subject: Changing Up Your Exercise Routine With Kabaddi [print this page] Stationary Bikes marked a new era of exercise when they were invented. They allowed people to stay at home and enjoy the conveniences and comforts there while they exercised.
In the past, many people did not exercise because of a variety of reasons. A business person may have been too busy to go to the gym to exercise.
A teenager may not have wanted to leave behind his or her precious electronics. A mother may not have been able to afford to pay for babysitting while she went running every day.
However, the rise of machines like the stationary bike for the home allowed these people to overcome these obstacles to exercising. Not only will these people now enjoy all of the benefits of exercising, but the children will see how important exercising is to the mother.
They may follow her good example by incorporating exercise into their lives at an early age. They will also enjoy the benefits of increased self-esteem and self- confidence that will allow them to find more success in life.
Of course, they will also be able to enjoy the benefits of becoming physically stronger and fitter as well. However, doing the same kind of exercise over and over will allow your body to reach a plateau where it will not continue to improve.
If this occurs, you may face a serious lack of motivation as you strive to improve without seeing any sign of improvement. To avoid this plateau it is important to switch up your routine every once in awhile.
You can do this by significantly changing the settings on your machine to be longer, harder, or faster. Or you can do some form of exercise that you do not normally do.
This exercise could be fun and add variety to your routine. One of the least well known sports in the United States that is popular in many other countries is the game of Kabaddi.
This sport is played in teams and it is a contact sport. This sport was originally invented and played in Tamil Nadu, India.
It was designed to help train and prepare Indian soldiers. During this game the two teams occupy opposite halves of the field and take turns sending a "raider" to the other side.
To win points for his or her team, the "raider" must tag as many of the team members on the other side as he or she can and running back to his or her own half while holding his or her breath. To prove that he or she is holding his or her breath, the "raider" must chant the word "kabaddi" over and over while on the other half.
The other team will try to prevent the "raider" from returning to his or her own side. The name "kabaddi" comes from the Hindu language and meanings "holding of breath."
Today it is the national game of Bangladesh. It is also the state game of Punjab, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.
Kabaddi was included in the Asian Games in 2006. Each team consisted of seven members that each stood on a half of the court that was 13m x 10m for men and 12m x 10m for women.
In addition, each team had three extra members who were to act as substitutes. The game consists of two 20 minute halves with a five minute break in the middle.
During the break, the two teams switch sides. If a "raider" successfully returns to his or her side, the team members that he or she tagged are out and must leave the field.
The defending team links hands or forms a chain of some kind when striving to prevent the "raider" for escaping. If this chain is broken, the defending team loses one person.
The raider must leave the field if he or she takes a breath before crossing the line to his or her home half, if he or she steps over one of the boundary lines, or if the raider's body touches the ground outside the boundary at any time when he or she is not struggling with an opposing team member.
When a player is put out of the game, the opposing team is awarded a point. If the entire opposing team is declared to be out, the home team is awarded two points.
These two points are called a 'lona.' At the end of the game, the team with the most points is declared the winner.
This game is a lot of fun. It is a great way to spice up your everyday workout routine.
