What You Think You Don't Enjoy Gives Life #Lifestyle

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by Sam Bajulaye

Alright! Mid 2009 was the year a friend told me he had no interest in soccer. Oh yeah! I sighed, drew back a bit and flapped my eyelashes to catch a full picture of him and well confirm if he wasnt high on opium. Well, that was also same year I noticed more guys could actually pull you off with a statement like why would I want waste my time watching soccer? And then youd really need to see that sure this guy isnt normal look on my face. Of course, I used to think that guys who had little or no interest in watching soccer usually do lead a pretty boring life. Until at a point, I realized I was wrong about this even though I knew the interest in sports, especially soccer could be life changing and very much healthy. This is where the usefulness comes in. Yeah, the fact its life changing. You want to know why, I bet. Im up to the task too. So, Id try to be as straight forward and candid as possible as I can. Here are the four surprising health benefits of watching soccer.
1.       Soccer Inspires You to Get Active
Fine! I could read that question on your mind. How? How? How? Well, its this simple. Its not just about getting to scream at the strength of CR7 and his goal scoring abilities or about how the wunderkind Messi does his dribbling and puts you to a numb after doing the impossible with the ball between his legs. Watching these guys alone at the top of their game is a bonus. Really! Whenever I watch FC Barcelona, for instance, in a game, Im always inspired to play football. This doesnt mean Im going to play football at that level. But watching them at the top of their game motivates me to get to the top of mine (my career path). For football fans, I can tell its not just the pros and their fine physiques that inspire us. Youd be surprised how watching a friend compete in a sport might encourage you to work out. And whenever you catch them walking, laughing, and having a good time on the pitch, then you think to yourself, if they could do this, maybe I can. The more you can relate or connect to soccer (through the action or the athlete), the more likely it will influence you to get moving.

2.       Watching a Live Soccer Match is a Workout in Itself
Okay, so watching some money making machines running around a rectangular pitch might not pay your bills, but it can help you torch some calories without even trying. Oh yeah! An average 150 pound woman burns more than 100 calories per hour attending a live football event. And thats just while sitting! Walking from your car to the stadium, then up 8 or more flights of stairs to your seat, is another way to easily torch a few more calories, not to mention leaping from the bench when your team scores a goal. Cant make it to the live event? No problem catching the game on TV in the warm comfort of your room can also do the magic. Even if youre perched on a stool at the bar watching a 3-hour soccer game, 200 calories can still go with the wind. Stand up while you socialize for the whole game and burn about 150 more calories. And there you are.

3.       Watching Soccer is Good for Your Relationships
The stereotype is that there are many disagreements in relationships over the time spent watching sports, but our evidence says otherwise, says Lawrence A. Wenner, PhD, a Loyola Marymount University media ethics professor who has studied sports and relationships. Often times, women view watching sports with their boyfriend or husband as quality time. Oh yeah, it doesnt matter if hes the sports fanatic or if she is; as long as theres a shared interest. Then its fine. You end up having a great edge over couples who are less accommodating and supportive (which can lead to stress and discontent). A supportive marriage is good for your health and can help you live longer. For the ladies, the BONUS in this is that if his team wins, it could up your chances of getting lucky at night testosterone, the libido-enhancing hormone, will be surging through his body, and its likely hell want to keep those good feelings going on in the bedroom. #winks#

4.       It Makes You Smarter
Now, youll say, Sam is a liar. How on earth will watching soccer make me smarter? But do you know watching soccer is just a fine work out for your brain. In a 2008 study from the University of Chicago, a dozen pro and college-level hockey players, eight hockey fans and nine people who had never seen or played the sport were asked to listen to a broadcast of a hockey game while a machine recorded their brain function. Afterward, they got a test to analyse their comprehension. Results show that athletes and sport fans not only understood the game much better than their counterparts but also experienced brain activity in motor areas associated with planning, controlling and performing. This suggests that being a spectator can help you absorb and digest information as well as gear you up for actions.

Like seriously, on another note, I never had to go to the pharmacist to get him or her dispense some drugs for any ailment. I just watch football, and I get the miracle. Now look, before this can also work for you, youll need to build that uncompromising interest in soccer and in sports generally.

I hope one day everyone gets to know the truth about watching soccer.
And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make thee mad. Carl Von Clausewitz, a German (Prussian) general and military theorist.
Id hope the stigma against soccer by some certain souls, especially the feminine world, would stop today. Think about it. Grab the truth about soccer. Be free. Get mad. And take on life. Are you good to go? This is soccer (known as football in this part of the world)! Have a swell week yall.

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