{"id":154,"date":"2022-03-16T13:05:48","date_gmt":"2022-03-16T13:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/421\/?p=154"},"modified":"2022-03-16T13:13:00","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T13:13:00","slug":"the-importance-of-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/421\/the-importance-of-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"The importance of Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sport has always been known for their physical benefits. In recent years, research has also found that sport participation can also positively affect your mental health.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Regular physical activity helps keep your key mental skills sharp as you age. This includes sharp thinking, learning, and using good judgment. Research has shown that doing a mix of aerobic and muscle strengthening activities is especially helpful.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Playing sport helps children learn to control their emotions and channel negative feelings in a positive way and help building positive self- esteem. \u00a0In addition, participating in sports can be a helpful way of reducing stress. It is through play that children at a very early age engage and interact in the world around them.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Some other benefits of playing different sports are <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>It strengthens<\/strong><strong> bones and muscles.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>It improves coordination, balance, posture, and flexibility. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Playing sports make you feel happier, relaxed, and boosts confidence.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>It reduces stress and improves heart and lungs.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>It improves sleep patterns and levels of anxiety. It also develops motor skills and mind\/body connection.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-157\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/421\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2022\/03\/SPORTS-1-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/421\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2022\/03\/SPORTS-1-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/421\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2022\/03\/SPORTS-1-1024x675.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/421\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2022\/03\/SPORTS-1-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/421\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2022\/03\/SPORTS-1-1536x1013.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/421\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2022\/03\/SPORTS-1-1568x1034.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/421\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2022\/03\/SPORTS-1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-160\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/421\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2022\/03\/SPORT-4-1-300x186.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/421\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2022\/03\/SPORT-4-1-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/421\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2022\/03\/SPORT-4-1-1024x635.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/421\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2022\/03\/SPORT-4-1-768x476.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/421\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2022\/03\/SPORT-4-1.jpg 1431w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-163\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/421\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2022\/03\/sPORTS-2-1-300x273.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/421\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2022\/03\/sPORTS-2-1-300x273.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/421\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2022\/03\/sPORTS-2-1-1024x932.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/421\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2022\/03\/sPORTS-2-1-768x699.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/421\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2022\/03\/sPORTS-2-1.jpg 1322w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-166\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/421\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2022\/03\/SPORT-3-2-300x226.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/421\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2022\/03\/SPORT-3-2-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/421\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2022\/03\/SPORT-3-2-1024x772.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/421\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2022\/03\/SPORT-3-2-768x579.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/421\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2022\/03\/SPORT-3-2-1536x1158.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/421\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2022\/03\/SPORT-3-2-1568x1182.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/421\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2022\/03\/SPORT-3-2.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Sport has always been known for their physical benefits. In recent years, research has also found that sport participation&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/421\/the-importance-of-sports\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The importance of Sports<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":260,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-154","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/421\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/421\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/421\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/421\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/260"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/421\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=154"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/421\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":167,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/421\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154\/revisions\/167"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/421\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=154"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/421\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=154"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/421\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}