I used to play at college and gave up once I started working. 13 years ago I took it up again casually and about 6 years ago I decided I wanted to take it more seriously.
I now play up to 4 times a week and I can’t think of a more fun way to spend my free time whilst getting fit .
Badminton is fun .
Badminton is organised fun for cool people. In fact we may just have to check out how cool you are before we let you join the club. If you aint cool, we’ll put you through a coolness program first, and then you might get to play if you pass the stringent tests.
Okay, calm down! I’m just kidding; but badminton is seriously epic. You can play singles to increase your fitness, or you can play doubles if you want to have a bit more fun. It’s definitely more enjoyable than Squash, and unlike Tennis you can play all year around!
If you join a club, you’ll find that you’ll be off court occasionally. During those times, you’ll get to mingle, socialise and make lots of new friends. Or, if you’re a crazy ass mofo like me, you can get a skipping rope and skip to keep the sweat going!
Badminton can give fitness.
If you like to sweat then badminton is for you. With badminton you burn off the equivalent of a chocolate bar every 30 minutes or so. I’m not suggesting you eat a chocolate bar every 30 minutes to make sure you don’t waste away though! To see how much exactly you burn check out this table of stats. For someone like me, a 270lb’er who plays for 3 hours at a time, I could eat a horse every hour and still not worry about it going to my thighs or buttocks.
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