Getting fit without a Gym

Teamsports are a great way to improve your fitness level, have fun and meet new people. There are plenty of sports you can play, especially when you are in your 20s to 30s.

The older you get the harder it will be to take real action in sports like american football, rugby or something similar. Possible, but just harder and somehow it's prone to injuries.

The interesting part is that those injuries usually seem to come from too much competition to impress others, rather than the lack of physical fitness.

Here are some great teamsports to get fit accompanied with great links, general advice and where to find people close to you who are interested in the same sport.

• Training with people who are interested in the same sport


• additional motivation due to the competition


• When you play in a club you have some fixed training times


• social interaction


• The possibility to play in a league/tournament and compete with other teams


• Increase your social Network


• Drop your weight with the help of others

Basketball and Streetball is one of the greatest games you can Pick-up to get fit again. It's a whole body workout, you just need one basket and a basketball and you can start training.

In almost every city or town are public playgrounds where you can go and shoot some hoops, you can meet up with friends or hook up with people on the court when you know how to shoot a basket.

The great part about basketball is that you can play anything from 1on1 to 5on5, there are streetball tournaments or backyard games, leagues, tournaments, or just shoot some hoops in your backyard.

Some Facts for your Fitness
Basketball is a great whole body workout. You strengthen almost every body part through jumping, pushing, dribbling, rebounding, shooting.
Basketball requires and schools your hand-eye coordination.
Basketball players are like the surfer for watersports, just a bit cooler than the other ballgamers.

Football, aka Soccer in America, is a great sport, that's not as hard as american football and can be played even when you are older. As with every teamsport there is the chance for an injury, but it's a fun passtime where you can meet friends, have a blast and a good training at once.

Some Facts for your fitness
Football is great for your coordination.
Football trains your legs, core muscles and is a great cardio training.
You have to learn team spirit and master your position, no matter if you are in the offense, defense or a goalkeeper.

Volleyball is a sport that can be great fun. Especially when you play it in the summer at a beach, for me this is a seasonal sport, probably a lot of volley ball enthusiasts will disagree with me on that :).

Some Facts for your Fitness
Volleyball, especially at the beach is a great jumping training.
You have to get the technique right, so you should know people who can play before you start, otherwise this game can be very painful.
Teamwork and Hand-Eye Coordination, as well as strength are the main factors in this game, what the heck, it's just another whole body workout.

Handball is a very tough and competive game. It's probably mostly a european thing, but it's a challenging sport that will kick your butt. This is not for the fainth hearted.

Facts for your Fitness
High Level of hand-eye coordination.
High Level of condition and strength involved.
High Level of physical contact.
You usually have to join a club to find decent games and players. So far I have not heard of playgrounds where handball is played.

Baseball or Softball is a great sport for all ages. You may not throw or hit the ball as hard as when you were 20, but the danger of physical injuries is pretty low and you can play it even at a high age.

Facts for your Fitness
Great game, power is not everything, but it helps.
You don't have to be extremely slim to play well.

Ice Hockey is one of the coolest sports to watch, and in case you know how to play it or have some friends to play it this is great.. the best part is you don't necessarily need ice to play this, you can go for inline hockey or ordinary hockey as well. Still ice hockey is the king of all sports, it's tough and it's the fastes team sport to be played. The bad news is, the older you get the harder this sport becomes, the physical contact lead to injuries pretty fast, and like american football this is something that may still be fun, but can become dangerous to your health.

A lot of people don't think that bowling is a sport, but every regular activity that does not place your butt on a chair behind your desk is great. Bowling is one of the fun things you can do with friends and while you are at it you can create a Team and play against other people. It's all about fun and enjoying yourself. Just make sure that you don't consume too much soda or beer, that's just against the whole idea of getting fit.