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The Benefits of Getting Active with Basketball! « Childcare Solutions by Little Tikes." Childcare Solutions by Little Tikes. Web. 30 Mar. 2011. ."Advantages Of   •Physical activity helps control and prevent a range of health problems, including diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. Even small amounts of physical activity can improve health, no matter how much a person weighs or whether a person loses weight. • Adolescents who participate in greater levels of physical activity are less likely to smoke, or they smoke fewer cigarettes.• Female athletes in grades 9 through 12 are less than half as likely to get pregnant as their non-athlete peers, and they tend to have higher self-esteem and more positive body image. • High school athletes are less likely to use cocaine or psychedelic drugs than non-athletes. • Adults are more likely to be physically active during their free time if they participated in organized sports as children.
 * Hydration Before Exercise For Youth up to age 13 is the following :drink about 8-16 fl oz, 2-3 hours before exercise,then drink 3-8 fl oz 10-15 min before exercise double for over 13 years
 * Carbohydrate is the main nutrient that fuels exercise
 * warming up and cooling down will improve an individual’s level of performance
 * Dynamic stretches are more appropriate to the warm up as they help reduce muscle stiffness.
 * Static stretching exercises do not reduce muscle stiffness.
 * Glycogen is the main source of fuel used by the muscles