Charles Hitechew discusses some of the psychological benefits that come from watching sports.
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Everyone knows that participating in sports provides significant health benefits. Improved cardiovascular fitness, stronger bones and muscles, and improved mental health top the list of benefits from exercise. Now, studies reveal that watching sports also conveys numerous health benefits.
Reducing Harmful Stress
Everyone carries some level of stress. Stress comes from work, kids, or even driving through crowded streets. Carrying too much stress can cause sleep problems and fatigue.
Watching sports allows people to take a break from stress. Spending a few hours outside of everyday life activities helps reduce the negative impact of stress. It also perks up people’s moods, especially if their team wins.
Promotes Bonding With Family
Many people support sports teams because their parents did. Of course, their parents supported those teams because their grandparents did.
Watching sports together allows generations of families to bond over a shared passion for a team. Spending time together viewing a game promotes a feeling of community, allowing for closer relationships once the game ends.
Watching Sports Makes People Feel Successful
Watching sports promotes a feeling of success in people. If their team wins the championship, they usually claim that “we” won it all. While people may experience peaks and valleys in life, watching their team win it all provides a pick-up lasting well beyond the end of the game.
The feeling of accomplishment exists even if the fan never played the sport, visited a team practice, or even performed a single push-up. Being a part of a community of winners provides an uplifting feeling of success.
Watching Sports Motivates People
Watching sports motivates people to exercise and take other steps to improve their physical health. While people understand that, no matter how hard they try, they are unlikely to run a 4.2 40-yard dash or dunk on a 10-foot goal, they can attempt to be the best version of themselves.
Watching the outstanding athletes on the field helps people imagine what they can do with some effort. Quite often, they turn that imagination into action after viewing a sporting contest.
You now have new excuses to spend three hours on the weekend watching sports on the weekend. Tune in to experience all of the benefits watching sports provides.
Charles Hitechew is a student, son, and friend. Passionate about sports and business, Charles is currently studying Sports Marketing at Palumbo-Donahue School of Business at Duquesne University.
Charles is a dedicated student, knowing the importance of putting the work in early. When you focus on getting really good at the fundamentals, it allows you the freedom in the future to explore, take chances, and live life to the fullest. In addition to his academic career, Charles loves
attending live sporting events; while some people may stick to one or two sports, Charles likes spectating a variety, including football with the NFL, hockey with the NHL, and baseball with the MLB. Alongside professional sports, Charles also enjoys watching NCAA games and matches, seeing collegiate athletes compete for the love of the sport.
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