As students, most young people spend many hours a day sitting and studying, at least 5-6 hours in school and several more in the afternoon. Then often, when they do have free time, a lot of students just want to relax and sit around even more. Of course everybody knows that this is unhealthy but many lack the motivation to work out after a long day of school. This combination of no exercise and often also a poor diet can have devastating effects on students’ health. Continue reading Why You Should Join A Sports Team
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European Aquatics Championships London 2016 swimming
Hey Guys!
Today I´m writing my second blog and as I have already informed you, I like to write about sports, so this blog is going to be about swimming. More specifically about the European Aquatics Championships 2016, which took place in London. These championships are Continue reading European Aquatics Championships London 2016 swimming
Visiting Camp Nou
No trip to Barcelona is complete without visting Camp Nou. At some point of your life you have to visit Camp Nou, especially as a soccer fan.
The Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona is the biggest soccer stadium in Europe and has a capacity of about 100.000 people. From the outside the stadium does not look as big as it actually is. That’s because the football pitch in the staduim is lower than the surrounding ground. Nevertheless, it looks really big from the outside. Continue reading Visiting Camp Nou
Healthy Living
Hey guys, today I´m writing my third blog entry and it’s going to be about “Healthy Living”, how you can start your day happy and motivated. Continue reading Healthy Living
What I Think About American Football
Why is American Football so complicated? My mother’s boyfriend adores American Football and he also played professional football when he was younger. Since he’s been in our family he has watched American Football whenever he’s got time to do so. Sometimes we watch a game together or go to a stadium to watch it there, and to be honest I think it’s the most complicated thing I’ve ever seen! Continue reading What I Think About American Football
A Day in Dog Sports
In the last few years the dog sport industry has been booming, making dog sports almost as varied and popular as human sports. There is a huge number of different activities in which dogs can be trained and taken to competitions, such as Agility, Dock Diving, Disc Dog or Canine Freestyle, to name just a few. This big variety allows any dog to participate in some kind of activity, regardless of the size, breed or age. If done correctly, dog sports are a great way to build a strong bond between dogs and their handlers and also to tire and balance a dog out. Continue reading A Day in Dog Sports
How sports bring people together
I would describe myself as sporty and easy-going hence, I always try to get along with the people around me. In my free time, I play soccer in a team, but I also like to do other sports. When I’m not playing soccer, I like watching it on TV. There are various competitions I enjoy watching and of course, there are a lot of teams and clubs competing with each other.
That’s where my topic I want to talk about in this blog, starts. Continue reading How sports bring people together
What happened to Formula 1?
On the 20th of March the Formula 1 season 2016 started. Ten years ago everybody would have gotten up at 6am on Sunday to watch the first race of the season. But today nobody talks about F1 anymore. The TV ratings have fallen drastically over the last years. But why is that so? Let`s talk about some possible reasons!
An obvious reason is that the two Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg have dominated the scenes over the last 2 years. There is no tension over who will win a race or who will be the world champion, because it`s already clear anyway that one of the Mercedes drivers will win.
Another reason is that the F1 has transitioned away from a driver against driver competition to a competition about who has the fastest car and the best engineers. The people want to see wheel banging, impact between drivers, and want the best driver to be world champion and not the team which has the best car.
F1 Boss Bernie Ecclestone has spoken about revolutionizing the sport for the last few years but nothing has happened. The Grand Prix organizers can`t afford Ecclestone`s high financial conditions because there are fewer and fewer people coming to races. If nothing changes many F1 teams will go bankrupt and soon Formula 1 will become extinct.
American Football in Austria
Have you ever wondered if there are football leagues in other regions like Europe? Well the answer is yes. For instance in Austria, it`s called the Austrian Football League (AFL) and I’m going to tell you a little bit about it.
Teams in the AFL. In the AFL there are 8 teams: The Graz Giants, the Vienna Vikings, the Danube Dragons, the Swarco Tirol Raiders, the Prague Black Panthers, the Mödling Rangers, the Blue Devils and the Ljubljana Silver Hawks. As you can see, half of the AFL consists of Austrian teams, while the remaining teams come from Poland or other Countries. The Vienna Vikings dominated the AFL in the last couple of years, but there are two teams uprising right now, the Graz Giants and the Swarco Raiders. Both teams won every game till now and it looks like it will stay like that for some time. Continue reading American Football in Austria
Why you should stretch
Some people think that stretching before or after sport is absolutely pointless, while others might think that stretching is compulsory. There are people who think holding a stretch for just a few seconds is already enough and some just stretch because they want to prevent sore muscles. It turns out that when and how you stretch can make or break your fitness/flexibility goals.
Why should I actually stretch?
Hmm – good question – why should you stretch? Well, there are many reasons stretching has a positive influence on your fitness, your performance, your energy and of course your flexibility. Continue reading Why you should stretch