Posted on 02/17/2018 5:13:26 PM PST by Armen Hareyan
Today is the 10th day of the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Since one of the main goals of the Olympics is to popularize physical activity, here we will discuss which winter sports are considered to be the best for one’s health. Check out the benefits of Skating, Curling and Snowboarding compared to skiing.
The first association most people have with the words "winter sports" are skis. Indeed, many studies show that skiing can help people to lose weight, increase their stamina, strengthen the cardiovascular system and even immunity, and improve respiratory function.
It may seem that, compared to skiing, snowboarding involves less activity. Nevertheless, it burns almost...
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-PJ
Only curling gets your ice nicely swept.
No, no, we’d get him out.
You knock one down and I’ll work for food!
I was... back in the Hudson Hornet, Olds 88, etc days.
“What is your favorite winter sport that you follow in Olympics? “
For my personal activity, anything NOT involving physics...inertia, momentum,velocity, acceleration, gravity, mass etc.
I won’t say it.
“After downhill moguls take out your knees, one qualifies to enter the curling regimen.”
I would figure out a way to injure myself while curling.
“Yes, and jockeying amongst the womenfolk at Whole Foods can be hell as well, isn’t that right, Jersey?”
In Austin that’s called a contact sport.
“I understand the drinking but what is this thing “sex” of which you speak?”
Well, if my memory hasn’t played tricks on me............
Hike-in backcountry snowboarding. Adventure, risk, reward. That you burn calories is just gravy.
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