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It’s that time again. The gyms are crowded, the dessert tables are sparse, and it seems like everyone is making the obligatory commitment to lose ten pounds for the New Year.
We’ve all been here before - but this year, why not skip the ceremonial defeat and take a different approach? This week’s be a good sport tip: make a New Year’s resolution to get out and play.
Taking up a sport with the man in your life can be just as effective as hitting the gym, if not more so. Chances are that your past fitness accountability partners have been female. You both mean well – but somehow you end up sipping caramel macchiatos and window shopping every time you’re supposed to be at spin class.
Enlisting a male workout buddy is a surprisingly effective way to eliminate unsolicited Starbucks trips and actually get moving. Provided that your spouse doesn’t have an intense aversion to playing sports with girls, check out leagues in your community for opportunities to play. You can find coed dodgeball and volleyball teams at philadelphiasportsnetwork.com.
If the thought of recreational dodge ball makes you want to hide out amongst the locals of a small town in South Dakota, then just tossing around the pigskin in the backyard can be a great way to burn some calories and have fun.
The point is, make 2009 a year of play, and you just might experience the added benefits of staying fit and growing closer to the sports fan in your life.
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- Ace: A team’s best starting pitcher.
- Brushback: A pitch that is purposely thrown too close to the batter in an effort to intimidate him.
- Bullpen: The place off to the side of the field where relief pitchers and catchers warm up during the game.
- Closer: A pitcher who consistently comes in to get the final outs of the game.
- Fall Classic: October’s matchup between the American League Champion and the National League Champion. Otherwise known as “The World Series".
- Manufacturing runs: The act of scoring runs by advancing slowly, one base at a time.
- RBI (Run Batted In): A batter gets an RBI when a teammate scores a run as a result of the batter getting a hit, a walk, or a single out.
- Relief pitcher: A pitcher that is brought in as a substitue for another pitcher.
- Take a pitch: When a batter chooses not to swing at a pitch.
- Scoring position: A runner is considered to be in scoring position when he is on second or third base.
- Find more baseball terms here.
