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Traditional Sports |
Get Fit Through Gardening |
| 1) Organized Teams | No need for teams but can be individual or group activity |
| 2) Bigger is better (basketball, football, baseball) | Small is just fine |
| 3) Faster is better | Exercise where slower (and focused) is just as good |
| 4) Stronger is better | No benefit, however Get Fit Through Gardening with resistance training can increase your strength |
| 5) Coordination is essential | An exercise program where coordination is not essential |
| 6) Specific Rules of Play | Make up your own rules. Free form style. |
| 7) Competitive - Winners and Losers | Everyone wins; everyone benefits (even small benefits add up) |
| 8) Tradional Way of thinking | New Way of thinking (about health and fitness) |
| 9) Exclusionary | Anyone can participate regardless of age, size, strength, or physical ability |
| 10) Players and Spectators | Everyone should be a player. Don't be a couch potatoes - Grow potatoes! Get off the couch (or away from your computer) and get dirty, sweaty and experience real reality. |
For more information, my books, Get Fit Through Gardening (2008) and Fitness the Dynamic Gardening Way, are available!
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