| This weekend the 2010 World Cup Soccer is kicking | | | | lot of stop and go with varying degrees of |
| off in South Africa. There is a frenzy of excitement | | | | acceleration in the running. This is similar to doing a |
| around the world in South Africa. It seems more of a | | | | quality interval training program for your body. You can |
| nationalistic expression instead of a sport's activity. | | | | even try to put cones around your backyard. Then, try |
| There are millions of visitors from around the world in | | | | to maneuver yourself with the soccer ball around the |
| various cities in South Africa where the world cup | | | | cones. It takes a lot of energy to do this drill quickly and |
| venue will take place. Johannesburg, Durban, Cape | | | | efficiently. Most of the World Cup soccer players can |
| Town, Pretoria, Port Elizabeth, Bloemfontein, | | | | run in incredible bursts of speed and controlling a ball |
| Polokwane, Rustenburg, and Nelspruit will have millions | | | | while other soccer players are trying to get the ball |
| of visitors for the sole purpose of soccer. Soccer is | | | | from you. Many times these same players will try to |
| the most popular sport in the world. It is known as | | | | take your legs out or knock you down. That sounds |
| football in many countries (except, of course, the | | | | like a great reason to run fast or pass the soccer ball |
| United States). I am not a dedicated fan of soccer, but | | | | off. |
| I do recognize the value of playing soccer as an | | | | So go ahead and kick the ball around with your kids or |
| exercise. | | | | by yourself during the breaks when you are watching |
| Soccer is a great exercise. Similar to basketball, you | | | | the World Cup Soccer on television. You can get a |
| can do many of the kicking drills yourself. Personally, I | | | | great exercise and spend some time with your kids. |
| think basketball is the best sport you can use to get a | | | | Many of the soccer matches have some interesting |
| great workout. Soccer is still a great sport that you | | | | match-ups especially the one where the United States |
| can get a great workout. If you look at the World Cup | | | | is going against the England. I am sure that will be one |
| Soccer players, you will not find a single fat player. | | | | match which has a lot of people watching. Whatever |
| Soccer has probably the most running than any other | | | | the outcome of the soccer match, you can always |
| sport. The running is not at one speed (like how most | | | | kick the soccer ball around as an exercise to keep |
| people do cardiovascular workouts). Instead, there is a | | | | you active. |