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How sport can have a positive impact on mental and physical health

It’s not always easy to start a workout, but research shows that sport and exercise are beneficial not only for your physical health, but your mental well-being, too. Let us help!

Health experts and Olympic athletes agree: Your mental and physical health benefit when you get active and participate in sport – whatever that means for you.

From daily exercise to choosing a sport to practice or play, the body and mind are worked in new and different ways each time you move your body.

On June 23rd every year we come together to celebrate that, as part of Olympic Day.

For the 2020 edition, we connected with Olympians around the world for Olympic Day 2020 at-home workouts – and a reminder: We’re stronger together, especially when we stay active!

And those are still available online to help inspire you today.

Sport benefits: Both the physical and mental

While the physical benefits are numerous (more on that below), the UK's National Health Service (NHS) report that people who take part in regular physical activity have up to a 30 percent lower risk of depression.

Additionally, exercise can help lower anxiety, reduce the risk of illness and increase energy levels. Want better sleep? Work up a good sweat!

Exercise can help you fall asleep faster and sleep for longer, research says.

It was in June 2020 that the IOC partnered with the World Health Organization and United Nations to promote the #HEALTHYTogether campaign , which highlights the benefits of physical activity in the face of the pandemic.

Over 50 at-home workouts are searchable across Olympics.com for you, each which help further the idea that moving and challenging the body can only prove beneficial for your physical and mental well-being.

The athletes' perspective: 'I used this strength to survive'

“If I had sat doing nothing, I would have gone crazy,” says Syria's Sanda Aldass , who fled the trauma of civil war in her country, leaving behind her husband and infant child.

Instead, she had judo - and has been selected for the IOC Refugee Olympic Team Tokyo 2020 for the Games in 2021.

“Running around and doing some exercises filled up my time and also kept me in good mental health,” Sanda said of the impact of sport on her life during nine months spent in a refugee camp in the Netherlands in 2015.

The same power of sport goes for Iranian taekwondo athlete Ali Noghandoost.

"When I had to leave my family and my home in Iran, the first things I packed in my bag were my belt, my dobok, my shoes and my mitt for taekwondo," Noghandoost said . "I took some documents that said I was a champion in Iran and in a national team, so I could prove I was a fighter and continue to train in any city I went to."

"Taekwondo did not only help me physically; mentally, it stopped me from thinking about giving up and that we wouldn’t make it. I used this strength to survive," he added.

Noghandoost has worked as a coach for refugees in Croatia, where he has tried to pass the power of sport on to the next generation.

"When you’re living in a refugee camp, it’s a really hard situation, but when you play sport, you can release any negative energy and feel free. It’s a space – a paradise – for them to be themselves."

A member of the IOC Refugee Olympic Team Rio 2016, Yiech Pur Biel says that the team provided a message of hope for those watching around the world.

"We were ambassadors for a message of hope, that anything is possible," Biel said . "A good thing had come out of our situations. The world understood. I am called a refugee, but you never know when someone else might become a refugee, through war or persecution. We wanted to show that we responded positively. So that made me very happy. Through sport, we can unite and make the world better."

Sport as a tool for much - including mental health

Sport is a powerful tool no matter from what angle you look at it, including mental health. The Olympic Refugee Foundation (ORF) has recently launched two different programs that are aimed at helping young refugees dream of a brighter future - through sport.

One of those programs, Game Connect, is a three-year initiative that was launched in August 2020 and aims to "improve the mental health and psychosocial wellbeing of young refugees by improving their access to safe sport," as explained on Olympics.com last year.

We are "embarking on a three-year project to improve the psychosocial wellbeing and mental health of young refugees, working together with well-trained community-based coaches to deliver a Sport for Protection program and activities," explained Karen Mukiibi of Youth Sport Uganda, which has partnered with the ORF.

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Benefits of Sports and Fitness

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Engaging in sports and fitness activities offers a multitude of benefits for both physical and mental well-being. Regular exercise enhances cardiovascular health, reducing the risk of heart disease and stroke. It also aids in weight management, increasing metabolism and promoting healthy body composition. Sports foster teamwork, leadership, and discipline, enhancing social skills and self-esteem. Physical activity releases endorphins, reducing stress and improving mood. It boosts cognitive function, aiding in memory and concentration. Additionally, sports and fitness provide an enjoyable outle

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Engaging in sports and fitness activities offers a multitude of benefits for both physical and mental well-being. Regular exercise enhances cardiovascular health, reducing the risk of heart disease and stroke. It also aids in weight management, increasing metabolism and promoting healthy body composition.

Sports foster teamwork, leadership, and discipline, enhancing social skills and self- esteem. Physical activity releases endorphins, reducing stress and improving mood. It boosts cognitive function, aiding in memory and concentration. Additionally, sports and fitness provide an enjoyable outlet for stress relief and a sense of accomplishment, ultimately promoting a longer, healthier life.

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Taking part in sport can help us feel fitter, healthier and mentally strong. Sport can also be fun, especially when played as part of a team or with family or friends. Sports have a massive positive effect on both the mind and body. The greatest benefits of playing sports are…

Improved cardiovascular health. The heart is a muscle, it needs to be worked out! Regular exercise can help improve the overall health of your entire cardiovascular system and can reduce risk of stroke, and diabetes and prevent hypertension, too.

Helps manage weight. Not only does physical activity burn calories, it also improves your metabolism in the long run.

Improved muscular strength, joint flexibility and range of motion. Resistance exercises challenge your muscular system, resulting in bigger, stronger muscles. Improved flexibility reduces risk of injury.

Lowers risk of certain types of cancer and control cholesterol. People who exercise regularly are less likely to develop breast, colon, and lung cancer. Exercise decreases LDL (bad cholesterol) levels and increases HDL (good cholesterol) levels.

Ward off osteoporosis. Building dense, strong bones is another benefit of physical activity.

Strengthens immune system. Exercising more = getting sick less.

Improved sleep. We know just how important sleep is, and exercising can help you capitalize on these benefits.

Mental health benefits and stress relief. Exercise is good for your mental health too, as it can battle feelings of anxiety and depression, improve self esteem and is an effective method of stress relief.

Prolonged life. When you add all of these benefits together, what do you get? A longer, healthier, more enjoyable life!

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Physical Activity and Sports—Real Health Benefits: A Review with Insight into the Public Health of Sweden

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1 Sports Medicine Unit, Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Umeå University, 901 87 Umeå, Sweden; [email protected]

Johan Jakobsson

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Positive effects from sports are achieved primarily through physical activity, but secondary effects bring health benefits such as psychosocial and personal development and less alcohol consumption. Negative effects, such as the risk of failure, injuries, eating disorders, and burnout, are also apparent. Because physical activity is increasingly conducted in an organized manner, sport’s role in society has become increasingly important over the years, not only for the individual but also for public health. In this paper, we intend to describe sport’s physiological and psychosocial health benefits, stemming both from physical activity and from sport participation per se. This narrative review summarizes research and presents health-related data from Swedish authorities. It is discussed that our daily lives are becoming less physically active, while organized exercise and training increases. Average energy intake is increasing, creating an energy surplus, and thus, we are seeing an increasing number of people who are overweight, which is a strong contributor to health problems. Physical activity and exercise have significant positive effects in preventing or alleviating mental illness, including depressive symptoms and anxiety- or stress-related disease. In conclusion, sports can be evolving, if personal capacities, social situation, and biological and psychological maturation are taken into account. Evidence suggests a dose–response relationship such that being active, even to a modest level, is superior to being inactive or sedentary. Recommendations for healthy sports are summarized.

1. Introduction

Sport is a double-edged sword regarding effects on health. Positive effects are achieved primarily through physical activity, which is the main part of most sports. Many secondary effects of sport also bring health benefits, such as psychosocial development of both young [ 1 ] and old [ 2 ], personal development [ 3 ], later onset, and less consumption of alcohol [ 4 , 5 ]. Finally, those who play sports have a higher level of physical activity later in life [ 6 ], and through sport, knowledge of nutrition, exercise, and health can be developed [ 7 ]. Negative effects include the risk of failure leading to poor mental health [ 8 , 9 ], risk of injury [ 10 , 11 ], eating disorders [ 12 ], burnout [ 13 ], and exercise-induced gastrointestinal tract discomfort [ 14 ]. In sport, there are unfortunately also reports of physical and psychological abuse [ 15 ]. Negative aspects are more common in elite-level sports, where there is a fine balance between maximum performance and negative health. A somewhat unexpected effect of sport participation is that people submitting to planned training in some cases perform less physical activity compared to those who are exercising without a set schedule. One explanation can be a reduced spontaneous physical activity in the latter group [ 16 ]. Because physical activity is increasingly executed in an organized manner [ 17 , 18 , 19 ], sport’s role in society has become increasingly important over the years, not only for the individual but also for public health.

In this paper, we describe the health effects of sport from a physiological and psychological perspective, related both to physical activity and added values of sport per se. Initially, brief definitions of various concepts related to physical activity and health are given. This is then followed by: (1) A brief description of how physical activity and training affect our body from a physiological perspective; (2) a report on the health effects of physical activity and training; and (3) sport’s specific influences on the various dimensions of health. We chose to discuss the subject from an age-related perspective, separating children/adolescents, adults, and the elderly, as well as separating for sex in each age group.

2. Definitions of Physical Activity, Exercise, Training, Sport, and Health

Definitions and terms are based on “Physical activity in the prevention and treatment of disease” (FYSS, www.fyss.se [Swedish] [ 20 ]), World Health Organization (WHO) [ 21 ] and the US Department of Human Services [ 22 ]. The definition of physical activity in FYSS is: “Physical activity is defined purely physiologically, as all body movement that increases energy use beyond resting levels”. Health is defined according to the World Health Organization (WHO) as: “[…] a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity” [ 21 ].

Physical activity can occur spontaneously (leisure/work/transport) or organized and be divided according to purpose: Physical exercise is aimed primarily at improving health and physical capacity. Physical training is aimed primarily at increasing the individual’s maximum physical capacity and performance [ 23 ]. Physical inactivity is described as the absence of body movement, when energy consumption approximates resting levels. People who do not meet recommendations for physical activity are considered physically inactive and are sometimes called “sedentary”. Sport can be organized by age, sex, level of ambition, weight or other groupings [ 24 ]. Sport can also be spontaneous [ 7 , 17 ] and defined as a subset of exercises undertaken individually or as a part of a team, where participants have a defined goal [ 7 ]. General recommendations for physical activity are found in Table 1 , not considering everyday activities. One can meet the daily recommendations for physical activity by brief, high-intensity exercise, and remaining physically inactive for the rest of the day, thereby creating a “polarization” of physical activity: Having a high dose of conscious physical training, despite having a low energy expenditure in normal life due to high volumes of sedentary time. Polarization of physical activity may lead to increased risk of poor health despite meeting the recommendations for physical activity [ 25 , 26 , 27 ]. During most of our lives, energy expenditure is greater in normal daily life than in sport, physical training, and exercise, with the exceptions of children and the elderly, where planned physical activity is more important [ 28 ].

Recommendations regarding physical activity for different target groups. Note that additional health effects can be achieved if, in addition to these recommendations, the amount of physical activity increases, either by increasing the intensity or duration or a combination of both.

Compiled from FYSS 2017 ( www.fyss.se ) and WHO 2017 ( www.who.int ).

3. Aerobic and Muscle-Strengthening Physical Activity

Physical activity is categorized according to FYSS as: (1) Aerobic physical activity and (2) muscle-strengthening physical activity. Physical activity in everyday life and exercise training is mainly an aerobic activity, where a majority of energy production occurs via oxygen-dependent pathways. Aerobic physical activity is the type of activity typically associated with stamina, fitness, and the biggest health benefits [ 29 , 30 , 31 ]. Muscle-strengthening physical activity is referred to in everyday language as “strength training” or “resistance training” and is a form of physical exercise/training that is primarily intended to maintain or improve various forms of muscle strength and increase or maintain muscle mass [ 32 ]. Sometimes, another category is defined: Muscle-enhancing physical activity, important for maintenance or improvement of coordination and balance, especially in the elderly [ 33 ]. According to these definitions, muscle-strengthening activities primarily involve the body’s anaerobic (without oxygen) energy systems, proportionally more as intensity increases.

Exercise intensity can be expressed in absolute or relative terms. Absolute intensity means the physical work (for example; Watts [W], kg, or metabolic equivalent [MET]), while relative intensity is measured against the person’s maximum capacity or physiology (for example; percentage of maximum heart rate (%HR), rate of perceived exhaustion (RPE), W·kg −1 or relative oxygen uptake in L·min −1 ·kg −1 (VO 2 )). In terms of recommendations to the public, as in Table 1 , the intensity is often described in subjective terms (“makes you breathe harder” for moderate intensity, and “makes you puff and pant” for vigorous intensity) [ 27 ]. While objective criteria such as heart rate and accelerometry will capture the intensity of activity, they may not distinguish between different types of physical activity behaviors [ 34 ]. FYSS defines low intensity as 20%–39% of VO 2 max, <40 %HR, 1.5–2.9 METs; moderate intensity as 40%–59% of VO 2 max, 60–74 %HR, 3.0–5.9 METs, and vigorous intensity as 60%–89% of VO 2 max, 75–94 %HR, 6.0–8.9 METs. Absolute intensity, however, can vary greatly between individuals where a patient with heart disease may have a maximal capacity of <3 MET, and an elite athlete >20 MET [ 35 ].

4. How does the Body Adapt to Physical Activity and Training?

Adaption to physical activity and training is a complex physiological process, but may, in the context of this paper, be simplified by a fundamental basic principle:” The general adaptation syndrome (GAS)” [ 36 , 37 , 38 ]. This principle assumes that physical activity disturbs the body’s physiological balance, which the body then seeks to restore, all in a dose-related response relationship. The overload principle states that if exercise intensity is too low, overload is not reached to induce desired physiological adaptations, whereas an intensity too high will result in fatigue and possibly overtraining. Thus, for adaptation to occur, greater than normal stress must be induced, interspersed with sufficient recovery periods for restoration of physiological balance [ 39 ]. During and immediately after physical exercise/training, functions of affected tissues and systems are impaired, manifested as temporarily decreased performance. You feel tired. In order to gradually improve performance capacity, repeated cycles of adequate overload and recovery are required [ 40 ]. In practice, positive effects can be seen after a relatively short period of a few weeks, but more substantial improvements if the training is maintained for a longer period.

As a rule of thumb, it is assumed that all people can adapt to physical activity and exercise, but the degree of adaptation depends on many factors, including age, heredity, the environment, and diet [ 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 ]. The hereditary factor (genetics) may be the most critical for adaptation [ 45 ]. The degree of adaptation also depends on how the person in question trained previously; a well-trained athlete usually does not have the same relative improvement as an untrained one. Even if training is thought to be specific to mode, intensity, and duration, there are some overlaps. For example, it has been found that strength training in some individuals contributes to a relatively large positive impact on health and endurance, effects previously associated primarily with aerobic exercise [ 46 , 47 ]. The overload principle may, if applied too vigorously in relation to a person’s individual adaptation ability, have detrimental effects, including reduced performance, injury, overtraining, and disease [ 10 ]. Training is a commodity that must be renewed; otherwise, you gradually lose achieved performance improvements [ 48 ], although some capacities, such as muscle memory, seem to persist for life [ 49 ].

General recommendations for health may be stated, but individual predispositions make general training schedules for specific performance effects unpredictable. All exercise training should be adjusted to individual purposes, goals, and circumstances.

5. Health Effects of Physical Activity and Training

Human biology requires a certain amount of physical activity to maintain good health and wellbeing. Biological adaption to life with less physical activity would take many generations. People living today have, more or less, the same requirements for physical activity as 40,000 years ago [ 50 , 51 ]. For an average man with a body weight of 70 kg, this corresponds to about 19 km daily walking in addition to everyday physical activity [ 52 ]. For most people, daily physical activity decreases, while planned, conscious exercise and training increases [ 19 , 53 ]. Unfortunately, average daily energy intake is increasing more than daily energy output, creating an energy surplus. This is one reason for the increasing number of overweight people, and a strong contributor to many health problems [ 54 ]. More sedentary living (not reaching recommended level of physical activity), combined with increased energy intake, impairs both physical and mental capabilities and increases the risk of disease. Despite this, Swedes (as an example) seemed to be as physically active and stressed but had better general health in 2015, compared to 2004 ( Figure 1 ). Compared to 2004–2007, the Swedish population in 2012–2015 reported better overall health (more county-dots are blue) and less fatigue (smaller county-dots) with similar level of physical activity (~65% indicated at least 30 min daily physical activity) and stress (~13% were stressed).

Selected physical and mental health indicators of a Sweden cohort, in relation to the degree of physical activity for the period of years 2004–2007 ( N = 29,254) and years 2012–2015 ( N = 38,553). Surveyed subjects are age 16 to 84 years old, with data representing median scores of four years, not normalized for age. Y-axis: Percentage of subjects reporting “stressed”; X-axis: Percentage of subjects indicating physical active at least 30 minutes each day. Each dot represents one County (Län), dot-size indicates self-reported fatigue, and color self-reported healthiness of the County. If 70% of the population states they are having “Good/Very good” health, the dot is blue. If less than 70% states they are having good/very good health, the dot is red. The circle indicated with a black arrow corresponds to nation median. The black line connected to the nation circle represents the movement in the X–Y plane from the year 2004 to 2007, and from 2012 to 2015, respectively. Data retrieved from the Public Health Agency of Sweden 2019-04-22 ( www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se ).

Results in Figure 1 may in part be explained by a polarization of who is physically active: Some individuals are extremely active, others very inactive, giving a similar central tendency (mean/median). As physical activity and mental stress are not changed, but health is, the figure indicates that other factors must be more important to our overall health and fatigue. Recently, a national study of Swedish 11- to 15-year-olds concluded that this age group is inactive for most of their time awake, that is, sitting, standing or moving very little [ 55 ]. Time as inactive increased with age, from 67 percent for 11-year-olds to 75 percent for 15-year-olds. The study states that in all age groups, the inactive time is evenly distributed over the week, with school time, leisure time, and weekend. Further, those who feel school-related stress have more inactive time, both overall and during school hours, than those who have less school-related stress.

People active in sports have, in general, better health than those who do not participate in sports, because they are physically and mentally prepared for the challenges of sports, abilities that in many cases can be transferred to other parts of life [ 56 ].

However, there is a certain bias in this statement. Sport practitioners are already positively selected, because sickness and injury may prevent participation. As many health benefits of sport are related to the level of physical activity, separation of sport and physical exercise may be problematic. Regardless, societal benefits of these health effects can be seen in lower morbidity, healthier elderly, and lower medical costs [ 7 , 57 , 58 ].

Health effects of physical activity in many cases follow a dose–response relationship; dose of physical activity is in proportion to the effect on health [ 59 , 60 ]. Figure 2 depicts the relationship between risk of death and level of physical activity, in a Finnish twin cohort, adjusted for smoking, occupational group, and alcohol consumption [ 59 ]. Odds ratio (OR) for the risk of all-cause mortality in a larger sample in the same study was 0.80 for occasional exercisers ( p = 0.002, 95% CI = 0.69–0.91). This dose–response relationship between risk of all-cause mortality and physical activity is evident in several extensive studies [ 60 , 61 , 62 ]. The total dose is determined by the intensity (how strenuous), duration (duration), and frequency (how often). While Figure 2 shows sex differences in death rates, it is likely that sedentary behavior is equally hazardous for men and women, but inconsistent results sometime occur due to inadequate assessment measures, or low statistical power [ 59 , 63 ]. To obtain the best possible development due to physical exercise/training, both for prevention and treatment purposes, a basic understanding of how these variables affect the dose of activity is required, as well as understanding how they can be modified to suit individual requirements. A physically active population is important for the health of both the individual and society, with sport participation being one, increasingly important, motivator for exercise.

Relative risk (odds ratio; OR) of premature death in relationship to level of physical activity, in 286 male and 148 female twin pairs, adjusted for smoking, occupational group, and use of alcohol [ 59 ].

There is strong scientific evidence supporting an association between physical exercise/training and good physical and mental health. For example: A reduction in musculoskeletal disorders and reduced disability due to chronic disease [ 27 , 64 ], better mental health with reduced anxiety [ 65 , 66 ], insomnia [ 67 ], depression [ 31 ], stress [ 68 ], and other psychological disorders [ 69 ]. Physical and mental health problems are related to an increased risk of developing a number of our major public health diseases and may contribute to premature death ( Table 2 ).

Health-related physiological effects of aerobic and muscle strengthening physical activity. Green circle indicates that the activity contributes with an effect, whereas a red circle indicates that the activity has no proven effect. Orange circle indicates that the activity may in some cases be effective.

5.1. Effects on Physical Health

The effects of physical activity and exercise are both acute (during and immediately after) and long-lasting. Effects remaining after a long period of regular physical activity have far-reaching consequences for health and are described below. For example, some muscle enzymes’ activity can be quickly increased by physical exercise/training but just as quickly be lost when idle [ 118 ]. Other changes remain for months or years even if training ends—for instance, increased number and size of muscle fibers and blood vessels [ 49 , 119 , 120 ]. Good health, therefore, requires physical activity to be performed with both progression and continuity. Most of the conducted physical exercise/training is a combination of both aerobic and muscle strengthening exercise, and it can be difficult to distinguish between their health effects ( Table 2 ).

To describe ill-health, indicators of life expectancy, disease incidence (number), and prevalence (how often) are used [ 121 ]. In describing the relationship between physical activity and falling ill with certain diseases, the dose–response relationship, the effect size (the risk reduction that is shown in studies), and the recommended type and dose of physical activity are considered [ 122 ]. Table 3 shows the relative effects of regular physical activity ton the risk of various diseases (US Department of Human Services, 2009). The greatest health gains are for people who move from completely sedentary to moderately active lifestyles, with health effects seen before measurable improvements in physical performance. Previously, most scientific studies collected data only on aerobic physical activity. However, resistance exercise also shows promising health (mental and physical) and disease-prevention effects [ 123 , 124 , 125 , 126 , 127 ].

Disease prevention effects of regular physical activity.

Compiled from US Department of Health and Human Service, https://health.gov/paguidelines/report/ [ 62 , 146 ] 1 : Risk reduction refers to the relative risk in physically active samples in comparison to a non-active sample, i.e., a risk reduction of 20% means that the physically active sample has a relative risk of 0.8, compared to the non-active sample, which has 1.0. 2 : In general, general recommendations for PA that are described and referred to herein apply to most conditions. However, in some cases, more specific recommendations exist, more in depth described by the US Department of Health and Human Service, amongst others [ 62 ]. 3 : Evidence is dependent on cancer subtype; refer to US Department of Health and Human Service [ 62 ] for in-depth guidance. PA = Physical.

Aerobic physical activity has been shown to benefit weight maintenance after prior weight loss, reduce the risk of metabolic syndrome, normalize blood lipids, and help with cancer/cancer-related side effects ( Table 2 and Table 3 ), while effects on chronic pain are not as clear [ 29 ].

Muscle-strengthening physical activity has, in contrast to aerobic exercise, been shown to reduce muscle atrophy [ 128 ], risk of falling [ 75 ], and osteoporosis [ 74 ] in the elderly. Among the elderly, both men and women adapt positively to strength training [ 129 ]. Strength training also prevents obesity [ 130 ], enhances cognitive performance if done alongside aerobic exercise [ 131 ], counteracts the development of neurodegenerative diseases [ 132 , 133 , 134 ], reduces the risk of metabolic syndrome [ 135 ], counteracts cancer/cancer-related side effects [ 135 , 136 ], reduces pain and disability in joint diseases [ 137 ], and enhances bone density [ 137 , 138 ]. The risk of falling increases markedly with age and is partly a result of reduced muscle mass, and reduced coordination and balance [ 76 , 139 , 140 ]. A strong correlation between physical performance, reduced risk of falls, and enhanced quality of life is therefore, not surprisingly, found in older people [ 141 ]. Deterioration in muscle strength, but not muscle mass, increases the risk of premature death [ 142 ] but can be counteracted by exercise as a dose–response relationship describes the strength improvement in the elderly [ 122 , 143 ]. Recommendations state high-intensity strength training (6–8 repetitions at 80% of 1-repetition maximum) as most effective [ 144 ]. Muscle strengthening physical activity for better health is recommended as a complement to aerobic physical activity [ 29 ]. Amongst the elderly, vibration training can be an alternative to increase strength [ 145 ].

5.2. Effects on Mental Health

Mental illness is a global problem affecting millions of people worldwide [ 147 ]. Headache, stress, insomnia, fatigue, and anxiety are all measures of mental ill health. The term “ ill health ” constitutes a collection of several mental health problems and symptoms with various levels of seriousness. Studies have compared expected health benefits from regular physical activity for improvement of mental health with other treatments, for example, medication. Most recent studies show that physical activity and exercise used as a primary, or secondary, processing method have significant positive effects in preventing or alleviating depressive symptoms [ 31 , 148 , 149 , 150 , 151 ] and have an antidepressant effect in people with neurological diseases [ 152 ]. Training and exercise improve the quality of life and coping with stress and strengthen self-esteem and social skills [ 69 , 153 ]. Training and exercise also lessen anxiety in people who are diagnosed with an anxiety- or stress-related disease [ 68 ], improve vocabulary learning [ 154 ], memory [ 155 , 156 ], and creative thinking [ 157 ].

The same Swedish data as used in Figure 1 show that between the years 2004–2007 and 2012–2015 anxiety, worry, and insomnia decreased but were not obviously correlated to the slightly increased level of physical activity in the population during the same period. Thus, in a multifactorial context, the importance of physical exercise alone cannot be demonstrated in this dataset.

Some of the suggested physiological explanations for improved mental health with physical activity and exercise are greater perfusion and increased brain volume [ 107 , 158 ], increased volume of the hippocampus [ 106 ], and the anti-inflammatory effects of physical activity, reducing brain inflammation in neurological diseases [ 159 ]. Physical exercise may also mediate resilience to stress-induced depression via skeletal muscle peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha (PGC-1α), enhancing kynurenine conversion to kynurenine acid, which in turn protects the brain and reduces the risk for stress-induced depression [ 153 ]. Further, increased release of growth factors, endorphins, and signaling molecules are other exercise-induced enhancers of mental health [ 69 ].

6. How Sport Affects Health

Sport’s main purposes are to promote physical activity and improve motor skills for health and performance and psychosocial development [ 56 ]. Participants also gain a chance to be part of a community, develop new social circles, and create social norms and attitudes. In healthy individuals, and patients with mental illness, sport participation has been shown to provide individuals with a sense of meaning, identity, and belonging [ 160 , 161 ]. Whether the sport movement exists or not, training and competition including physical activity will happen. Sport’s added values, in addition to the health benefits of physical activity, are therefore of interest. Some argue that it is doubtful, or at least not confirmed, that health development can come from sport, while others believe that healthy sport is something other than health, reviewed in depth by Coakley [ 162 ]. In a sporting context, health is defined as subjective (e.g., one feels good), biological (e.g., not being sick), functional (e.g., to perform), and social (e.g., to collaborate) [ 163 ]. Holt [ 56 ] argued that the environment for positive development in young people is distinctly different from an environment for performance, as the latter is based on being measured and assessed. That said, certain skills (goal setting, leadership, etc.) can be transferred from a sporting environment to other areas of life. The best way to transfer these abilities is, at the moment, unclear.

Having the goal to win at all costs can be detrimental to health. This is especially true for children and adolescents, as early engagement in elite sports increases the risk of injury, promotes one-dimensional functional development, leads to overtraining, creates distorted social norms, risks psychosocial disorders, and has the risk of physical and psychological abuse [ 15 , 164 ]. Of great importance, therefore, is sport’s goal of healthy performance development, starting at an early age. For older people, a strong motivating factor to conduct physical activity is sports club membership [ 165 ]. One can summarize these findings by stating sport’s utility at the transition between different stages of the life; from youth to adulthood and from adulthood to old age. There, sports can be a resource for good physical and mental health [ 166 ].

Today, a higher proportion of the population, compared to 50 years ago, is engaged in organized sports, and to a lesser extent performs spontaneous sports ( Figure 3 ), something that Engström showed in 2004 [ 17 ] and is confirmed by data from The Swedish Sports Confederation ( www.rf.se ). Of the surveyed individuals in 2001, 50%–60% of children and young people said they were active in a sports club. The trend has continued showing similar progression to 2011, with up to 70% of school students playing sports in a club. Furthermore, the study shows that those active in sport clubs also spontaneously do more sports [ 167 ]. Similar data from the years 2007–2018, compiled from open sources at The Swedish Sports Confederation, confirm the trend with an even higher share of youths participating in organized sports, compared to 1968 and 2001 ( Figure 4 ).

Spontaneous sport has decreased over the last decades, to the advantage of organized sport. Data compiled from Engström, 2004, The Swedish Research Council for Sport Science.

Data compiled from open sources report Sport Statistics (Idrotten i siffror) at The Swedish Sports Confederation for the year 2011 ( www.rf.se ).

Taking part in sports can be an important motivator for physical activity for older people [ 165 , 166 ]. With aging, both participation in sports ( Figure 4 ) and physical activity in everyday life [ 168 ] decreases. At the same time, the number of people who are physically active both in leisure and in organized sports increases (The Public Health Agency of Sweden 2017; www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se ). Consequently, among elderly people, a greater proportion of the physical activity occurs within the context of sport [ 8 , 28 ]. Together, research shows that organized sports, in clubs or companies, are more important for people’s overall physical activity than ever before. Groups that are usually less physically active can be motivated through sport—for example, elderly men in sport supporters’ clubs [ 169 ], people in rural areas [ 170 ], migrants [ 171 ], and people with alternative physical and mental functions [ 172 ]. No matter how you get your sporting interest, it is important to establish a physical foundation at an early age to live in good health when you get older ( Figure 5 ). As seen in Figure 5 , a greater sport habitus at age 15 results in higher physical activity at 53 years of age. Early training and exposure to various forms of sports are therefore of great importance. Participation creates an identity, setting the stage for a high degree of physical activity later in life [ 173 ].

Odds ratio (OR) of physical activity at age 53 in relation to Sport habitus at age 15. Sport habitus (“the total physical capital"), including cultural capital, athletic diversity, and grades in physical education and health are, according to Engström [ 173 ], the factors most important for being physically active in later life. For a further discussion on sport habitus, the readers are referred to Engström, 2008 [ 173 ]. Numbers above bar show the 95% confidence interval. ** = significant difference from “Very low”, p < 0.01. *** = p < 0.001.

7. Sport’s Effects on the Health of Children and Young People

The effects of participation in organized sports for children and young people are directly linked to physical activity, with long term secondary effects; an active lifestyle at a young age fosters a more active lifestyle as an adult. As many diseases that are positively affected by physical activity/exercise appear later in life, continued participation in sport as an adult will reduce morbidity and mortality.

It must be emphasized that good physical and mental health of children and young people participating in sport requires knowledge and organization based on everyone’s participation. Early specialization counteracts, in all regards, both health and performance development [ 174 , 175 ].

7.1. Positive Aspects

According to several reviews, there is a correlation between high daily physical activity in children and a low risk for obesity, improved development of motor and cognitive skills, as well as a stronger skeleton [ 176 , 177 ]. Positive effects on lipidemia, blood pressure, oxygen consumption, body composition, metabolic syndrome, bone density and depression, increased muscle strength, and reduced damage to the skeleton and muscles are also described [ 178 , 179 ]. If many aspects are merged in a multidimensional analysis [ 8 , 173 ], the factors important for future good health are shown to be training in sports, broad exposure to different sports, high school grades, cultural capital, and that one takes part in sport throughout childhood ( Table 4 ).

Compiled health profiles for men and women at the age of 20 years, depending on participation in organized sports at the age of 5, 7, 8, 10, 14, and 17 years.

Classification with repeated latent class analysis creates three groups for girls and boys, respectively: Children who never participated (girls only), participated, quit prematurely, or began late (only boys) in sports. Arrows indicate whether participation in sports at young age has an effect on health at 20 years of age. Green up arrow is positive, red down arrow negative, and a horizontal black double arrow shows that sport had no significant effect. Modified from Howie et. al., 2016 [ 8 ].

Psychological benefits of sports participation of young people were compiled by Eime et al. [ 1 ], where the conclusion was that sporting children have better self-esteem, less depression, and better overall psychosocial health. One problem with most of these studies, though, is that they are cross-sectional studies, which means that no cause–effect relationship can be determined. As there is a bias for participating children towards coming from socially secure environments, the results may be somewhat skewed.

7.2. Negative Aspects

As Table 4 and Table 5 show, there are both positive and negative aspects of sports. Within children’s and youth sports, early specialization to a specific sport is a common phenomenon [ 175 ]. There is no scientific evidence that early specialization would have positive impact, neither for health nor for performance later in life [ 175 ]. No model or method including performance at a young age can predict elite performance as an adult. By contrast, specialization and competitiveness can lead to injury, overtraining, increased psychological stress, and reduced training motivation, just to mention a few amongst many negative aspects [ 174 , 175 ]. Another important aspect is that those who are excluded from sports feel mentally worse [ 8 ]. As there is a relationship between depressive episodes in adolescence, and depression as adults [ 116 ], early exclusion has far-reaching consequences. Therefore, sports for children and young people have future health benefits by reducing the risk of developing depression and depressive symptoms, as well as improved wellbeing throughout life.

Positive and negative aspects with sport (at young age).

While some degree of sport specialization is necessary to develop elite-level athletes, research shows clear adverse health effects of early specialization and talent selection [ 180 ]. More children born during the fall and winter (September–December) are excluded [ 181 ], and as a group, they are less physically active than spring (January–April) children, both in sports and leisure ( Figure 6 ). In most sports and in most countries, there is a skewed distribution of participants when sorted by birth-date, and there are more spring children than fall children among those who are involved in sport [ 182 , 183 , 184 , 185 , 186 ]. Because a large part of the physical activity takes place in an organized form, this leads to lower levels of physical activity for late-born persons (Malm, Jakobsson, and Julin, unpublished data). Early orientation and training in physical activity and exercise will determine how active you are later in life. Greater attention must be given to stimulating as many children and young people as possible to participate in sport as long as possible, both in school and on their leisure time. According to statistics from the Swedish Sports Confederation in 2016, this relative-age effect persists throughout life, despite more starting than ending with sport each year [ 18 ].

The figure shows the distribution of 7597 children aged 10 years and younger who in 2014 were registered as active in one particular, individual sport in Sweden (data compiled from the Swedish Sport Confederation, www.rf.se ). Spring, Summer, and Fall represent January–April, May–August, and September–December, respectively.

When summarize, the positive and negative aspects of sport at a young age can be divided into three categories: (1) Personal identification, (2) social competence, and (3) physiological capacity, briefly summarized in Table 5 . A comprehensive analysis of what is now popularly known as “physical literacy” has recently been published [ 187 ].

7.3. Relevance of Sports

Sports can make children and young people develop both physically and mentally and contribute with health benefits if planned and executed exercise/training considers the person’s own capacities, social situation, and biological as well as psychological maturation. In children and adolescents, it is especially important to prevent sports-related injuries and health problems, as a number of these problems are likely to remain long into adulthood, sometimes for life. Comprehensive training is recommended, which does not necessarily mean that you have to participate in various sports. What is required is diverse training within every sport and club. Research shows that participation in various sports simultaneously during childhood and adolescence is most favorable for healthy and lifelong participation [ 8 , 173 , 188 , 189 ].

8. Sport’s Effects on the Health of Adults and the Elderly

Adults who stop participating in sports reduce their physical activity and have health risks equal to people who have neither done sports nor been physical [ 190 , 191 ]. Lack of adherence to exercise programs is a significant hindrance in achieving health goals and general physical activity recommendations in adults and the elderly [ 192 ]. While several socioeconomic factors are related to exercise adherence, it is imperative that trainers and health care providers are informed about factors that can be modulated, such as intervention intensity (not to high), duration (not too long), and supervision, important for higher adherence, addressed more in depth by Rivera-Torres, Fahey and Rivera [ 192 ].

Healthy aging is dependent on many factors, such as the absence of disease, good physical and mental health, and social commitment (especially through team sports or group activities) [ 193 ]. Increased morbidity with age may be partly linked to decreased physical activity. Thus, remaining or becoming active later in life is strongly associated with healthy aging [ 194 ]. With increased age, there is less involvement in training and competition ( Figure 4 ), and only 20% of adults in Sweden are active, at least to some extent, in sports clubs, and the largest proportion of adults who exercise do it on their own. The following sections describes effects beyond what is already provided for children and youths.

8.1. Positive Aspects

Participation in sports, with or without competition, promotes healthy behavior and a better quality of life [ 166 ]. Exclusion from sports at a young age appears to have long-term consequences, as the previously described relative age effect ( Figure 6 ) remains even for master athletes (Malm, Jakobsson, and Julin, unpublished data). Because master athletes show better health than their peers [ 95 ], actions should be taken to include adults and elderly individuals who earlier in life were excluded from, or never started with sport [ 195 ]. As we age, physical activity at a health-enhancing intensity is not enough to maintain all functions. Higher intensity is required, best comprising competition-oriented training [ 196 , 197 ]. One should not assume that high-intensity exercise cannot be initiated by the elderly [ 198 ]. Competitive sports, or training like a competitive athlete as an adult, can be one important factor to counter the loss of physical ability with aging [ 199 ]. In this context, golf can be one example of a safe form of exercise with high adherence for older adults and the elderly, resulting in increased aerobic performance, metabolic function, and trunk strength [ 200 , 201 ].

8.2. Negative Aspects

Increased morbidity (e.g., cardiovascular disease) with aging is seen also among older athletes [ 202 ] and is associated with the same risk factors as in the general population [ 203 ]. An increased risk of cardiovascular disease among adults (master) compared to other populations has been found [ 204 ]. Unfortunately, the designs and interpretations of these studies have been criticized, and the incidence of cardiac arrest in older athletes is unclear [ 205 ]. In this context, the difference between competitive sports aiming to optimize performance and recreational sports has to be taken into account, where the former is more likely to induce negative effects due to high training loads and/or impacts during training and games. Although high-intensity training even for older athletes is positive for aerobic performance, it does not prevent the loss of motor units [ 206 ].

Quality of life is higher in sporting adults compared to those who do not play sports, but so is the risk of injury. When hit by injury, adults and young alike may suffer from psychological disorders such as depression [ 207 ], but with a longer recovery time in older individuals [ 208 ]. As with young athletes, secession of training at age 50 years and above reduces blood flow in the brain, including the hippocampus, possibly related to long-term decline in mental capacity [ 209 ].

8.3. Relevance of Sport

As for children and young people, many positive health aspects come through sport also for adults and the elderly [ 210 ]. Sport builds bridges between generations, a potential but not elucidated drive for adults’ motivation for physical activity. The percentage of adults participating in competitive sports has increased in Sweden since 2010, from about 20 percent to 30 percent of all of those who are physically active [ 18 ], a trend that most likely provides better health for the group in the 30–40 age group and generations to come.

9. Recommendations for Healthy Sport

• 1. Plan exercise, rest, and social life. For health-promoting and healthy-aging physical activity, refer to general guidelines summarized in this paper: Aerobic exercise three times a week, muscle-strengthening exercise 2–3 times a week.
• 2. Set long-term goals.
• 3. Adopt a holistic performance development including physiological, medical, mental, and psychosocial aspects.
• ○ a. Exercise load (time, intensity, volume);
• ○ b. Recovery (sleep, resting heart rate, appetite, estimated fatigue, etc.);
• ○ c. Sickness (when–where–how, type of infections, how long one is ill, etc.);
• ○ d. Repeat type- and age-specific physical tests with relevant evaluation and feedback;
• ○ e. Frequency of injuries and causes.
• ○ a. Motivation for training, competition, and socializing;
• ○ b. Personal perception of stress, anxiety, depression, alienation, and self-belief;
• ○ c. Repeat type- and age-specific psychological tests with relevant evaluation and feedback.
• 6. Register and interpret signs of overtraining, such as reduced performance over time, while maintaining or increasing exercise load.

Author Contributions

C.M. and A.J. conceived and designed the review. C.M., A.J., J.J. and interpreted the data and drafted the manuscript. J.J. edited the manuscript, tables, and figures. All authors approved the final version.

This work was supported by the Swedish Sports Confederation.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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It feels good to be part of a team. Now, researchers have found that it’s also a boost to your overall health and well-being.

Team sports not only help you get in shape and stay that way, but also are a great way to connect with people from different backgrounds and become part of a larger community. Now, several studies have revealed other holistic benefits of participating in team sports.

Team sports reduce obesity and increase overall health.

With obesity at an all-time high, it is essential to participate in physical activities, especially if you spend most of your day sitting at a desk. You should get at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise or 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity exercise each week, which helps avoid such chronic diseases as diabetes, arthritis and heart disease, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. But with work (and life) getting in the way, that’s easier said than done. Joining a local kickball, dodgeball or basketball league can help you commit to meeting those guidelines, week after week.

Athletes who train with a team are healthier.

Not only does being part of a team give you access to health professionals, but also provides a built-in support system that can rally around you when you are pursuing specific health goals. It seems that teamwork is a good tool for improving an athlete’s overall health .

Being part of a team enhances self-image.

If you feel good about how you look, it may help you feel good about who you are. Athletes who participate in club sports exhibit improved self-esteem . They also report fewer depressive symptoms, in part because of the positive social interactions that team sports create.

Competition improves endurance.

Routine physical activity is key in building endurance. In turn, endurance builds cardiac strength. Additionally, exercise builds bone density and increases muscle mass — all of which contribute to optimal health.

Team sports increase long-term happiness.

Athletes who play team sports are healthier — and more satisfied with life. One study found that physical activity (specifically playing sports) had a significant influence on the life satisfaction of participants. Part of this may be that being a part of a team gives athletes a sense of belonging. The social interaction produces strong feelings of self-identity, which increase happiness.

Team sports make you smarter.

Athletes often have higher GPAs than non-athletes, and one study found that 97% of team athletes graduated from high school — which is 10% more than students who did not participate in team sports.

Another study in the journal Nature found a clear distinction between athletic performance and the ability to track multiple objects at the same time. The same skills you need to play a team sport are the same kind needed to drive a car or monitor complex dynamic activities.

“Team sports are a fun way to get in your exercise for cardiovascular health because you get to do it in a group as opposed to doing it alone, plus it’s a great stress reliever, which helps lower your risk for heart disease,” says Helga Van Herle, MD , a cardiologist at Keck Medicine of USC and an associate professor of clinical medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC.

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"Good teams become great when members trust each other enough to surrender the Me for the We." - Phil Jackson, legendary basketball player and coach.

Like in sports, the significance of teamwork and collaboration in achieving success is crucial to getting desired business results from sports sponsorships.

For a sports club, winning a sponsorship opens up a world of opportunities. It's like having a secret weapon that can boost the club's reputation, improve player performance, and increase fan engagement. Sponsors provide more than just financial support. They bring credibility and professionalism to take a sports club to the next level in its growth. Winning a sponsorship can give the club access to cutting-edge training facilities, state-of-the-art equipment, and expert coaching. 

Additionally, sponsors can help promote the club through their marketing channels, leading to increased exposure and a greater fan base. 

The benefits of sponsorship are immeasurable and transform a sports club from the good to great.

How can SlideTeam's Sports PPT Templates help you?

Using SlideTeam's templates can help you create a polished presentation that highlights key benefits of sponsoring your sports club or event. Our well-designed templates can also make your presentation stand out and get (and keep) the attention of potential sponsors. This can increase your chances of securing sponsorship and help you achieve your marketing goals.

Check out this blog to vocalize your sports enthusiasm and grab the next big opportunity.

As always, each of these templates is 100% customizable and editable. The ready-made nature of the presentations offers you the necessary structure, while the editability feature means you can tailor the templates to your unique audience tastes and preferences.  

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Template 1: Sports Sponsorship Proposal PowerPoint Presentation Slides

This presentation template on sports sponsorship proposal communicates the value of the sponsorship and makes a compelling case for why the sponsor should get involved. Use this ready-to-use PPT slide to showcase the credibility and professionalism of your sports club or event, provide examples of successful partnerships, and have a clear call to action. In addition, use this PPT Layout to highlight sponsor benefits in significant detail, about the team that solicits support and the packages available.

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Template 2: Sports Proposal PowerPoint Presentation Slides

Sports communities need sponsors to invest in tournaments to provide financial support for equipment, facilities, and other expenses, as well as to increase exposure and generate revenue for the community. Our innovatively conceived sports proposal PowerPoint presentation template can showcase the unique benefits of your sports club or event, effectively communicate the value of the sponsorship, and provide a visually appealing and professional platform for pitching to potential sponsors, making a compelling case for the investment to be made. By highlighting the key advantages of sponsoring the team or event, sponsors can see the potential for a mutually beneficial partnership, ultimately leading to increased investment.

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SlideTeam's ten ways to exercise sports PowerPoint template provides a range of professional designs that can be used to create engaging and effective sports presentations. These templates can be tailored to meet individual demands of a sports club or event, and they can help in conveying information in a clear and appealing manner.

Template 4: Sports Event Proposal PowerPoint Presentation Slides

Sports event funding provides opportunities for athletes to showcase their skills, brings communities together, and generates economic and social benefits, ultimately contributing to the overall growth and development of the society. By offering a clear and simple explanation of the project, these well-crafted sports event proposal slides will help your probable line of investors feel confident of the effective use of their money. By presenting information in our organized and visually appealing template, your proposal can effectively communicate the value of the investment and increase the likelihood of securing funding.

Template 5: Sports Tournament Proposal PowerPoint Presentation Slides

Use this PPT slideshow and illustrate your company's goals, background, past achievements, and successes to win over your investors. This template provides a complete solution to sponsor sports events and to increase the brand value of your company by associating it with excellent talents.

Template 6: Quality Management in Sports Club PowerPoint Presentation Slides

Employ this template to implement quality management practices in your sports club, as it can help enhance the overall experience of customers, which can lead to positive word-of-mouth recommendations and increased customer loyalty. It has sections to manage roles and responsibilities, highlights the evolving stages of your club, and defines your long-term and short-term goals as well. 

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By using this pre-made template, you may avoid spending time on the design and instead concentrate on the content of your presentation. You can use this PPT for a variety of sports-related topics, from game highlights to team performance analysis. Use this presentation template to learn how to get your point across and pitch your ideas accordingly. Download now to ensure your sponsorship pitch gets you the desired response.

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Get this template to add enthusiasm to your sports presentation. It is a perfect template design to use to give a presentation on football games, soccer teams, the production of football, etc. You can easily customize its design to make wonderful and compelling presentations on football sports. 

Template 9: Hurdles Sports Competition PowerPoint Templates and PowerPoint Backgrounds

Hurdles races and competitions are popular due to their dramatic falls and unexpected results, and if you are new to this sport, it is imperative that you get sponsorships to help you on your way. From title slides to hurdles techniques, athlete profiles, event schedules, results, and rewards, we have included everything in this PPT, so that users can save time and can create an engaging presentation. The idea is to ensure that you don’t want to be precise in your sponsorship presentation pitch.

Template 10: Ready to go Sports PowerPoint Templates and PowerPoint Backgrounds

Using this Ready-to-go sports template, you can create profiles of sports teams or individual athletes, highlighting their achievements, statistics, and other relevant information. If you are a coach and sports analyst, you can employ it to analyze game performance, providing an overview of key highlights and statistics. You can easily customize pre-designed layouts of this template to fit your specific needs.

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This presentation template, a complete deck with 20-odd slides, allows users to save time and effort in creating a football-related presentation on any topic. Why wait? Get it now to create a professional-looking presentation quickly and easily.

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Use this template to create engaging sponsorship presentations on a basketball sport. The template contains high-quality graphics, images, and icons related to basketball, which can be used to create visually appealing and informative slides. It can help you deliver incisive, insightful and impactful content to your audience.

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P.S: If you want to attract dream brands as sponsors, here's a handy guide with the perfect Sports Club Proposal Templates.

FAQs on Sports PowerPoint Templates

What is a sport.

A sport is a physical activity that involves structured competition between individuals or teams, typically requiring skill and athleticism. It is often governed by specific rules and regulations and can be played at levels, rangung from amateur to professional. Sports can be classified into categories, such as team, individual, and combat. These provide numerous benefits to participants, including improved physical fitness, mental well-being, and social connections.

What is the top-10 most popular sports in the world?

According to global participation and viewership, the top-10 most played sports in the world are:

• Soccer (Association football)
• Field Hockey
• Table Tennis

Why are sports and fitness important?

Sports and fitness are important for scientific, social, economical reasons. First and foremost, regular physical activity can improve the general health of the population, and lower the risk of illnesses like obesity, heart disease, and diabetes. Participating in physical activity and sports has beneficial effects on mental health as well, such as lowering stress and anxiety and boosting mood and self-esteem. Participating in sports and fitness can also provide opportunities for socialization, team building, and leadership development.

What is the role of sports in life?

Sports teaches us discipline, commitment, and perseverance. They require us to push ourselves beyond our limits and strive for excellence. These are valuable skills that can be applied to all areas of life, from our personal relationships to our careers.

Sports not only help us develop our character and talents, but they also give us a sense of belonging and community. Whether it's a pick-up game with friends or cheering on our favorite team at a stadium, sports bring people together and create a shared sense of purpose and passion.

Finally, sports teach us never to give up. Regardless of how often we stumble, we can always get back up and keep moving forward. This determination and resilience are what make us strong, both on and off the field.

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FASCCO offers brief presentations on a range of emotional and mental health topics. These presentations are free of charge, available to Central Campus, Flint, and Dearborn community faculty/staff groups, and are provided via Zoom. Below are the presentations that we currently offer to work units. Please call us at (734) 936-8660 if you would like to schedule a presentation for your department and discuss the details including minimum participation requirements.

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Fascco orientation for staff & faculty .

FASCCO is a resource to assist with issues of daily living or problems that are personal or work-related that can be stressful.  The core services of the office are provided in this 20-to-30-minute session, including professional assessment, short-term problem resolution services, and referrals, when warranted to community and University resources. An overview of current stressors, self-care tips, and strategies are covered.  Confidential practices, ease of access, and current emotional health educational offerings are discussed. Also, an introduction to other universities and community resources is given.  

FASCCO Orientation for Supervisors

Orientation and Training on the services of FASCCO and how to refer/suggest a staff or faculty member to seek assistance is critical.  Frequently supervisors (unit leaders and HR Staff) are the first to detect or be aware of performance issues that may be related to personal stressors that staff/faculty may be experiencing. The primary focus of the orientation is on the recognition of those who are “distressed,” intervention strategies, and recommended referral procedures.  Sample opening statements and scripts are provided for difficult conversations. University policies (confidentiality etc.)  that are applicable are discussed and an overview of University and Community resources is provided. 

Topic-specific Emotional Health Presentations

Please call us at (734) 936-8660 if you would like to schedule a presentation for your department. Please make note of the name or number of the presentation and provide an estimate of the number of participants. Some offerings have minimum participation requirements.

1. Mental Health Hygiene 101 

Healthy eating and regular exercise promote good physical health, but what do we know about practices to promote good mental health? Come attend an informal, one-hour presentation to learn just that. In our time together, you’ll hear recommendations and tips that support your overall emotional well-being.

2. Selecting a Therapist and Identifying Community Resources (Mini Session)

This session will provide descriptions of the types of mental (behavioral) health providers, an understanding of their listed credentials, and suggestions on how to select one. An overview of the styles and approaches that therapists use in providing services (resolution-focused, family systems, and analytical). Also, some sample questions to ask when choosing one will be offered. In addition, a brief overview of how to identify and locate support groups will be provided.

3. Creating Healthy Boundaries

Healthy boundaries are so important for our emotional well-being, but how do we set and maintain them? In this presentation, you'll learn the importance of setting personal and professional boundaries, how to recognize your own limits, and tips for having difficult conversations and communicating your needs.

4. Enhancing Social Connections

Explore ways to increase your connection with others by breaking down barriers to social interaction. This group offers practical tips to get started on engaging in meaningful ways.

5. Worry: Tips and tricks for pushing back (Mini Session)

Do you wish you had more control over your worry? Join an informational and interactive lunch and learn to hear about strategies to better manage your worry so it doesn’t manage you. Participants can expect to leave with tools to try on their own.

6. WFH Strategies & Skills Support Group

In these trying times, we are all trying new things. For many, that means working from home (WFH) Join this FASCCO-facilitated discussion group to connect with peers. Together you will explore strategies that work for you, plus pick up some practical tools & tips to stay connected with colleagues and manage your time.

7. Defining & Cultivating Happiness

Come explore what happiness can look like in your life and how to cultivate and maintain a sense of happiness, contentment, and well-being in your life. This is an interactive presentation so come prepared to share your understanding and experiences.

8. Sleep Better, Feel Better

Tips to improve your sleep (mini)- Want a better night’s sleep but not sure how? Join this session in a relaxed setting to learn well-established strategies that can help improve your sleep.

9. Constructing a Conversation of Concern with Anyone (mini session)

This session will review some key elements in developing a script to have a conversation with a family member, partner, or anyone that you have a concern about. Suggestions on how to frame your concern to minimize the party of concerns defensiveness. Sample conversation openings will be provided along with techniques that strengthen your caring message.

10. Goal Setting (mini session)

Setting a goal is the first step to meeting it. Attend an informal session to learn tips and tricks to help yourself succeed in accomplishing your goals. Strategies can be applied to both professional and personal settings.

11. Re-Acclimating to Being on Site & Self-Help Tips to Address Anxiety

Many of us will have some angst and trepidation about physically returning to campus. This session will introduce some strategies to assist and revitalize you with returning to the campus work setting. Methods to increase our social connections with colleagues and friends will be noted. In addition, attendees will learn self-help tools and interventions to address worry and anxiety in general.

12. Mindful Self Compassion

An interactive discussion group that identifies the concepts inherent to mindful self-compassion (MSC), the role it can play in health and well-being, and techniques to cultivate acceptance of yourself, inner strength, and resilience.

13. Introduction to Stress Management

This brown bag presentation provides an introductory overview of stress management techniques that can be used in daily life. Participants will practice specific stress management techniques in the class and will be encouraged to select some of these techniques for active implementation in their personal and professional lives.  The format is informal, practical and interactive.  

14. Managing Your Stress Through Managing Your Thinking

This brown bag is available to all units on central campus, this brown bag identifies ways in which negative and illogical thinking often leads to personal and occupational stress. The brown bag also includes methods to replace these illogical thoughts with more logical or rational ways of thinking, which has been found to significantly reduce stress. To inquire about scheduling a brown bag, please contact FASCCO at (734) 936-8660.

15. Understanding Mental Health Conditions and Having a Conversation of Concern

Do you know that an estimated 1 in 5 Americans (43.4 million adults) experience a mental illness in a given year? Given that you, a family member, or a coworker might be that one individual, perhaps you can benefit from a better understanding of how mental and emotional health conditions impact the work environment and what factors constitute a mental health-friendly work environment. Join us to discuss these issues and learn about the workplace programs and resources available to UM faculty and staff who experience mental health conditions.

16. Strategies for Dealing with Difficult People

This session first examines why some people are difficult to deal with and why they act the way they do. Some tips on what pitfalls to avoid when interacting with difficult persons are given. The key principles and strategies for dealing with difficult behaviors are provided and discussed.

17. Quick Tips for Self Care

This one-hour session focuses on tools and skills for prioritizing self-care. Don't have a lot of time to squeeze it in? No problem. Folks will walk away with a tangible plan and self care techniques that they can use both at home and at work, even when time is limited. 

18. Gratitude Workshop

Explore the concept of gratitude from ancient philosophers, to the major faith/spiritual traditions, to contemporary thinkers.  The scientific research on the benefits of gratitude will also be explored.  Prepare to delve deeper and identify the many forms of gratitude in your life.

19. Grief 101

This workshop addresses loss across the lifespan but particularly focuses on the death of a loved one. Anticipatory, normal, and complicated grief will be identified as well as grief responses in children briefly addressed. Some common theories of grief will also be explored. The emphasis is on normalizing grief and providing resources to cope.

20. Overview of Anxiety Disorders & Other Mental Health Conditions

This session will present an overview of Anxiety Disorders and a summary of major mental health conditions along with commonly used intervention strategies.

FASCCO counselors also develop and teach MHealthy classes on a range of emotional and mental health topics. These classes are free of charge and open to all employees.

• Additional  training resources are available from Organizational Learning .

21. Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) Training

QPR is an evidence-based program designed to teach individuals to recognize and refer someone at risk of emotional crisis or suicide. This training provides valuable knowledge and skills for understanding risk and protective factors, recognizing early warning signs for emotional crisis, and helping individuals connect to available resources. This is an interactive skill building session, which includes each attendee participating in breakout practice scenarios. (90 minutes)

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A community benefits agreement covering issues such as hiring, affordable housing and public transportation has been reached related to the building of the new Chattanooga Lookouts stadium.

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Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly said the city wants all to benefit from the city's progress.

"While city government legally could not be part of this agreement, we never lost faith that it would get done," he said in a statement. "We have always known that we can do big, positive things in Chattanooga when we work together."

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Officials said more than $1 billion in new development is envisioned in and around the South Broad District.

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Reginald F. Smith II, executive director of The Bethlehem Center, said the agreement is a collaborative effort on the part of groups to ensure the stadium project not only enhances the community's sports profile but enriches lives of South Chattanooga residents.

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• For teens, 11th grade is a time of stress as they face decisions that will affect their life trajectory.
• Participation in sports and other activities can help students weather this stressful period.
• Researchers have explored the ideal number of activities for providing the most benefit to students.

Sports is big business—according to Barron’s, upwards of a trillion dollars. That is a lot of money. CNBC reports that a stack of 1 trillion dollar bills would add up to 67,866 miles and could circle Earth 2.72 times. But enough about the financial aspect of sports—I have heard too many people use the money component to get turned off by sports. Still others describe themselves as not being a sports person or an athlete . Yet we are in these bodies that need exercise to survive and thrive. In fact, there are more mental, social, and physical benefits to participating in sports than you may realize.

Let’s take a look at one of the biggest years in life that herald the greatest change and associated stress. No, I am not going to point to the first year of life, although that is a year full of significant change and extreme physical development that demonstrates the importance of exercise from the start.

Instead, I am going to address 11 th grade in school. Students in 11th grade are typically 16 to 17 years of age, facing long-term plans that may involve college and most often include leaving home. They are transitioning from living as children in a family unit to being thrust into the world to land on their own two feet. They need to make decisions and choices that will affect the trajectory of their life. However, the choices are based on unknowns. As the saying goes, you can’t know what you don’t know.

This period is scary, exciting, and stressful . Yet researchers have found some interventions that give 11 th graders a leg up in effectively transitioning to college and adult life.

If you are guessing sports, you are right. (I did kind of give that one away.)

How Much Activity Is Enough?

Knifsend and Juvonen (2022) provide valuable data from their research, pinpointing the right amount of activity—the sweet spot—for best benefiting high school juniors. They looked at the number and diversity of extracurricular activities (including sports) and found that students who had participated in sports and one other activity fared the best. The well-being measures showed that these students had less loneliness , less social anxiety , less depression , and higher self-worth . Moreover, these psychosocial benefits remained years after, through their college and early adult years.

Another positive finding was that these benefits remained regardless of socioeconomic status and ethnicity or race. The authors did, however, note that socioeconomic and ethnicity-race factors could be an issue when discrimination and microaggressions exist on teams or students do not have free time due to familial demands at home.

How Much Is Too Much?

A downside to sports and extracurricular activities is when a person takes on too many. The researchers found that the magic number that constitutes too much: When burdened with a range of three to four different activities, students’ social anxiety increased, depression increased, loneliness increased, and self-worth was reduced.

Researchers speculate that some of the benefits of extracurricular activities are social learning and experience with teamwork . Exercise has also been shown to relieve depression and increase the positive effects of endorphins, along with sustaining overall health.

The issue of youth participation in sports is so important that the U.S. government has implemented a program called Healthy People 2030, aimed at increasing sports participation among youth. The goal is to increase youth sports engagement to 63.3 percent by 2030. Perhaps not surprisingly, participation dropped from 58.4 percent in 2016–2017 to 50.7 percent in 2020–2021 (during the pandemic).

With the Paris Summer Olympics just behind us and Los Angeles preparing for the Summer Olympics in 2028, perhaps young people will be inspired to try sports. After all, Hollywood has a long history of inspiring dreams , hope, grit, heroes, and happy endings.

Knifsend, C.A. & Juvonen, J. (2022). Type and breadth of high school extracurricular activity involvement and postsecondary psychosocial well-being among diverse youth. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. 52, 319-330.

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At PrizePicks, we are the fastest growing sports company in North America, as recognized by Inc. 5000. As the leading platform for Daily Fantasy Sports, we cover a diverse range of sports leagues, including the NFL, NBA, and Esports titles like League of Legends and Counter-Strike. Our team of over 450 employees thrives in an inclusive culture that values individuals from diverse backgrounds, regardless of their level of sports fandom. Ready to reimagine the DFS industry together? 

Our Game Operations Team is responsible for creating, uploading, and maintaining the projections that are the foundation of the PrizePicks game. Throughout the projection process, Game Operations seeks to find the optimal balance between creating a fun game for our members and driving revenue for the PrizePicks business. This position reports to the Director, Game Operations - Pre-Match.

What you’ll do:

• Post and maintain accurate pre-match player projections for a combination of the following markets: CSGO, LoL, Dota2, VAL, COD, R6, APEX & RL
• Manage risk and monitor projections accordingly utilizing modeling and quantitative analysis
• Understand PrizePicks members’ play patterns and adjust internal processes and projections accordingly
• Work with analytics team to ensure esports models are optimized for current meta and individual game conditions
• Assist with reporting requirements as directed by management team

What you have:

• Excellent attention to detail and ability to apply that skill efficiently
• Ability to analyze several streams of information concurrently and make thoughtful decisions in a highly time-sensitive environment
• Excellent time management, reliability, and ability to meet highly important deadlines
• Ability to apply strong understanding of DFS and sports gaming industries
• Extensive understanding of major esports players, teams, matchups and understanding of how said information impacts projections
• Comfortable applying Standard Operating Procedures to all sports, regardless of specialized knowledge or experience
• Availability to work on nights & weekends (coinciding with esports schedule)
• Strong Mathematical and Analytical skills

What makes you stand out:

• Bachelor's degree in related field (statistics, computer science, engineering, analytics, finance, accounting) preferred but not required
• One to three years of experience working in or playing esports Daily Fantasy Sports or Sports Gaming preferred but not required

Where you’ll live:

• Anywhere in the US is fine but Atlanta would be preferred. 

Benefits you’ll receive:

In addition to your great compensation package, we’ll shower you with perks including: 

• Company-subsidized medical, dental, & vision plans 
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Long-term incentives and bi-annual bonus
• Uncapped PTO to encourage a healthy work/life balance (2-week MINIMUM required!)
• Generous paid leave programs, including 16-week paid parental leave and disability benefits
• Workplace flexibility and modern work schedules focused on getting the job done, not hours clocked
• Company-wide in-person events and team outings
• Lifestyle enhancement program
• Company equipment provided (Windows & Mac options)
• Annual performance reviews with opportunities for growth and career development

You must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.  We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time. 

PrizePicks is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

What to know for the start of the Paralympic Games

The summer of games is not over.

After what might be considered the first true post-Covid Olympics , the Paralympic Games are set to take place in Paris beginning Wednesday, running for 11 days through Sept. 8.

Here’s what to keep an eye on during the opening ceremony, including the biggest American stars competing over the first few days of the Games.

Many paralympic events are classified based on an athlete’s impairment such as T/S11 (athletes with extremely low visual acuity and/or no light perception ) and T/S37 (ambulant events for athletes with a movement disorder, including cerebral palsy). For a full list of classifications, click here .

Opening ceremony

The battle for the 549 gold medals up for grabs begins Wednesday with a historic opening ceremony. For the first time, the festivities will not take place in a stadium.

Instead, competitors from over 180 countries will stroll down the Champs-Élysées to Place de la Concorde, while the public can watch along Paris’ most famous thoroughfare.

The ceremony will include a variety of performers with disabilities, and the cobblestones of the Champs-Élysées have even been temporarily covered with a layer of asphalt to better accommodate the Paralympic athletes.

The opening ceremony will air live on USA at 2 p.m. ET on Wednesday, and an enhanced encore will also air on NBC at 9 p.m. ET on Saturday.

Preliminaries begin in wheelchair rugby as well as men’s wheelchair basketball. The U.S. men are attempting to become the first team to win three-straight gold medals in wheelchair basketball.

The rugby team is looking to win its first gold medal since Beijing in 2008. Sarah Adam will make history as the first woman to compete for the team.

Also taking place will be the finals in both the women’s 50-meter freestyle and women’s 100-meter butterfly. American Ellie Marks won silver in the 50-meter in Tokyo and will race again in Paris. In the 100-meter butterfly, American Grace Nuhfer is making her Paralympic debut and will be tasked with trying to take down Italy’s Carlotta Gilli, who has recently dominated the event in other competitions.

Prelims begin in women’s sitting volleyball and women’s wheelchair basketball, while men’s goalball prelims continue with U.S. beginning competition. There are also three finals to watch for: the women’s 400-meter freestyle S11, the women’s 100-meter backstroke and, on the track, the women’s 200-meter T37 .

The USA women’s wheelchair basketball team is looking for its third-straight medal in the event, winning gold in Rio and bronze in Tokyo. The sitting volleyball team, however, is looking for its third-straight gold.

Goalball has a chance to become your new favorite sport. It’s a competition for the visually impaired, who wear blindfolds and try to score a ball into their opponent’s net while using their whole bodies to defend. The ball has a bell in it for the athletes to hear, and it’s a spirited game combining elements of dodgeball, bowling and soccer. It doesn’t have an Olympic equivalent.

The U.S. men's goalball team is trying to get back on the podium after finishing fourth in Tokyo.

On the track, Americans Jaleen Roberts and Taylor Swanson will compete in the 200 meters.

In the pool, Anastasia Pagonis and Gia Pergolini, both current world-record holders, will defend their gold medals in the 400-meter freestyle S11 and 100-meter backstroke, respectively.

The third day of the Paralympics is loaded, with sevens finals featuring Americans.

Susannah Scaroni will defend her gold in the women’s 5,000-meter T54, her fourth time competing in the event in the Paralympics.

In the men’s 100-meter T38, three Americans will square off: Jaydin Blackwell, Ryan Medrano and Nick Mayhugh. Blackwell, 20, is making his Paralympic debut but is the favorite in the race after putting up dominant times in multiple world championship events leading up to Paris. Mayhugh has represented his country in soccer but took up sprinting during that sport’s offseason. Noah Malone will also be on the track after winning three medals in Tokyo, competing in the men’s 100-meter T12 final.

In the women’s 100-meter backstroke S8, Jessica Long will be competing in her sixth Paralympics. She’s medaled four straight times in the event but has never finished first.

Elsewhere, Olivia Chambers will swim the women’s 400-meter freestyle S13, 19-year-old Ezra French will compete in men’s long jump T63, and three Americans will race in the women’s 200-meter IM SM7: Mallory Weggemann, Julia Gaffney and Morgan Stickney.

Looking Ahead

• Hunter Woodhall, the husband of Olympic gold medalist Tara Woodhall-Davis, will compete in the men’s 100-meter T64 and the 400-meter T62
• Italy’s Valentina Petrillo will make history at 50 years old as the first transgender woman to compete in the Paralympic games when she races in the women’s 200-meter T12 as well as the 400-meter T12.
• Oksana Masters has won 17 medals across three Paralympic sports — skiing, rowing and para-cycling. She will compete in para-cycling in Paris in what will be her seventh appearance at the Games.

Rohan Nadkarni is a sports reporter for NBC News. 

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New Faculty Insights: New Faculty Orientation 2024

New Faculty Orientation (NFO) offers new full-time faculty the chance to connect with each other and with university leaders. It also provides valuable insights into the resources available for teaching, research, and professional development, helping to build a support network for their careers at USC.

NFO 2024 is divided into two distinct days: NFO – Benefits Day and NFO – Orientation Day, both held at the University Conference Center, 1705 College Street, Close-Hipp Building, Suite 800.

NFO – Benefits Day

Date: Monday, August 19

Human Resources conducted two one-hour presentations on the benefits available to new faculty members. After these presentations, new faculty had time to engage in brief discussions with benefits counselors and to schedule more detailed meetings for later.

NFO – Orientation Day

Date: Friday, September 6 Time: 8:30 am – 2:00 pm Location University Conference Center 1705 College Street Close-Hipp Building, Suite 800 Columbia, SC 29208

This comprehensive orientation is designed to provide timely information tailored for busy new faculty. The day includes:

• Networking Breakfast: An opportunity for new faculty to interact with their academic deans and administrators.
• Overview of University Resources: A focused session (including resource tables) offering just-in-time information for busy new faculty.
• Interactive Workshop: An engaging, interactive setting in which faculty will apply foundational educational concepts to their teaching.

We look forward to seeing all new faculty on Friday, September 6!

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U.S. applications for unemployment benefits inch up, but remain at historically healthy levels

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Slightly more Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, but the number of claims remains at healthy levels.

Jobless claims rose by 4,000 to 232,000 for the week of Aug. 17, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The four-week average of claims, which evens out some of the weekly gyrations, ticked down by 750 to 236,000.

For the week ending Aug. 10, 1.86 million Americans were collecting jobless benefits, 4,000 more than the week before.

Weekly filings for unemployment benefits, which are a proxy for layoffs, remain low by historic standards.

From January through May, claims averaged a paltry 213,000 a week. But they started rising in May, hitting 250,000 in late July and adding to evidence that high interest rates are taking a toll on the U.S. job market.

However, the tiny increase in claims this week follows two straight weeks of declines, largely dispelling worries that the job market is deteriorating rapidly rather than just slowing.

The Federal Reserve, fighting inflation that hit a four-decade just over two years ago, raised its benchmark interest rate 11 times in 2022 and 2023, taking it to a 23-year high. Inflation has come down steadily — from more than 9% in June 2022 to a three-year low of 2.9% last month. Despite higher borrowing costs, the economy and hiring kept chugging along, defying widespread fears that the U.S. was poised to tip into a recession.

The economy is weighing heavily on voters as they prepare for November’s presidential election. Despite a solid job market and decelerating inflation, Americans are still exasperated that consumer prices are 19% higher than they were before inflation started to take off in 2021. Many blame President Joe Biden, though it’s unclear whether they will hold Vice President Kamala Harris responsible as she seeks the presidency.

Lately, higher rates have finally seemed to be taking a toll. Employers added just 114,000 jobs in July , well below the January-June monthly average of nearly 218,000. The unemployment rate rose for the fourth straight month in July, though it remains low at 4.3%.

Earlier this week, the Labor Department reported that the U.S. economy added 818,000 fewer jobs from April 2023 through March this year than were originally reported. The revised total supports evidence that the job market has been steadily slowing and likely reinforces the Federal Reserve’s plan to start cutting interest rates soon.

The Labor Department estimated that job growth averaged 174,000 a month in the year that ended in March — a decline of 68,000 a month from the 242,000 that were initially reported. The revisions released Wednesday were preliminary, with final numbers to be issued in February next year.

On top of that, monthly job openings have fallen steadily since peaking at a record 12.2 million in March 2022. They were down to 8.2 million in June.

As signs of an economic slowdown accumulate and inflation continues to drift down toward its 2% target, the Fed is expected to start cutting rates at its next meeting in September.