is it good to be athletic on the inside and not-so on the outside?? etc?
482698
it's not ok to have a mini beer belly...cos it creates lower back problems...the belly pulls down the illipsoas muscles from your pelvic region which in turn causes a strain on your lower back...\nso instead of being a road runner or tasmania devil, go for a moderate training schedule which includes cardio & strength training...do back extentions, deadlifts, squats & power cleans in reasonable amounts...thank you...
807067
you need to loosen up first.  take a deep breath, then figure out for yourself how you can be more aggressive.  does it mean posting up? driving the basket? its something that only you and your coach and team can figure out
203757
Hey! I am in track as well. Sure, I am kinda fast...but not super fast. \nIf I were you I would stay after practice and do more running. Be sure to drink lots of aqua as well! Even if your sides hurt keep running. That way you will build endurance. \nI sure hope you improve.
859556
use the one from grease: "if you can't be an athlete, be an athletic supporter"
477705
It is always great to have a good body..gives you confidence in yourself. Extreme body building is just that ... extreme and puts you outside the limits of what most consider "good body." And extreme body builders are often viewed as exceptionally vain...not good as far as most women are concerned. I highly recommend being all you can be...go for it... IT is fun, it gives you energy like you won't believe, and you will like the way you feel about yourself. You will also like how others look at you...not a bad deal, considering.
821747
I "draw the line" where success depends on the participant being in better physical condition than the opponent or not.  Thus, NASCAR is a sport, board games not.  Juggling?  Well, you could make an argument that conditioning is a factor, but geez...
448185
Who told you that it's not a sport? It's both athletic and aesthetic. Don't listen to anybody who criticizes your sport, or anything else that you do. After all, who cares what some small-minded pinhead thinks?
845336
Yes.  It's good for strength, balance and flexibility.  It's fun, too.
746645
I have had the same problem before, but instead on defense, taking charges. I am not fat by any means, but I haven't ever worked very hard on my abs. I have been doing more of that lately and am less timid when someone is charging after me with the ball. I think if you were to strengthen your core (your abs), you'd be less worried about getting hit on the way up on a layup.
603856
1 is correct.\n2 isn't too bad but exercising would be better than practising.
619949
I was much like you, but I have gained alot of confidence by working out at a gym, playing tennis, taking aerobics, karate, going for a run...Any physical activity is good, it releases chemicals from the brain that help releave stress and make you feel better. Also,in public you could try helping someone less fortunate and giving compliments to people.
609743
Play everything, because high school and Jr. High are fun like that.  I ended up playing running back and free saftey but on JV and C team I played D-line, tightend, reciever, QB get a feel for it all that way if you want/have to play a different position at the college level it's not that brand new to you. I was a lil guy in Jr high and high school 5'7 155 after I got to college I grew but do it all man. Don't limit yourself to just one sport do swimming, tennis, hoops all that skill pays off in the long run, And youre 12 what else do you have to do.
808440
Ya being tall is always helpful in sports!  But im average for the age of 14 and i love tennis1  It's so fun it can be challanging at times but in the end it's worth getting hit in the head with tennis balls, having bruises, and injuries, to get that trophey! So stick with it and you'll be great!
1015441
if you want to be competitive and be somebody on the field, then you will put in the work and run.  No if ands or buts.
122511
Why not?! It's a good form of exercise and a good form of sportsmanship...all is fair in love and war :-)
714571
I'm a black woman and I do believe that black professional athletes are more athletic naturally. And not to make lite of this, but my opinion on why this is, it's because we're just use to running! Running from the police, running from police dogs, running in the jungles, running track, boxing: we had to fight pretty much all our lives; basketball, we had to hide in trees so we had to have that reach to climb; baseball; we had to pick up weapon to keep sh!t off our backs. Now I'm not writing this to make lite of this issue. This sh!t is true. I lived it; done it and seen it pretty much all of my life! So whether you're black or not, if  you haven't been raised in my neighborhood please do not speak on my comment!
876380
if you like cheering and stunts/tumbing than do cheerleading, if you prefer to dance than do the dance team, both are good choices as well as good forms of exercise and neither means youll be the stuff the one person said, just do what you want