PARKS and TRAILS!
One of the most direct benefits of community parks and trails is the close to home , accessible recreation opportunities they provide.
- Preserve and create open spaces for recreation.
- New opportunities for outdoor recreation and non-motorized transportation.
- Unique facility to serve a diverse population of a community that may otherwise have limited opportunities to access natural areas due to financial or transportation constraints.
- Affordable exercise and recreational opportunities within the community.
VISIT A PARK OR TRAIL, TODAY!
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CARDIOVASCULAR ENDURANCE! Pool workouts are a great way to build up cardio endurance. When in cooler water, the blood moves through the body at a faster rate to warm it up. When coupled with an aerobic program the result is an improved cardiovascular performance over time. | LOW-IMPACT EXERCISE!When strength training, the muscles require rest time in order to repair themselves. If lifting weights, on off days those that exercise are urged to use other muscles or simply take the day off. Due to the buoyancy of the water, and the lack of impact that joints and muscles receive, many exercisers are encouraged to perform pool workouts on off days. Pool workouts are the alternative to losing out on a day’s worth of exercise time, as they allow for active recovery. Not only can fat burning continue, but the active training can help build muscle quicker while continued conditioning occurs. Unlike many exercises, the pool provides a “soft” environment for workouts. Not only do you not have to worry about falling, as the water supports the body in every position, but the water also helps alleviate the feelings of fatigue because it’s supporting so much of the body’s weight. In addition, flexibility results due to the wider range of motion the body can achieve due to the absence of gravity acting on the joints. | STRESS RELIEF! Like any regular exercise, pool workouts are great stress relievers. The exercise stimulates the brain to release chemicals that make the body feel good. When performing pool exercises in warmer water temperatures, the movement of water against and over the body results in both massage and relaxation. This calming effect can decrease, or eliminate the pain resulting from a workout. |
CARDIOVASCULAR ENDURANCE!
LOW-IMPACT EXERCISE!
When strength training, the muscles require rest time in order to repair themselves. If lifting weights, on off days those that exercise are urged to use other muscles or simply take the day off. Due to the buoyancy of the water, and the lack of impact that joints and muscles receive, many exercisers are encouraged to perform pool workouts on off days. Pool workouts are the alternative to losing out on a day’s worth of exercise time, as they allow for active recovery. Not only can fat burning continue, but the active training can help build muscle quicker while continued conditioning occurs.
Unlike many exercises, the pool provides a “soft” environment for workouts. Not only do you not have to worry about falling, as the water supports the body in every position, but the water also helps alleviate the feelings of fatigue because it’s supporting so much of the body’s weight. In addition, flexibility results due to the wider range of motion the body can achieve due to the absence of gravity acting on the joints.
STRESS RELIEF!
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PHYSICAL BENEFITSRec leagues/programs are the perfect setting for anyone who loves the competitive nature and team environment of sports. You’ll get in your regular exercise, plus you get to have fun doing it – as well as getting out and being social with a bunch of like-minded peers. It can be the perfect stress buster at the end of a long work day, as well as good motivation to get out and get moving – even if you don’t want to. You won’t want to let your team down, right? | THE PSYCHOLOGICAL BONUSES! Physical benefits of recreational sports are often presented, but it also helps with mental and psychological sides. Aside from being a stress reliever, playing a sport as part of a team – whether just for fun or on a competitive level – can do wonders for one’s mental health and self-esteem. At the heart of it, recreational sports are really about creating a social atmosphere in a friendly, physical environment. If you’re looking to take your recreational sport league team to the next level, you can consider team-building bonuses like group SWAG such as tees, hats or equipment. | GET BACK TO IT! Although playing recreational sports may have fallen by the wayside as we’ve grown up, it’s just as rewarding – maybe even more so – to play them as adults. Given that they grant everything from our recommended daily exercise, to a chance to socialize, to a renewed sense of goal-setting and competition, rec leagues ought to be seriously considered by all adults looking for a place to blow off some steam and have fun. |
PHYSICAL BENEFITS
Rec leagues/programs are the perfect setting for anyone who loves the competitive nature and team environment of sports. You’ll get in your regular exercise, plus you get to have fun doing it – as well as getting out and being social with a bunch of like-minded peers. It can be the perfect stress buster at the end of a long work day, as well as good motivation to get out and get moving – even if you don’t want to. You won’t want to let your team down, right?
THE PSYCHOLOGICAL BONUSES!
At the heart of it, recreational sports are really about creating a social atmosphere in a friendly, physical environment. If you’re looking to take your recreational sport league team to the next level, you can consider team-building bonuses like group SWAG such as tees, hats or equipment.
GET BACK TO IT!
WORK FOR A LIVING, PLAY FOR A LIFE!