Comprehensive Sports Guide: Rules, Conditioning & Equipment

Athletic mastery depends on understanding official gameplay rules, optimizing equipment technology, and implementing sport-specific conditioning drills.

Low angle view of a young man swimming underwater in a swimming pool

How to Lose Weight With Swimming

Swimming is a non-impact, non-weight-bearing cardiovascular exercise. This makes it particularly valuable to people who are obese or have range of motion issues.

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Recumbent Stationary Bike Workout Tips

The recumbent stationary bike is the one that has a backrest with the pedals out in front. The main advantage of using a recumbent bike over the conventional upright model is it places less stress on your lower spine. Recumbent bikes also produce less strain on your arms, wrists and neck.

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Baseball Players

Baseball Warmup Exercises

Baseball is a game that involves a lot of twisting, jumping, lateral and forward-to-backward movements. If you walk on to the field to perform these tasks without a proper warmup, you run the risk of pulling a muscle.

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Ice hockey game

What Muscles Are Used While Playing Hockey?

Hockey demands speed, quickness, agility and balance, plus the ability to absorb and dish out impacts. You often perform these simultaneously -- such as when you get checked into the boards and try to remain on your skates while fighting for the puck.

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Muscles Used in Shooting a Basketball

Basketball is a game of speed, quickness, agility and jumping power. You also have to make quick decisions, and make them while you are dribbling and weaving around defenders. When you find an opening and it comes time to plant your feet and shoot the basketball, numerous muscles are being used.

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What Muscles Does a Recumbent Bike Use?

A recumbent bike is a cardiovascular machine that gives you a similar workout to a regular exercise bike. The difference is with the way the bike is set up. On a recumbent bike, there is a bucket seat with a backrest. The pedals are out in front of you, so when you operate the machine, you are in a horizontal position.

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