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While everyone around me seems to be enthralled with the ongoing Olympic games, I think it’s important to remember your own sporting activities.  This is no time to be sitting in front of the TV sucking back beer and chips while watching your favorite country battle it out in Vancouver.  As much as I enjoy watching different sporting events, I must admit, that they all pale in comparison to actually participating in my favorite activities.  I mean, I think I just got through Christmas, and the Superbowl socializing activities with minimal damage to my athletic skills when it’s now time for the Olympics.  Winter can be a tough time for the athletic types, if you only enjoy doing outdoor sports.

I enjoy golfing, football, baseball, and soccer as much as the next guy, but what I really enjoy doing, is playing squash and sailing.  While sailing is a predominately summer sporty (at least where I live it is), squash is something that I can play all year long.  Although it’s primarily played in the winter, there’s no reason not to play in the summer as well.  Other than as you get older (like I am), it’s good to have a few months for recovery, as squash can be a harsh sport on the body.  I don’t think I’ve ever met a s squash player that didn’t have a few injury stories to tell.  It’s really the kind of sport, that you need to get into shape to play.  Not play to get into shape.  Herbalife Sports, is the kind of company that understands you can have more fun playing sports like squash when your healthy and strong to start with.

So, the point is a sporting lifestyle is essential I think to living a healthy and balanced life.  I also believe that the more sporting activities you participate in, the more you enjoy it when watching it either live or on television.  I’m a very amateur skier, but I really developed an appreciation for the professional skiers, after doing it a bit on my own.  After spending plenty of time on the bunny and beginner slopes, I’m constantly blown away when I watch the pros go flying down the mountain.  I believe, that in order to make it on the professional ski tour, you have to be a bit of an adrenaline junkie.  I think ski racing, is as much about skill as it is about nerve.  Those guys and gals that win on a consistent basis, are truly fearless and constantly push themselves to go just a bit faster than their current skill can handle.  They really are on the edge of losing control all the time.

So, as I said in the beginning, be sure to enjoy watching your favorite country or team compete in whatever sporting event you enjoy.  But don’t forget to get yourself out there and set a few records of you own.