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US Open Tennis Tournament – Health Benefits of Tennis

The 136th US Open begins on 29th August 2016 until 11th September 2016 and is hosted in New York City, USA. us open tennis us open tennis

The US Open is a hardcourt tennis tournament.

Playing tennis has lots of health benefits which include:

  • lowering body fat
  • improving muscle tone
  • lowering blood pressure

An hour long game of singles tennis can burn around 600 calories for men and 420 calories for women – a great sport to lose weight.

For more information about the US Open, CLICK HERE.

To read more about the health benefits of tennis, CLICK HERE.

If you are overweight (BMI 28 or over), tried dieting and excerise
but still haven’t had success in losing weight– please go to www.ukmeds4u.com for a free private online consultation for other weightloss options.

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2016 World Rowing Championships – Health Benefits Of Rowing

WorldRowChamps_supported-by2 rowingDuring 21-28 August 2016, the 2016 World Rowing Championships will be taking place in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

The opening ceremony will taking place on 20th August 2016, which will be a celebration of rowing.

The competition is an annual event and first began in 1997.

GB rowing Team (Team GB) have currently won 3 gold and 2 silver medals in the Olympics Games Rio 2016.

Rowing has lots of health benefits such as:

  • builds muscle strength
  • reduces stress
  • increases cardiovascular health
  • promotes weight loss

For more information on the 2016 World Rowing Championships, CLICK HERE

If you are overweight (BMI 28 or over), tried dieting and excerise
but still haven’t had success in losing weight– please go to www.ukmeds4u.com for a free private online consultation for other weightloss options.

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Health Benefits Of Football/Soccer

Football, also known as soccer, is the most popular sport in the world – billions of fans watched the World Cup on the television.football

Football can be played at most ages and by any gender.

Playing football has lots of mental, physical and social benefits.

Some of the health benefits of playing football are:

  • increased cardiovascular health
  • help to maintain a healthy weight or lose weight
  • increases bone strength

For more information on the health benefits of playing football, CLICK HERE.

If you are overweight (BMI 28 or over), tried dieting and excerise
but still haven’t had success in losing weight– please go to www.ukmeds4u.com for a free private online consultation for other weightloss options.

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Olympics 2016 – Health Benefits

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This Summer, 206 countries will be participating in the 2016 Rio Olympics, between 5th August – 21st August.

This year the event will be hosted in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in South America. Thousands of athletes will compete in over 26 sports competitions such as swimming, athletics and judo.

A total of 366 athletes will compete for Great Britain and Northern Ireland (“Team GB”) at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. While this is significantly smaller than the 542-strong team at the London 2012 Olympics, it is the biggest contingent sent to an ‘away’ event since the Barcelona 1992 Olympics.

Some of the benefits of taking part in a sport are:

  • can help to lose weight or maintain a healthy weight
  • improved posture
  • increased cardiovascular fitness
  • making friends/meeting people

If you are overweight (BMI 28 or over), tried dieting and exercise but still haven’t had success in losing weight, please go to www.ukmeds4u.com for a free private online consultation for other weightloss options.

MORE INFO ABOUT THE GAMES
Official Rio Olympics sites: CLICK HERE or HERE
Team GB: CLICK HERE

For UK news & TV coverage, see below…
BBC Web site (with additional viewing coverage): CLICK HERE
Event Times by Date: CLICK HERE
Freeview TV Listings/Schedule: CLICK HERE
Freevsat TV Listings/Schedule: CLICK HERE
Sky TV Listings/Schedule: CLICK HERE
Virgin Media TV Listings/Schedule: CLICK HERE