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These competitive activities and sports are some of the best to help you get in great physical shape.  Even better, you can find some sort of organizations in almost any community.

1. Basketball
2. Running
3. Tennis
4. Volleyball
5. Football (or flag football)
6. Dancing
7. Skating
8. Bicycling
9. Soccer
10. Martial Arts

Adding your favorite of the list once or twice a week to your schedule can pay big dividends while you have fun competing.  The great thing with sports is you’re not just burning calories, but you’re developing athleticism, coordination, and skill.

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10 Great Sports and Activities for Fitness

Just a day after Japan defeated the United States in softball, the International Softball Committee is planning their lobby to get the sport reinstated as an Olympic event. Softball was voted out of the Olympics by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and won’t be a part of the London Games in 2012. One of the reasons cited was that one country–the United States–dominated the sport. Now a case can be made for competition in the sport.

The International Softball Committee is working to keep international softball visible. The are hosting a Youth World Cup tournament somewhere in Europe in August of 2009, just two months before the IOC decides the fate of Olympic softball.

Softball has stiff competition. Among the other sports seeking inclusion in the Olympics are golf, karate, rugby, squash, and roller sports.

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