Reasons for unathletic conduct
Technical progress Improved mobility More office work Malnutrition No necessity of moving during work Lack of motivation Drugs, alcohol, cigarettes, etc.
Consequences of not being in training
The spine, the joints, the muscles, and the heart are especially vulnerable
Higher risk of a heart attack Migraine Higher risk of depressions Higher risk of Influenza and other infections Higher blood pressure
Improve your well-being Sport improves your well-being Sport pumps blood into your head Your concentration gets better The blood can circulate better in your body Sport improves your immune system You will not get sick easily Sport forms your body
You get thinner You burn a lot of calories Lower cholesterol level It´s fun and easy to do You have a lot of possibilies to do sports If you train hard you will successful You can take part in global events e.g. the
New York Marathon
Team sport
New friends You can be successful together Improve your social skills Team spirit Obligation to do sports
Individual sport
You can train for yourself You can do it where and when you want to
do it Flexibility You are the one who is successful New horizons
New York City Marathon Most popular marathon in the world 42,195 kilometres of running through
Staten Island, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx and Manhattan
The dream of a lot of people all over the world
The worlds best runners take part in it
More facts
42.000 runners every year 120.000 applicants 12.000 helpers 2.000.000 spectators Permission to take part: 265$ One of the biggest sport events in the
world
Sport can save your live
Chilean miner Edison Pena started running in the mine to stay alive
He took part in the New York City Marathon His knee injury eventually forced him to
walk over 10 miles, with ice packs applied at first aid stations
„I cried twice because of the pain in my knees. But I didn´t travel this far to give up.“