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Badminton
Accessible, Easy to Play and Fun!
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Benefits
Badminton is a great sport for
all-round fitness. You can start to play from a fairly low level of
fitness and ability - the important thing is to choose partners whose
level of fitness and skill is similar to your own. Having said that, you
don't need a partner is order to get a game - there are over 3,500 clubs
in the UK, many of which invite beginners to join in the fun and offer
coaching.
Burn Rate
Depending
on your weight and exertion level you'll burn
100-200 extra calories* in a half-hour session.
*Extra calories
are those you burn on top of the calories you use for basic
day-to-day living. Inputting your exercise into your exercise diary
will calculate the number of calories you will burn, based on your
weight.
Getting Started
Badminton's a very sociable game
- so talk to your friends, most of us have at least played at school
even if it was a long time ago! Your local sports centre will almost
certainly have badminton facilities so give them a call and book a court.
Kit Bag
Trainers
or tennis shoes (many sports halls only allow
white soles), shorts or skirt and t-shirt are
all you need to get started. Many sports halls
have rackets and shuttlecocks for hire.
Helpful Sites
The Badminton Association of England
has a search facility to locate your nearest club if you live in England
- www.baofe.co.uk
The Scottish Badminton Association
gives contact numbers for finding clubs in Scotland and a very
useful Laws of Badminton section for those of you who like to play
by the right rules. www.scotbadminton.demon.co.uk
Badminton UK has club directories
for Wales, Ireland, Scotland, England and Hong Kong, info on books
and a message board. www.badmintonuk.ndo.co.uk
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