Advantages Playing Snooker?
"On average players will walk in excess of 1km every two frames"
The low back too is put under increased strain. For every inch of lumbar flexion (leaning forward) the muscles in the lumbar spine (low back) have to work twice as hard to counter this. This puts both an increased strain on the joints of the low back and indeed the lumbar vertibral discs and muscles. This in turn you would expect to lead to a higher incidence of pain in the low back.
However, we must not look at the above in isolation. On the flip side of the coin, on average players will walk in excess of 1km every two frames played, excellent for the general mobility, when broken up by the rigours of playing shots. The action of bending forwards to play these shots repetitively in a well prepared individual can actually assist in helping to keep the spine mobile and supple. Much more so than lying on the sofa watching television ever would.
"Snooker can significantly help in keeping the joints moving through their active ranges"
For more sedentary individuals, playing snooker may be not only their pastime but their only form of exercise too! While form a cardiovascular perspective the benefit would be largely negligible, form a biomechanical one it could be more significantly helpful in keeping the joints of the body moving through their active ranges of motion. Promoting the mobility of the joints might be more beneficial to senior players than youths.
Sport by its very definition actively promotes health. Sport too can lead to injury. From both aspects, Snooker may be viewed to have affect: Health promotion - being out of the house, increased mobility, and social benefits. Because the physical demands in snooker at recreational level are not huge a few simple stretches should prevent potential for injury, making it a very positive activity.
"On average players will walk in excess of 1km every two frames"
The low back too is put under increased strain. For every inch of lumbar flexion (leaning forward) the muscles in the lumbar spine (low back) have to work twice as hard to counter this. This puts both an increased strain on the joints of the low back and indeed the lumbar vertibral discs and muscles. This in turn you would expect to lead to a higher incidence of pain in the low back.
However, we must not look at the above in isolation. On the flip side of the coin, on average players will walk in excess of 1km every two frames played, excellent for the general mobility, when broken up by the rigours of playing shots. The action of bending forwards to play these shots repetitively in a well prepared individual can actually assist in helping to keep the spine mobile and supple. Much more so than lying on the sofa watching television ever would.
"Snooker can significantly help in keeping the joints moving through their active ranges"
For more sedentary individuals, playing snooker may be not only their pastime but their only form of exercise too! While form a cardiovascular perspective the benefit would be largely negligible, form a biomechanical one it could be more significantly helpful in keeping the joints of the body moving through their active ranges of motion. Promoting the mobility of the joints might be more beneficial to senior players than youths.
Sport by its very definition actively promotes health. Sport too can lead to injury. From both aspects, Snooker may be viewed to have affect: Health promotion - being out of the house, increased mobility, and social benefits. Because the physical demands in snooker at recreational level are not huge a few simple stretches should prevent potential for injury, making it a very positive activity.
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