A Serve-ing of Health
A smash. A dropshot. A serve. Any of those words sound familiar to you? Well, they haven’t been part of the vocabulary for most of us Integricitizens for years, until now. Two weeks ago, eight of us made a date to play a game of badminton. And so our journey to pain began.
Typically, an hour before our game was scheduled to begin, the skies opened and there was a downpour of rain – almost as if it was a sign that it was not meant to be! Nevertheless, we made it to the courts (albeit half an hour late), and started our warm-ups.
We were all pretty rusty at the beginning, but as the first hour wore on, we were hitting our stride. The sound of badminton racquets hitting shuttlecocks was oddly therapeutic, knowing that each stroke meant more calories burnt for the day.
The following day, back at the office, we exchanged stories of our aches and pains! Some had aching arms, while others had aching legs. We moved around as though we had aged twenty years overnight!
Today, after having played badminton for two weeks in a row, we’re planning on making it a weekly session to promote exercise within Integricity, and also so that we can indulge more in our other love (FOOD!) without feeling guilty. So, all’s well that ends well, a little pain in the beginning will hopefully result in healthier Integricitizens in the year 2010!
