Badminton: Shuttlecock and Muscular Endurance
The Game of Badminton
When you think of badminton, what do you think of? Do you see sweaty old women playing a game before their trip to the local bingo? Or maybe you imagine a weak little old man who has to stop playing because he got a bit excited and needs a sit down before his heart packs in? Well, I'm afraid you've got it all wrong! They're just myths! Throw them all away and grab hold of some facts!
The truth about Badminton
[IMAGE] It's an indoor game so the rain won't spoil your hair and you can play either with just you and a mate or you can play with four players. Note the names "Singles" and "Doubles"! It's a fantastic game for team building, getting really fit and to just have a good laugh!
[IMAGE] The aim of the game is to keep the shuttlecock (the thing that resembles a dead pigeon!) continuously rallying over the net until a player can't return it! You try and get as many points as you can and you simply do this by being on the serving side and having the opposition miss! Easy Peasy!
Equipment "R" Us
You need hardly any equipment to play badminton, so you won't need loads of money to have a good time! Firstly you'll need a racket.
Rackets range quite a lot in price and quality. So, when you first begin to play you can buy a really cheap one for about a tenner and when you quickly become England's Olympic champion you can buy a lighter and slightly more expensive one!
Secondly you need a shuttlecock. When you first begin to pay you can buy a really cheap one which are synthetic and favoured by the thousands of other beginners which take up badminton every day.
Benefits, benefits and more benefits of playing badminton!
1. Playing badminton keeps you extremely fit and healthy. No more regular visits to the doctors!
2. It is fantastic cardio-vascular exercise. Which means in English, it's brilliant for your heart!
3. [IMAGE]It trains your body's endurance and therefore
When you think of badminton, what do you think of? Do you see sweaty old women playing a game before their trip to the local bingo? Or maybe you imagine a weak little old man who has to stop playing because he got a bit excited and needs a sit down before his heart packs in? Well, I'm afraid you've got it all wrong! They're just myths! Throw them all away and grab hold of some facts!
The truth about Badminton
[IMAGE] It's an indoor game so the rain won't spoil your hair and you can play either with just you and a mate or you can play with four players. Note the names "Singles" and "Doubles"! It's a fantastic game for team building, getting really fit and to just have a good laugh!
[IMAGE] The aim of the game is to keep the shuttlecock (the thing that resembles a dead pigeon!) continuously rallying over the net until a player can't return it! You try and get as many points as you can and you simply do this by being on the serving side and having the opposition miss! Easy Peasy!
Equipment "R" Us
You need hardly any equipment to play badminton, so you won't need loads of money to have a good time! Firstly you'll need a racket.
Rackets range quite a lot in price and quality. So, when you first begin to play you can buy a really cheap one for about a tenner and when you quickly become England's Olympic champion you can buy a lighter and slightly more expensive one!
Secondly you need a shuttlecock. When you first begin to pay you can buy a really cheap one which are synthetic and favoured by the thousands of other beginners which take up badminton every day.
Benefits, benefits and more benefits of playing badminton!
1. Playing badminton keeps you extremely fit and healthy. No more regular visits to the doctors!
2. It is fantastic cardio-vascular exercise. Which means in English, it's brilliant for your heart!
3. [IMAGE]It trains your body's endurance and therefore