Fun, Sun and Sports: The
Makings of a Healthy Body
By Perry Green
ately, If you’ve found yourself breaking out in a
about every type of person.
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sweat simply by taking a stroll outside, please, by
all means, do not freak out.
Basketball
Go ahead and cancel your doctor’s appointment;
you don’t have that rare case of the bird flu.
Sure, it’s a little bizarre to be sweating bullets in the
Take Corey Henry, a 22-year-old telecommunications stu-
middle of spring, but that may be just an indication of how
dent of Morgan State University, for instance.
extremely hot this summer will be.
Henry loves playing basketball and considers himself a
But on the other hand, your excessive perspiration can also
“scoring machine” when it comes to street ball.
be a sign of you carrying too much weight on your body.
So he spends nearly every moment of the summer touring
No worries though.
different parks throughout Baltimore in search of a good
There’s actually fun behind dropping pounds, and it all
pickup game of basketball.
starts with sports.
By staying on the basketball court in the summer, Corey
Take a second and ask your self, “What kind of sports am
not only improves his skills, but also keeps his body in
I interested in and exactly what activities will my body be
healthy condition.
able to perform?”
If you share the same passion for hoops and wouldn’t mind
The good news is, no matter what your answer may be, the
losing a few inches around the waistline, meet Corey on
summer offers fun-filled sporting activities that suit just
the court at Druid Hill Park or Patterson Park on any given
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