Importance of Games and sports

Importance of Games and sports

"All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy".This famous proverb reveals the importance of games and sports for a balanced life. It tells us about the fact that  life become boring and dull with too much work and no entertainment. Games and sports refers to the recreational activity, may be physical or not,which involves one or more players trying to reach a certain goal with some set of rules to play it. Games are of two types i.e indoor and outdoor games which includes physical action or mental action or both. There are various advantages of games and sports.

 Games and Sports play a vital role to keep us physically fit and mentally healthy. Different sports like football,volleyball,tennis,etc require great physical effort.Playing such games is a good physical exercise. It helps to increase body immunity, reduces the body fat and hence results in a healthy and fit body. It makes our body flexible and increases our stamina. It makes our body active and energetic and change the laziness of our body to freshness. Different resources have shown that people having physical exercise have healthy body and are less vulnerable to disease rather than those who does not have any physical exercise at all. There is lower risk of heart problems and obesity to those who plays sports.

 Along with physical fitness, games and sports increase our mental health. Games like chess increase the mental health of a person . It helps to increase the IQ level of a person and its presence of mind . It can make our brain sharp and also increases the capability of decision making. 

 Furthermore, games and sports are a good source of entertainment . We can have a lot  of fun with our friends and also playing games allow us to spend quality time with our friends . Playing games can lessen  our stress and anxiety . It gives our mind a boost of enthusiasm and happiness. Sports and games stimulate the competitive behavior among players due to which he/she can build up confidence in them.

 A person is able to learn various skills through games and sports. The major learning of games and sports is discipline. It makes a person more disciplined as in a game a player is abide by different set of rules. It also develop a sense of coordination , team spirit , planning and implementation among players . Sports and games teaches us to be punctual, patient , responsible and dedicated . It develops a quality of leadership within us and teaches us about time management. Games which need teamwork help to make our relation better with our friends. It also helps in character building.

  Beside these advantages , nowadays, games and sports can be taken as good career option . A person can have a successful career by playing sports. By playing games and sports at national and international level , a player not only earns money but also he/she earns name and fame . He/She can make the nation proud through their unique skill and style of playing .

   In conclusion, games and sports are very important . Whether it is to be physically and mentally healthy or to develop career or to learn different life skills, games and sports play a vital role. Education without games and sports is incomplete. Our certificates with high  grades is worthless without the knowledge of games and sports. Thus, we should promote games and sports. Games and sports should be the part of school curriculum and there should be  the active participation of students as well as teachers. 

A healthy mind resides in a healthy body which can be achieved through games and sports. So, importance of games and sports should never be ignored. In fact, we should encourage young generation for their active participation in games and sports.