What are the benefits of learning basketball?

I often see some people who can’t play basketball pretending to be able to play basketball on the playground to attract girls’ attention. Many girls think that boys who can play basketball are very handsome, so boys must know how to play basketball. There are also many people who regard playing basketball as their hobby and hope to become the second Yao Ming in the future. But do you know what benefits playing basketball has on your health? Let us learn about it together.

1. Effectively prevent cardiovascular disease

When playing basketball, due to the intense muscle activity, the heart's work increases, the myocardial blood supply and metabolism are strengthened, the myocardial fibers become thicker, the heart wall becomes thicker, the heart volume increases, the shape becomes rounder, and the beats become stronger. All of this is also a good remedy for treating cardiovascular disease. Cardiovascular disease is the number one killer threatening human life in the world today. It is reported that in our country, cardiovascular disease also ranks first in the number of people who die. A large number of studies have shown that regular basketball play can significantly reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease formation and occurrence.

2. Control weight and change body shape

Excessive obesity can affect a person’s normal physiological functions, and is especially likely to increase the burden on the heart and shorten life expectancy. If a person's subcutaneous fat exceeds the normal standard by 15%-25%, his risk of death will increase to 30%. Since basketball can reduce fat, increase muscle strength and keep joints flexible, it can help control weight and improve body shape and appearance.

3. Enhance heart function

Regular basketball play can enhance heart function, increase stroke volume, thicken the tunica media of the arterial wall, increase smooth muscle cells and elastic fibers, increase the number of capillaries in the skeletal muscles and enrich their branching and anastomosis, thicken the coronary artery openings and increase their weight; and increase the number of capillaries in the myocardium, all of which are beneficial to improving the blood supply and function of organs including the heart itself. At the same time, basketball can also lower blood pressure and serum cholesterol levels, and is good for preventing hypertension and coronary heart disease.

4. Reduce the risk of diabetes

One of the hallmarks of diabetes is high blood sugar levels, which, if left uncontrolled, can cause a host of other health problems, such as impaired vision and kidney failure. Playing basketball regularly can control the increase in blood sugar levels, thereby greatly reducing the possibility of an individual developing diabetes.

How about it? Do you feel that all those years of playing basketball have not been in vain? There are many benefits of playing basketball to the body, so I won’t go into details here. Friends who like playing basketball can continue to play basketball, and those who don’t like playing basketball can find a sport that suits them according to their own situation. Friends who want to play but haven’t played yet should start now.