BADMINTON HOW TO WIN?

03-24-2023 • he winner of the game is first side to score 15

points; you must win by 2 points.
• To win a match you must win 2 out of 3 games
HISTORY:
• Only the serving side can score points.
• It is possible that a similar sport was played in • Points are scored when the opponent:
early ancient civilizations such as Greece and - hits the shuttle out of bounds
Egypt. - faults
• The sport was launched at a party given in 1873 - fails to return the shuttlecock
by the Duke of Beaufort at his country place,
"Badminton “, in Gloucestershire, England.
BADMINTON COURT:
• During that time, the game had no name, but it
was referred to as "The Game of Badminton," • SINGLES – A game played with two people,
and, therefore, Badminton became its official one on each side; Men’s singles are played to 15
name. points and Women’s singles are played to 11
• The oldest badminton club still in existence is points using the inner sidelines and back
located in London. boundary lines.
• The most famous Badminton Men’s tournament • DOUBLES – A game played with four people,
is called the Thomas Cup. two on each side, ending when one side reaches
• The Uber Cup is the most famous tournament 15 points; the playing area uses the outer
for females. sidelines and back boundary lines.

➢ Badminton came from a game called “Poona”

in India during the 18th century FOREHAND GRIP:
➢ British Army officers settled there took a • A method of holding the racket.
competitive version back to England in the • Shake hands with the racket. Form a “V” with
1860s. the thumb and forefinger while gripping the
➢ The new sport was launched in 1873 at racket
Badminton House, Gloucestershire, For this
reason this game was called officially
Badminton.
➢ In 1893, the Badminton association of England
published the first collection of laws. The first
badminton competition was played in 1899.
➢ The International Badminton Federation (IBF)
(now known as Badminton World Federation)
was stablished in 1934 and ever since It has been
developing this sport
➢ Some Asian countries and Denmark have been BACKHAND GRIP:
dominating the International Badminton, with
China the most dominating in recent years. • A method of holding the racket.
• Rotate the racket a quarter turn clockwise so that
the “V” is over the top left bevel.
BADMINTON EQUIPMENT:

• Racket
• Shuttlecock – the official name for the object
that the players must hit
• Standards/Badminton Poles
• Nets

HOW TO PLAY?
SERVE:
• In a singles match, you need 1 person on each
team; in doubles you need 2. • A shot that initiates play.
• A coin toss determines who serves first. • The server must contact the shuttle below the
• The server serves from the right side service waist.
court to the receiver on the opposite side. If • A “let serve” is a serve that hits the net and falls
playing doubles, the serve must be served to the into the proper court. Server must serve again.
receiver on the diagonal side of the court.
• When serving the shuttlecock, the player must
make contact with it below the waist.

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DRIVE SHOT: • The International Badminton Federation (IBF)
was formed in 1934 with 9 founding members.
• A fast and low shot that makes a horizontal
1. England
flight over the net.
2. Ireland
3. Scotland
4. Wales
5. Denmark
6. Holland
7. Canada
OVERHAND CLEAR SHOT:
8. New Zealand
• A shot that contacts shuttle slightly in front of 9. France
body with racket open faced, tilted towards • Major international tournaments like the Thomas
ceiling. Cup which is for Men, and the Uber Cup which
is for Women started to be held.
• Badminton was officially granted Olympic
status in the 1992 Barcelona Games. From 9
founding members, IBF now have over 150
member countries.
DROP SHOT:

• A shot hit softly and with finesse to fall rapidly FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT OF
and close to the net on the opponent's side. BADMINTON:
❖ Racquet:
- used to hit the bird, the racquet is shaped
like a tennis racquet and has strings, but
weighs much less. The frame of the racket,
SMASH/KILL SHOT: including the handle, is not to exceed 680
mm (26.75 inches) in overall length, and 230
• Hard hit overhead shot that forces the shuttle mm (9 inches) in overall width. The overall
sharply downward. length of the head is not to exceed 290 mm.
Most racquets are made from light man-
made materials such as aluminum or
graphite, and are strung with synthetic
material such as nylon.

RALLY:

• A series of successful shots between two

opposing players, starting with a serve and
ending when the point is won.
CARRY/THROW:

• An illegal act where the shuttlecock is held on

the racket and thrown during the shot.
SHUTTLECOCK:

• The official name for the object that the players ❖ Shuttle, Shuttlecock, Bird, Birdie:
must hit; also known as the birdie. - whatever it is called, it is badminton's
version of a tennis ball. It has a small ball at
BADMINTON (2) the front to give it speed, and feathers
protruding from it to help it float when it is
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must have 14-16 feathers and are usually
made from a goose or duck and from the left
OBJECT OF THE GAME BADMINTON: wing of the bird only.

• The game of badminton consists of two to four ❖ Shoes:

players (singles or doubles). The aim of - special court shoes are worn to allow players
badminton is to hit the shuttle with your racket to move quickly across the court, and to give
so that it passes over the net and lands inside them traction for quick movements around.
your opponent’s half of the court. ❖ Net:
• Play begins from the right half court. Players - plays an important role in badminton
must hit the shuttlecock into the diagonal matches. The Badminton World
opposite court. Federation’s Laws of Badminton provide

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 specific standards for net height, width, and RULES OF THE GAME:
construction. An official badminton net must
➢ Scoring System:
measure 5 feet high in the center, and 5 feet,
1 inch at the sides. The net attaches to • Every time you win a rally, you get a
vertical posts on either side of the court. The point.
net should measure 30 inches from bottom • The winner of a badminton match is the
to top, and must consist of a uniform, dark- player(s) who win two games out of
colored mesh. The net should have a white three.
tape running along the top to make the net’s • A game is won by being the first to
full height visible to players and officials. reach 11, 15 or 21 points.
• Each game must be won by at least two
points and a number of systems are
available for extending a game where a
score of 10-10, 14-14 or 20-20 has been
reached.
• The server is not allowed to serve until
his opponent is ready. If the opponent
attempts to return service, he is deemed
to have been ready.
• Both the server and the opponent
receiving the serve are required to stand
❖ Badminton Court:
so that some part of both feet remains in
- shall be a rectangle laid out with lines of
contact with the surface of the court
40mm wide, preferably in white or yellow
while in a stationary position until the
color. The Badminton Court Dimensions are
service has been delivered
of 13.4m in length and 6.1m in width.
• Every time there is a serve – there is a
point scored.
• The side winning a rally adds a point to
its score.
• At 20 all, the side which gains a 2 point
lead first, wins that game.
• At 29 all, the side scoring the 30th point,
wins that game.
• When you’re saying the score, always
say the server’s score first.
• The side winning a game serves first in
the next game
• If players commit an error in the service
court, the error is corrected when the
mistake is discovered.

➢ Serving – Serving is how you start the rally.

➢ Receiver – is the person who hits the second

shot in the rally. In doubles, the receiver’s
partner is not allowed to hit this shot.

HOW TO SERVE:
▪ In badminton, the serve must be hit in an
upwards direction, with an underarm hitting
action. You are not allowed to play a "tennis
style" serve.
▪ The main rule here is that when you hit the
shuttle, it must be below your waist. To be exact,
the rules define this to be a height level with the
lowest part of your ribcage. In other words, you
can serve from a bit higher than the top of your
shorts, but not much.

SERVICE COURTS:

→ The service courts are smaller box shapes inside

the court.

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Two Service Courts: NOTE:

→ your right service court, and your left service • The order of server depends on the score odd or
court. even same as in singles.
• The service courts are changed by the servicing
Doubles Service Courts:
side only when a point is scored. In all other
→ They are wider, because they use the outside cases, the players continue to stay in their
side line (remember: the doubles court is wider); respective service court from where they played
and they are shorter, because they use the inside previous rally. This shall guarantee alternate
back line. server.

How services courts are used: Singles, Doubles, and Mixed Doubles:

• The server must stand inside a service court. → You can have either two or four players on a
The receiver must stand inside the diagonally badminton court: one player on each side, or a
opposite service court. The serve must travel team of two players on each side.
into the diagonally opposite service court. → Singles-One-against-one
• If the serve is going to land outside the → Doubles- two-against-two
service court, then the receiver should let it
fall to the floor. If the receiver hits the serve,
FIVE TYPES OF BADMINTON:
then the rally continues even if the serve had
been going out. • Men’s singles
• The server and receiver must stay inside their • Women’s singles
service boxes until the server contacts the • Men’s doubles
shuttle with his racket. After that, they can • Women’s doubles
leave the boxes immediately and move • Mixed doubles (each team is a man and a
anywhere on court. woman)
Deciding who gets to serve first: • Men’s doubles and women’s doubles are also
called level doubles.
• In a major tournament, a coin toss is used to
decide which side will serve first.
• In more casual club or league games, you INTERVAL AND CHANGE OF ENDS:
usually just throw the shuttle up in the air, let it • When the leading score reaches 11 points,
land, and see which side it points towards: that players have a 60 second interval.
side serves first. • A 2 minute interval between each game is
allowed.
POSITION OF SERVER AND RECEIVER IN • In the third game, players change ends when the
DOUBLES MATCH: leading score reaches 11 points.

→ In a doubles match between A & B against C & TERMINOLOGIES:

D. A & B won the toss and decided to serve. ➢ Serve – The stroke used to put the shuttlecock
→ A to serve to C. A shall be the initial server into play at the start of each rally; also called a
while C shall be the initial receiver "service".

➢ Low serve – The low serve travels into the

receiver's forecourt, to fall on or just behind his
short service line. Low serves must travel as
close to the net tape as possible, or they will be
attacked fiercely. In doubles, the straight low
serve is the most frequently used service
variation.
• High serve – The high serve is hit very high,
so that the shuttle falls vertically at the back
of the receiver's service court. The high serve
is never used in doubles, but is common in
singles.
• Flick serve – Although the flick serve is hit
upwards, the trajectory is much shallower
than the high serve.
• Drive serve – Drive serves are hit flat to the
back of the receiver's service court.
• Netshot – A netshot is played into the
opponent's forecourt, as close to the net as
possible.
• Drive – A fast and low shot that makes a
horizontal flight over the net. A drive is
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 played when the shuttle is near net height, at BADMINTON SKILLS AND DRILLS
the side of the player's body.
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➢ Push – A gentle shot played by pushing the
shuttlecock with a little wrist motion.
➢ Lift – A lift is played upwards to the back of the
opponent's court. Midcourt lifts are most STRENGTH AND WEAKNESS OF AN
commonly played in response to a smash or INDIVIDUAL SKILL LEVEL:
well-placed push. ➢ Sport specific strength and conditioning
• Defensive lift – A lift that is hit very high, so ➢ Aerobic Capability
that the player gains time for recovery to a ➢ Power
good base position. ➢ Speed
• Attacking lift – A lift that is hit more ➢ Endurance
shallowly, so that the opponent is forced to
move very quickly to prevent the shuttle from
travelling behind him. CABELLO & MANRIQUE, 2003:
➢ Clear – A clear travels high and to the back of
➢ A badminton match lasts approximately 28.0 ±
the opponent's rear court. 5.2 minutes.
• Defensive clear – A clear that is hit very ➢ 6.4 secs. between each rally
high, so that the player gains time for ➢ 12 hits between each point and 12.9 sec.
recovery to a good base position. between each resting period 12.9 sec.
• Attacking clear – A clear that is hit more ➢ Total match consists 100 rally/hits
shallowly, so that the opponent is forced to
move very quickly to prevent the shuttle from
travelling behind him. LEI ET AL., 1993:
➢ Baseline – The back boundary line at each end
➢ Average heart rate: 173-180 beats/min
of the court, parallel to the net.
➢ HR Max 190.5-200 beats/min
➢ Carry – An illegal stroke in which the shuttle is
➢ 30-40% anaerobic, 60-70% aerobic
not hit, but caught and held on the racket before
➢ In a singles tournament, the amount of time
being released; also called a sling or throw.
between service and the end of a rally is between
➢ Drop shot – A shot hit softly and with finesse to
4.6 to 7.7 sec.
fall rapidly and close to the net in the opponent's
➢ Level of intensity is doubled during normal
court.
game play (2:1).
➢ Fault – A violation of the playing rules.
➢ Forehand – The stroke used to return a ball hit
to the right of a right-handed player and to the FOREHAND GRIPS:
left of a left-handed player.
➢ Backhand – The stroke used to return balls hit 1. Finger space between grip
to the left of a right-handed player and to the 2. Leaving three fingers on grip
right of a left-handed player. 3. Rock grip to the palm during point of contact
➢ Kill – Fast downward shot that cannot be 4. Used for overhead, underhand clean, and long
returned. service
➢ Let – A minor violation of the rules allowing a
rally to be replayed.
➢ Match – A series of games to determine a
winner.
➢ Rally – The exchange of shots that decides each
point.
➢ Service court – The area into which a service
must be delivered. Different for singles and
doubles.
➢ Short service line – The front line of the service BACKHAND GRIPS:
courts 1.98 metres from the net. Singles: A game
• Method 1 – Thumb move to the side of the grip
where one player plays against another player.
➢ Smash – A smash is a powerful stroke or hard- • Method 2 – Thumb rock between the side and
hit overhead shot that forces the shuttle sharply top bevel
downwards into the opponent's court.
➢ Wood shot – A legal shot in which the shuttle
hits the frame of the racket.

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 • Method 3 – Thumb move to the side of the grip, FOREHAND FOOTWORK/FRONT-MID COURT
drive and short service COVERAGE:
• Method 4 – Dead grip holding the grip tight
when defending a smash

BACKHAND FOOTWORK/MID COURT

FOOTWORK: COVERAGE:
➢ Fundamental Technique
- Must learn before handing the racket
➢ Step and Touch
- Four way, Eight way
➢ Lunge Net Play
- Used when shots are close to center and
forehand short shots (Push off from the back
foot, front foot leaps forward).
➢ Forehand Cross Step Net Play
- Used when shots are relatively further away
from the center
BACKHAND FOOTWORK/BACK COURT
FOREHAND FOOTWORK/ FRONT COURT COVERAGE:
COVERAGE:

SHOTS CATEGORY:
➢ Clear Shots
- FH and BH Overhead Clear, Around the
BACKHAND FOOTWORK/FRONT COURT head clear, Underhand clear shot.
COVERAGE: ➢ FH and BH Drives
➢ FH and BH Smash
➢ Drop Shot
➢ Net play
- Net push
- Net kill
- Net lift (Net clear)
OVERHEAD SHOT SELECTION:

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SHOT SELCETION: OVERHEAD CLEAR SHOTS: SERVICE PATTERNS FOR NATIONAL LEAGUE
ATHLETES:
1. Defensive Clear
2. Attacking Clear ➢ 85% start off the game with short service
3. Defensive Drive ➢ 35% Backcourt drive service
➢ 45% Backcourt high service

SERVICE TRAJECTORIES:
1. Low Service
2. Flick Service
3. Drive Service
4. High Service

SHOT SELECTION: NET CLEAR:

1. Underhand Clear
2. Net Kill
3. Net Drop

SHOT SELECTION: OFFENSIVE ATTACKS: BADMINTON DRILLS:

1. Offensive Drive
→ Based on the conditioning of an individual and
2. Drop
develop sport specific drills to improve skill
3. Smash
related fitness.
STABILITY AND CONDITIONING DRILL:
➢ Shuttle pumping drill
- FH and BH Bumping the shuttle in place
(Forehand) (Backhand)
- Bumping the shuttle while walking
- Pump up once and stabilize in your racket

SERVICE: ➢ Scooping the shuttle

- Lay the shuttle with heads tilted upwards
➢ Short Service (low, drive, and high service) - Lay the shuttle down by the side
- Also referred to as the backhand serve.
Backhand service was once mainly used in ➢ Overhead shuttle throw
doubles. High level singles badminton - Have a group of two throw shuttle behind
players would also use the backhand service the singles side line
during game play.
➢ High Service ➢ Throwing and catching
- Use of the badminton serve during singles - While partner throws the shuttle, catch it
play to move your opponent as far back in with racket face facing the shuttles direction
court as possible, thus opening up his court. then lay flat
- If used during doubles. Opponents with - Alternate by hitting the shuttle
strong attacking abilities will work this serve
to your disadvantage.

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STROKE DRILLS: OVERHEAD CLEAR: HEALTH BENEFITS OF PLAYING BADMINTON:
➢ Preparation Phase → Badminton is a sport where in you exercise your
- Front foot pivot inward, heel facing side entire body and your mind as well to a certain
- Torso turn to the side extent. You engage your core, your limbs, and
- Both hands raising up your brain as you serve and runaround the court.
- Eyes on the shuttle It requires quick thinking and speed. One match
➢ Contact Phase that lasts for over an hour can help you to burn
- Elbow rotates around 480 calories.
- Arm close to head → Badminton as a sport, helps you interact with
several people, be it your friends, your neighbors
or even fellow players you meet at the
STROKE DRILLS: OVERHEAD DROP:
badminton club. This helps you develop
➢ Drop Shot connections with people, improves your self-
- Same technique as overhead clear confidence and personality. Socializing with
- Instead of using elbow, focus on wrist people from different walks of life often helps
pushing/slicing/hitting the tip of the shuttle you learn from their experiences, make new
➢ Shot types (Front, Diagonal) friends and prevents you from ever feeling
- Slicing alone. We currently live where depression and
- Hitting anxiety are on the surge, people are always on
- Pushing the lookout for activities to maintain a good
➢ Hitting Sequence mental and emotional health.
- Rotate body, slicing the shuttle without → Badminton is a game that requires skills and
using excess force of elbow, focus only on agility. Apart from enjoying it, playing
wrist follow through with back leg badminton can have positive effects on your
well-being.

OVERHEAD CLEAR DRILL: 1. Weight Reduction:

➢ Overhead Clear ➢ Due to the nature of the game, you are likely
- Hitting the shuttle back and forth to reduce weight and burn excess fat from
➢ Overhead Drive your body. Badminton is a physical game,
- Hitting the shuttle back and forth just like many others and in the process, you
➢ Overhead Smash and Return will burn between 400 and 500 calories every
- Practice recovery and defense hour you play. Burning such amount of
➢ Overhead Drop and Return calories is not an easy task for you, and it
requires much of your effort to do so. This
- Overhead drop near the net and clearing the
means that taking a few hours playing
shuttle for a return
badminton can significantly help you shed a
NET PLAY DRILL: few pounds in a month to stay not only fit but
healthy at the same time.
➢ Net Play: redirect shots
- Net drop in place
2. Improves Your Lung Health:
- Diagonal Net Hook ➢ Regular playing of badminton can
- Net Clear significantly improve the health and
- Net Push/Kill: toward body or the court functional ability of your lungs. A close
observation to those individuals who
ADVANCED SKILL PRACTICE: participate in this game reveals that they
depend less on the nasal sprays to stop
➢ Half Court Badminton snoring.
- Accuracy and half court control ➢ Why is the case? The answer to this puzzle
➢ Front and Backcourt Drill lies in their healthy blood circulation and
- Trainer drop shots the shuttle towards front improvement in their overall body stamina.
court and clears the shuttle by sending to the The two factors are indicators of a healthy
backcourt lung resulting from playing badminton on a
- Athlete has to hit the shuttle back to the regular basis.
trainer
➢ Modification 3. Controls Hypertension:
- Hit back to the trainer as he/she moves ➢ When you embark on playing badminton, you
- Aim for four different angles as the trainer will no longer need those medicines for
maintain dropping the shuttle front and back hypertension. This game helps you in
the court reducing and curing hypertension. This
shows that whenever you play badminton,
you are significantly lowering your blood
pressure while enhancing reactions of natural
chemicals within your body. Such reactions

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 play a crucial role, just like drugs, in bringing 9. Improves Your Physique
down hypertension. ➢ Just like any other physical activity, the
regular playing of badminton can change
4. Controls Diabetes your physical appearance. Perhaps this could
➢ Given that badminton is majorly a physical be the reason why the game is commonly
game, you will require a lot of energy when referred to as “a figure-toning work-out”
playing it. This way, the game will help cut because it will always change the way you
down on blood sugar levels which in turn will look no matter what.
decrease the production of sugar from your ➢ So, if you are looking for the best way you
liver thus reducing risks of becoming can achieve your desired physique,
diabetic. In a nutshell, those who play badminton could be the ultimate choice for
badminton are likely to lower the risk of you. Half an hour or more of playing the
diabetes. game combined with a healthy diet will give
the results that you want.
5. Increases Bone Density
➢ Even though playing Badminton can help you 10. Elevates Your Moods
shed a few pounds and reduce your body fat, ➢ Besides improving your physical
it also helps increase your bone density. appearance, playing badminton can help
Regular playing of badminton alleviates uplift your mood all the time. The exercise
stress on the bones while promoting the helps to get rid of depression, stress and
growth of cells hence the development of anxiety leaving you in a jovial mood,
your bones. In the process, there will be an stronger and motivated. In the end, you will
accumulation of calcium which eventually find yourself relaxed, enjoying your sleep
strengthens the bones and increases their across the night and reducing the risks of
density. contracting common ailments resulting from
poor sleep and lifestyle.
6. Promotes Heart Function
➢ Playing badminton can help you get rid of 11. Minimizes Stress
cholesterol build-up within the walls of your ➢ Sometimes your daily busy routine can leave
heart. Too much cholesterol can lead to a you drained and stressed up. But turning to
heart attack, stroke, and poor health. Playing badminton can change all that in the shortest
badminton could potentially reduce your risk time possible. Just spare about 15 to 30
of developing such health-related problems. minutes from your busy daily schedule to
➢ This game will help your body burn excess play badminton, and you will realize how
fat and lower cholesterol by a considerable beneficial it can be on your overall well-
percentage leaving your heart strong and being.
healthy. In other words, badminton helps ➢ Badminton is actually a very intense game
increase levels of high-density lipoprotein that involves much of your physical exertion
(HDL) within your body thus improving the every time you play it. However, extra
functioning of your heart. physical activity that the sport requires helps
you to relax your mind while alleviating
7. Improves Your Metabolism stress and uplifting your mood. In the end,
➢ The fact that badminton is a physical game, it you will realize that you have achieved a
means that more of your cardiopulmonary peaceful state of your mind and with a calm
function is involved. In simpler terms, your mind, you will always stay focused
body gets used to the habit of sweating throughout your life.
naturally when you are playing the game. The
sweating is one way of eliminating toxins 12. Improves Cognitive Function
from your body and improving metabolism. ➢ Your mind and your body need coordination
➢ Once your metabolism is improved, you can to enable you to perform better in what you
rest assured that your body will burn more do. And there is no better way of improving
and more calories in the course of the day the two most important aspects of your well-
while getting rid of excess fat. being if not taking part in badminton. In
essence, the sport entails coordination of
8. Enhances Your Intelligence, Productivity, your body and mind with some
and Reflexes concentration. This way, the game can help
➢ It is no doubt that badminton is one of the you improve your cognitive function
games that involve rigorous movements and significantly.
agility. The more you play, the more you ➢ Keeping your eye on a shuttlecock while
improve on some crucial skills such as strategizing how to challenge your opponent
reflexes and keeping you alert throughout. In requires skills and coordination. Therefore,
the process, the game will actually play a badminton will help you improve your skills
significant role in enhancing your in thinking which in turn will help in making
intelligence, productivity and reflexes sound decisions in your life.
making you concentrate better at work,
become agile and physically fit.

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13. Improves Your Social Skills 18. Improves Mobility
➢ The fact that you cannot play badminton ➢ As you age, your mobility becomes limited.
alone tells you that this is a sport that But you can change all that through staying
promotes socializing with all types of people, active all the time, and playing badminton
both the players and spectators. But the game can really help you in achieving this feat. The
itself can get boring if you keep on playing game allows you to keep moving around and
with one person over and over. To make it lubricating your joints in the process. This
enjoyable, you can as well play with different form of exercise can help you prevent
opponents to make you improve your moves arthritis or any similar conditions as you age.
as well as gauging your skills. As a matter of
fact, the game will expose you to different 19. Treatment of Osteoarthritis
situations and different social set up making ➢ Badminton has so many benefits to your
you an all-around person as you advance health, and one of those in the treatment of
from one level to the next. osteoarthritis disease. This is a condition that
is characterized by the liquid build-up in
14. Helps You Release Endorphins synovial joints within specific sections of
➢ It is evident that any physical activity you your body. If not treated on time, the synovial
engage in helps your body release liquid can lead to the formation of friction
endorphins. Now that badminton is a game between the bones causing inflammation at
that involves extensive physical movements, the affected areas in your body.
the truth is, it will help you release even more ➢ Therefore, you can shift your attention to
endorphins. Consequently, this sport will help playing badminton in order to eliminate
you overcome fatigue and anxiety while osteoarthritis.
improving your mental health naturally.
20. Improve Longevity
15. Promotes Better Lifestyle ➢ Badminton is one of the numerous aerobic
➢ In addition to all positive attributes of playing sports that can enhance your breathing
badminton, you will gradually start having a pattern. Playing it for 30 or 40 minutes on a
better lifestyle. This comes about as a result regular basis can help eliminate bad
of what the sport contributes to your well- cholesterol, improve your blood circulation,
being. For instance, you will have a better your heart rate, and help you gain some
sleep, feel more active and improve your energy among others. All these factors play a
overall performance in every task you critical role in enhancing your longevity. In
undertake. Being physically fit with a well- short, playing badminton can improve your
functioning brain is an added advantage in overall well-being.
experiencing a fulfilling lifestyle.
21. Fun and Entertaining
16. Physical Fitness ➢ Even though badminton is one of the sports
➢ With lunging, running, ball-biting and diving that involve extensive physical activities, it
involved in playing badminton, you can be can also be entertaining and fun when playing
assured that your physical fitness will be a it. You can be sure that you will enjoy this
notch higher than before. All these activities game even more than any other strenuous
will promote the burning of calories to exercises and, in the process, you will find it
provide you with the necessary energy to to be quite entertaining. The game will make
sustain yourself while in the game. This type you happy, satisfied and fit thus creating a
of cardiovascular workout has a positive positive impact on your health.
effect on your physical fitness and overall
healthy lifestyle. 22. Develops Athleticism
➢ The nature of badminton as a sport dictates
17. Perfect for Overall Health you to be agile, fast and flexible. When you
➢ Badminton, just like all activities that require combine these factors with your intelligence,
physical strength, can help reduce your risk you can always outsmart your opponent.
for a number of health problems like high Your intelligence is a factor that will enable
blood pressure, obesity, and diabetes. Also, it you to deceive and challenge your opponent
can eliminate any possibility of getting in every shot that you make. In the end,
affected with coronary heart diseases through playing badminton will transform you into an
the reduction of triglyceride levels with an athletic person with all physical attributes
increase of good cholesterol. that will make you an expert in the game.

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23. Makes You Feel Fresh
➢ Playing badminton makes you feel fresh and
fit all the time. As your body moves, it gets
you feeling relaxed and fresh than just sitting
there and doing nothing. That movement
relieves tension within your muscles, and
once you are done with playing the game,
your body will relax while making you feel
fresh both physically and mentally.

24. Removal of Toxic Substances from your Body

➢ The sport, by all means, involves rigorous
activities which in turn influence your
metabolism. As a result, your metabolic rate
will be higher leading to expulsion of toxic
waste from your body through sweating.
When your body gets rid of toxic substances
such as urea, lactic acid, and various
electrolytes, you will stay healthy and strong
throughout.

25. Reduces Death Risks

➢ One of the major advantages of playing
badminton is that it can reduce your death
risk. Racquet sports such as tennis,
badminton, and squash are very important in
lowering the mortality risk especially among
the elderly. People who are always active in
badminton or any other court game can
benefit from a 47% reduction in mortality
risks compared to those who don’t exercise at
all. Therefore, take advantage of playing
badminton and add yourself a few more years
from now

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