Best Exercise For Balance And Flexibility

By Dr. Eileen Wirth

It’s basketball season at Creighton – and not ONLY in the Big East. Intramurals are perfect for everyone from people who just like shooting hoops with their friends to those who miss competing like they did in high school.

Even if you hate team sports and have painful memories of being picked last in middle school, you can keep fit and have fun with individual activities. Better yet, find an exercise partner and chat while you do something aerobic. One of my best friends and I have been doing this twice a week for more than 20 years. We’re not sure how we would have survived raising our teens without it.

You might even want to give team sports another try since intramurals are mostly for fun and community building. In addition employers love evidence that you are a well-rounded team player. Simply being ON an intramural team can signal this. No one will ask how many points you scored!

So check out a wonderful way to shed the stress of philosophy papers and hours in Bio lab. An intense IM game of hoops might even improve your ability to score well on that next Chem quiz.