adhered to.
- It also saves society from very serious scourges such as cigarette smoking, alcohol, and drug addiction, the commission of immoral crimes that result from mental illnesses, and the abundance of negative emptiness, especially among unemployed youth.
- Sport positively affects social relations within the family because most family problems result from the worries and stresses of life, as well as from leisure time, especially during holidays. therefore, sports activity strengthens relationships within the same family, and what is nicer is that the head of the family encourages its members to do sports together with each other to increase the bonds of love between them all, and even protect them from problems of inactivity, tanning and long sitting in front of modern technology, which brings many health tragedies in the near and long term.