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Rugby
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Rugby is classed as a multi-sprint sport. Its intermittent nature demands that players generate high levels of speed and explosive power, as well as possessing the ability to recover quickly between sprints. Elite rugby league players are quick, performing a 40-meter sprint test in just over 5 seconds. Showing good speed off the mark and acceleration power, they have high aerobic capacities allowing them to sustain a high work rate for the full 80 minutes. Strength is an obvious necessity for rugby players. However, muscular size and body mass, although important is not the only goal of a rugby strength training program. Explosive power is equally as important, not only for the development of speed and acceleration but for tackling and jumping. Although in rugby, different positions have contrasting match play activities, professional backs and forwards have very similar physiological profiles. Backs are typically faster than forwards, but there is little difference in aerobic endurance and muscular strength suggesting that rugby training is uniform for all players at the elite level |
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Running
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 When you envision running, you probably will fall into one of two categories - you love it or you hate it. You may even develop a love/hate relationship with this type of sports. Regardless of how you see it, the benefits of running outweigh any negative feelings. There are as many health benefits of running as there are reasons that runners run. Whether you do it to lose weight, get fit, or simply run to be a part of the crowd, you know you feel happy when you get it done. Competitive souls also find it very helpful to release their tension - getting healthy comes as a bonus. Losing excess weight through running is one of the healthiest things one can do. Running also prevents muscle and bone loss that occurs naturally with aging. Running may also help fight disease and strengthen your heart and whole cardiovascular system. here are large (and proven) psychological benefits to running as well. Running builds confidence in all ages of people. Going for a jog during your day can reduce your stress level drastically. And, of course, endorphins are the body's natural antidepressant.
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Triathlon
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 Consisting of swimming, cycling and running over various distances, Triathlon is a well-rounded sport that grows in popularity with every day. Traditionally, Triathlon is an individual sport: each athlete is competing against the course and the clock for the best time. As such, athletes are not allowed to receive assistance from anyone else inside or outside the race, with the exception of race-sanctioned aid volunteers who distribute food and water on the course. Here, no team work is allowed. In most modern triathlons, the events are placed back-to-back in immediate sequence and a competitor's official time includes the time required to "transition" between the individual legs of the race, including any time necessary for changing clothes and shoes. As a result, proficiency in swimming, cycling, and running alone is not sufficient to guarantee a triathlete a competitive time: trained triathletes have learned to race each stage in a way that preserves their energy and endurance for subsequent stages. Triathletes tend to be extraordinarily fit, and many amateur athletes choose triathlon specifically for its fitness benefits. Because all three events are endurance sports, nearly all of triathlon training is cardiovascular exercise. In addition, since triathletes must train for three different disciplines, they tend to have more balanced whole-body muscular development than pure cyclists or runners, whose training emphasizes only a subset of their musculature.
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Cycling
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 Never learned to ride a bike? You might be surprised to hear that you’re not alone. The good news is that, in the right environment, getting mobile on two wheels is quicker and easier than you might think. And even if you can keep yourself up on the wheels, there is a lot more to cycling - legendary Lance Armstrong can tell you a thing or two about it. But before you get in touch with him, read this section on the site to discover how to ride safer, faster, more efficiently. After all, cycling is a handy skill and maybe you will switch from driving a car to riding a bike as a healthy form of transportation.
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Martial Arts
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 With so many options to get fit, the Martial Arts are often overlooked, but it is amazing what these can do for your entire body.Becoming a martial artist is a fanatastic method of fitness. There are many martial art forms to choose from, such as karate, taekwondo, kung-fu, and many others. These are not only beneficial for health, but are most practical from most other sports and fitness practices. Martial Arts teach combat skills, self-defese, mental discipline while helping develop character, patience and concentration. There really isn't a "best" Martial Art style and your choice depends on you are looking for, how effective the teacher is at training you, and how hard you work to perfect your skills. Some Martial Arts styles stress street combat, others stress sports skills and competition, others stress internal energy or chi, while still others are traditional arts that stress perfection of technique, self discipline and etiquette. Learning more about different schools of Martial Arts may be your fist step into the new sphere of life, but with practice you may find a whole new world of living.
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