Health Benefits of Playing Paintball

If you are have been using the same workout plan for a while and are looking for a new way to get your body moving, playing paintball at AC Paintball may be your answer. Paintball is an active sport that involves a lot of sprinting, dodging, crawling, and diving all while holding up your marker. Playing at AC Paintball in southern New Jersey regularly can keep you healthy in a variety of ways. You can give your body a full workout, all while having fun with your family and friends.

Improves Strength

Paintball helps build commonly targeted muscles in the legs, arms, and core. Often times players have so much fun that they don’t even realize that they are actually working out. When you go to the gym to work out, you tend to focus only on one area at a time, but when you live your daily life, your muscles do not work in isolation; they work together. Paintball works your entire body at the same time and is an efficient way to build more of your muscles.

Here are some ways playing paintball works your muscles:

Arms – Holding up a marker to aim for a long period of time will work your arm muscles such as biceps, triceps, and shoulders.
Legs – Paintball involves a lot of running, squatting, crouching and crawling which will work your leg muscles such as quads, glutes, hamstrings, and calves.
Core Muscles – With a full body workout, your core will play a large role in helping balance and move the rest of your body. Strengthening your core can help you in your daily life as well. It can help with bending, lifting, twisting or carrying items. Other improvements include better posture, a healthier back, and better balance.

Improves Endurance

Typical workouts can be short because we tend to focus on the repetitive motion and get bored. With paintball, however, players concentrate on hitting their target, strategizing, and not getting hit. Therefore, they can exercise for a longer period of time without even realizing that they are working out. This can lead to working out longer and improving your endurance.

Gets Your Heart Going

Paintball gets your adrenaline pumping and your heart pounding. Every time you exercise to get your heart going, you are improving your stamina. With better stamina your body can work more intensely without the need for a break. Improved endurance and stamina will make you feel healthier and allow you to do work longer and more easily during your daily routine. AC Paintball offers 1-Year Membership which can save you money in the long run if you wish to play paintball regularly.

Helps Weight Loss

Weight loss is another possibility when you play paintball regularly. After a long day at AC Paintball, you will likely want to go to sleep early which will improve your sleep cycle and metabolism. With a higher metabolism, you will burn more calories. This will also reduce the risk of heart diseases, blood pressure problems and depression.

Reduces Stress

Playing paintball gives you a chance to vent and release your frustration. The endorphins released during intense play can calm you down and eliminate stress. Strategizing will also give you a new focus that will take your mind off of whatever other problems you may have.

Being outdoors will also boost your mood and allow you to take in some fresh air. Studies have shown that nature can improve mental health by reducing stress and depression as well as boosting positivity. If you have been feeling down or stuck indoors lately, a trip to AC Paintball in southern New Jersey could be the boost you need to make you happy and healthy again.