Day 1 :
Keynote Forum
Jennifer Seyler
Illinois Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, USA
Keynote: Translating and promoting scientific findings: Getting the attention of your audience
Time : 9:30-10:00am
Biography:
Jennifer Seyler has nearly 15 years’ experience in nutrition and fitness communications. As a dietitian and personal trainer, she has leveraged her knowledge to help 40 plus brands, including Gatorade and Abbott Nutrition, translate science and spread respective messages to the audiences that matters most to them. She has published more than 20 scientific articles and has been cited as an expert in publications such as Parents, iVillage and Today’s Dietitian. She is a Chicago Food and Nutrition Network Board Member, the Illinois Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics President-Elect, and the Health Influencer Communications Vice President for FleishmanHillard.
Abstract:
Science is a foundational building block that helps guide consumer nutrition and physical activity recommendations. But these guidelines are often misrepresented or misunderstood, which can lead to confusion. Health professionals have a duty to provide evidence-based information to ensure user safety and maintain credibility. But, no matter how ‘late breaking,’ ‘novel’ or ‘supported’ the science is, if the audience doesn’t hear what you are saying or what you mean to say, it isn’t going to get applied or it may be applied improperly. To ensure your audience understand the science and the best way to apply it, you – the health professional – need to understand the best ways to evaluate, translate and promote the science in a way that ensures the information is going to the person intended, is as clear as possible, and maintains the credibility it deserves. This presentation will discuss 1) what the media considers news, 2) the nutrition/fitness landscape, 3) the importance of knowing your audience, and 4) ways to evaluate, translate and promote science.
Keynote Forum
Sally R Parsonage
University of Westminster, UK
Keynote: Rapid assessment of diet quality and potential use in performance enhancement
Time : 10:30-11:00am
Biography:
Sally R Parsonage is an internationally recognised sports Nutritionist with a depth of experience in researching and delivering nutritional guidance to elite competitors across the full range of Olympic events. As a formerly world-ranked tennis player, she has a unique insight into the drive to find that elusive “edge”, and strives to offer practical solutions to achieving an optimal diet in order to produce peak performance at the critical time. She is a Registered Nutritionist, holds the full Certification of the International Society for Sports Nutrition (CISSN), and has global experience of communicating via all types of media.
Abstract:
Many practicing, and even higher level, athletes consume a significantly inconsistent diet. The question is does this affect performance, and should nutritional interventions should be delivered differently according to the individual, the training status or the sport? For many individuals or teams, the opportunity for input by a sports nutritionist is often limited, so the practitioner has to decide how to rapidly assess the situation, which parameters can reasonably be changed quickly, and how it can best be done. Initial work has been done on the development of a Diet Quality (DQ) Index that can be measured rapidly in less than 10 minutes, thus avoiding the need for time-consuming recording of food intake and subsequent dietary analysis. A questionnaire has been developed based on what the average consumer might categorise as “good” or “bad” types of food, and the athlete simply indicates how many times a week, on average, they consume those foods, The resulting DQ Index then indicates the overall quality of the diet generally consumed, and can also be used to highlight areas where there might be a particular concern. Pilot studies have shown that there are strong correlations with measures of DQ and nutrient intakes such as calcium intake in adolescent athletes (R=0.69), and % energy from protein in middle-aged distance runners (R=0.35). This system can give significant impetus to identification of key areas and subsequent swift delivery of targeted nutritional changes with the aim of improving training or competition performance. There is growing interest in the role of nutrition on the mental toughness, or resilience, of the athlete. It is now becoming clear that the relationship between nutrition and psychological parameters can affect training gains, recovery from injuries, the ability to maintain form under pressure, and being able to harness the competitive drive constructively. This raises a key question for future research – does nutrition affect resilience, does inherent resilience, drive compliance with sound nutrition, or is it actually a two-way process?
Keynote Forum
Maureen Simmonds
University of Texas, USA
Keynote: The science of pain and movement
Time : 11:15-11:45
Biography:
Dr. Maureen Simmonds is Professor and Research Chair in Physical Therapy, a ReACH Scholar in the Centre for Research to Advance Community Health, and Adjunct Professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Texas Health Science Centre, San Antonio. She is also an Honorary Professor at Wuhun Sports University, China. \r\nDr. Simmonds has many years of clinical experience during which she developed an interest in the pervasive and complex problem of pain and its impact on mood, movement and performance across health disorders. Clinical questions and paradoxes have driven her consistently well-funded research which has included the development of physical performance test batteries to characterize and quantify the burden of pain, ill-health and aging on performance and to better understand, measure, and manage pain and the impact of pain on mood, movement, physical, and cognitive function.as well as to assess the effectiveness of different rehabilitative approaches. She is on several international editorial boards, and scientific panels, has more than 100 publications and is a regularly invited speaker at national and internal conferences\r\n
Abstract:
Movement is fundamental and essential to life and to good physical, psychological and social health and well-being. Pain is the most frequent reason that movement and activity is compromised. For many years, movement and activity compromise was believed to be a direct result of actual or anticipated pain. Traditional research by pain or movements scientists narrowly focused on pain or on movement respectively and although substantial steps in understanding the complexities of these constructs were made, the lack of an integrated approach did little to contribute to a better understanding of the multi-level and bi-directional relationship between pain and movement and how pain and movement were mediated by the mind. Over the last couple of decades, an increasing amount of research has used a broader conceptual model to better understand various types of pain and its’ impact on mood and movement, as well as the reverse. It is now abundantly clear that the mind (both cognition and emotion) mediates both pain and movement expression and experience - as does the social environment. This talk will include a presentation of the state of the science of pain, mind and movement. Specifically it will include a discussion of contemporary research that: 1) Shows how pain is associated with generalized psychomotor slowing and movement inefficiencies; 2. Demonstrates how movement/activity can have health protective and analgesic effects and as such is especially beneficial for the emotional and physical health of individuals with chronic pain; and 3). Identifies and addresses bio-psycho-social factors that enhance mood and movement and decrease pain and its impact
- Sports Education and Sports Training
Location: Chicago, USA
Chair
Salaheddin Sharif
University of Benghazi, Libya
Co-Chair
Maureen Simmonds
University of Texas, USA
Session Introduction
Salaheddin Sharif
University of Benghazi, Libya
Title: Pre-Competition Medical Assessment of Athletes experience in Libya
Time : 11:45-12:05
Biography:
Salaheddin Sharif has completed his MBCHB, MD from Arab Medical University, Libya, general surgery residency at University Teaching Hospital, and MS in clinical exercise physiology from West Virginia University, USA. He is a sport medicine physician for the Libyan Football Federation in Benghazi, Libya and a registered clinical exercise physiologist at American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). He is a Lecturer in the Physiology Department at the University of Benghazi, School of Medicine in Libya. His focus is pre-participation screening of athletes, functional assessment, cardiopulmonary rehab, weight management, sports nutrition, and injury prevention. He includes sports as essential part of his life and has earned a black belt from the International Karate Organization KyokushinKaikan – I.K.O Matsushima.
Abstract:
Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is the most common cause of death in athletes and may result from undiagnosed cardiovascular diseases. Pre-participation screening has been generally approved to identify those athletes at risk of SCD; however, there is no single commonly adopted protocol to screen athletes. Although the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the American Heart Association (AHA) support the routine pre-participation screening of athletes to prevent SCD, there is considerable disagreement regarding the guidelines of the protocols used. The AHA protocol includes a detailed medical history and a physical examination, whereas the ESC protocol includes a detailed medical history, a physical examination and 12 lead ECG assessments. The cost benefit of using 12 lead ECG is arguable, especially if the screening is used to prevent SCD associated with rare diseases. The Libyan Football Federation established a new protocol for seasonal pre-competition screening for their athletes during the 2013-2014 seasons. The protocol, which was arguable because of costs, included a medical history, physical examination, 12 lead ECG, electrocardiography and blood test. In conclusion, regardless of cost and differences in protocol, there is a significant value in pre-competition screening for athletes in order to decrease the incidence of SCD.
Abdussalam Kanniyan
King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Saudi Arabia
Title: Effect of hypoxic training and pilates training on selected bio motor and skill related variables of university level soccer players
Time : 12:05-12:25
Biography:
Abstract:
Introduction: Football or soccer is the most popular sporting event in the world. It is the king of sports. There is not a single country in the world where soccer is not played in some form or other, and it is popular particularly among the youth of the world. “Soccer is the game of educated feet. Hypoxic (low-oxygen) workout makes the oxygen delivery system more efficient, increasing the strength and endurance up to 40 percent. Pilates training is a physical fitness regimen of repeated exercise and is a holistic approach to well-being and a lifelong process of refinement. Method: Participants: Thirty six (N=36) male students who were members of their concerned university soccer team are selected as the subjects. Procedure and Task: They were divided randomly into three groups. Group-1 (hypoxic training), Group-2 (Pilates training) and Group-3 acted as control group. The duration of training was 12 weeks (1 hour per day, four days /week). Hypoxic training and Pilates training are selected as the independent variables where bio-motor variables and soccer skill variables are selected as the dependent variables. Mor-Christian general ability soccer test is used to take soccer skills of subjects. Dependent‘t’ test and ANOVA were used with F-ratio and Scheffe’s post hoc test as needed. Results: The ‘t-test’ scores of group-1, group-2 and group-3 were for speed (9.26,4.69,0.06) explosive power (3.89,4.27, 0.06), dribbling (5.43,6.41,0.03), passing (7.47, 4.44, 0.20)and shooting (11.09, 12.18, 0.52). Discussion & Conclusions: In all the selected dependent variables, the t-values of both experimental groups were bigger than the table value where the same for control group was lesser than the table value. Hence, the result is significant for the selected variables of study
Hans Isselee
Catholic University, Belgium
Title: Gnathopostural approach in sports medicine: clinics and research
Biography:
Dr. Hans Isselée graduated at the Catholic University of Leuven (KU Leuven) in 1989. He has a broad clinical experience as a physical therapist in musculoskeletal disorders. In 1991 he specialized in temporomandibular disorders at ACTA Amsterdam. He achieved his PhD in 2002 in Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy at the KU Leuven with a doctoral thesis on ‘Temporomandibular disorders and hormonal fluctuations’ with Prof A. De Laat. He is lecturer and researcher at the KU Leuven musculoskeletal research group in Leuven and Bruges, Belgium.
Abstract:
Since the seventies and eighties, gnathologists developed different scientific studies for analyzing the correlation between dental occlusion and sports performance. Literature reviews underline how these studies bring many conflicting results; anyway it seems to exist a correlation between dental occlusion and sports performance, not only because of an effect on muscle strength, but probably for the intervention of other dental occlusion influenced co-factors. (e.g. Postural control). Moreover during competitions and training many professional athletes wear mouthguards to protect their stomatognathic apparatus and thus an individual mouthguard properly balanced could also be able improve their sports performance. Our clinical experience showed that athletes should consider the chance of having a complete dental analysis by a sports dentistry specialist in order to protect their stomatognathic apparatus also trying to have an improvement of their performance after a proper dental therapy using an appropriate mouthguard or occlusal splint or as an aid to physiotherapy in healing frequent painful symptomatology that prevents the athlete from having a correct and continuous training program. Studies made by the authors on athletes and air force pilots, showed the usefulness of the force platform and other instruments (ex. computerized analysis of occlusion, thermography) in the gnathopostural approach to sports medicine. In fact, the force platform is able to detect the influence of the mandibular position on the sway area and postural control of the athlete. Recent pilot studies from our group found that muscle force in the upper and lower limbs was not influenced by altered mandibular position. Regarding postural balance, it is widely accepted that the cervical region has a significant effect on postural control mechanisms in general. As the mandibular position is directly functionally related to the cervico-cranial region, further research is needed to explore these relationships and the possible effects on postural control. An inaccurate fabrication of mouthguards for protecting the stomatognathic system could unbalance the highly specialized postural system of these individuals, predisposing them to an even higher incidence of painful posture-related symptomatologies. Thus all athletes should be individually and carefully analysed with clinical and instrumental analyses by a professional expert in sports dentistry and possibly treated with reversible occlusal treatments in order to evaluate the real effectiveness of an occlusal splint in improving postural structure and sports performance.
Paulo Marchetti
UNIMEP, Brazil
Title: Exercise Order: Differences on Neuromuscular Performance
Time : 14:10-14:30
Biography:
Dr. Paulo Marchetti is Supervisor of Human Movement Sciences Graduate Program at UNIMEP and has over 16 years experience in researching stretching, resistance training and biomechanics. Dr. Marchetti is PostDoctoral Research Fellow in the Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology at Medical School (USP), PhD in Biomechanics and Motor Control and MSc in Kinesiology (Biomechanics ans Motor Control) at USP, Specialist in Exercise Physiology and Physical Training at UNIFESP, and he has over fifty research publications. Dr Paulo Marchetti is a NSCA member, Cybex Institute Member, and Chief editor in section of Sports Medicine of the International Archives of Medicine.
Abstract:
An optimal resistance training program may include acute load variables (intensity, volume, rest intervals, and velocity), exercise order, and periodization model. The sequence of exercises (multi-joint vs single-joint exercises) significantly affect several acute responses such as repetition performance, neuromuscular activity, oxygen consumption, and rating of perceived exertion. Multiple-joint exercises, such as bench press and back squat, requires a more complex neural responses, considering a high amount of active muscles; when compared to single-joint exercises, such as triceps pushdown, and it has been used to target specific muscle groups, a reduced level of skills and technical involvement. There are several different ways to built the exercise order in a resistance training program, many of them are related to combine both single- and multiple-joint exercises. The purpose of this presentation is to show the acute differences between pre-exhaustion and traditional exercise order on neuromuscular performance in trained men.
Biography:
David Hardin is an exercise physiologist, sponsored by Red Bull and Under Armour, who is passionate about leading people to fitness through smarter training, healthier nutrition and a stronger mindset. With over 15 years of experience in the industry and a background as a two-sport pro athlete, he has helped thousands of people get fit including celebrities, pro athletes, military personnel and those with special needs. He is known for his talent to help clients of all levels prevent and fix injuries and is Chicago’s only certified TACFIT instructor.
Abstract:
Over the last decade or so, over-training has received a lot of attention and controversy. The truth is it is not necessary to push our bodies to the brink of exhaustion to get the results we seek. Pushing our bodies too hard is actually quite dangerous, causing joint and soft tissue damage, chemical imbalances, and adrenaline dumps which can lead to PTSD, and more. About 60% of all injuries in general fitness or athletic activity can be prevented, with over-training being the main culprit. Those who believe they are ‘injury-prone’ are misled and are often left to believe there is no hope. We will discuss what qualifies as over-training, how to combat over-training, and the importance of recovery. We will dive deep into the physiology of the body to finally answer these questions once and for all. Because let’s face it, what’s the point of having a great looking body if you’re in pain and injured all the time?
Sheyda Ghanbari Ghoshchi
Tor Vergata University School of MedicineRome, Italy
Title: The Effect of Stress and Aerobic Training on Brain- Derived Neurotrophic Factor in Vistar Rats
Biography:
Sheyda Ghanbari Ghoshchi is currently studying Physical Activity and Health Promotion at Tor Vergata University, Faculty of Medicine, Italy. She received her MSc in Sport Physiology from Shiraz University of Iran. She has been involved in teaching for more than 10 years at schools and universities and has been involved in different projects in the field of sport psychology and published in peer reviewed journals.
Abstract:
The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the influence of aerobic training and stress on BDNF and uric acid in Wistar rats. Subjects of study included 90 Wistar rats (weight 200±40gr). Healthy rats were randomly divided into 6 groups of aerobic training (T), Emotional Stress (ES), Physical Stress (PS), Physical stress and aerobic training (TPS), Emotional stress and aerobic training (TES), and Control (C).¬¬¬¬ Research programs included one session and two weeks aerobic training on treadmill with or without emotional and physical stress. Findings indicated significant differences between groups in BDNF. Following the first session, BDNF in groups of T, was significantly different with PS, ES, C groups, and BDNF significantly increased in T group compared to other groups. Moreover, BDNF was significantly decreased in ES groups compared to T, PS, TPS and TES groups. Furthermore, following first session the Uric acid level was significantly different in all groups compared with control group. After 2 weeks, there were no significant differences between all groups in Uric acid. In summary, one session of aerobic training has increased BDNF and Uric acid however, two weeks aerobic training increased BDNF with no change in Uric acid.
- 2. Sports and Health, 3. Exercise physiology and role of hormones in sport and fi tness, 4. Sports nutrituion and sports medicine
Location: Chicago, USA
Chair
Sally Parsonage
University of Westminster, UK
Session Introduction
Abdulaziz Almustafa
University of Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Title: The effects of three levels of contextual inference among athlete children
Time : 16:15-16-35
Biography:
Abdulaziz Almustafa is a professor in the Education & Psychology Department. He has completed his Ph.D on 1989, from University of Pittsburgh (Motor development & Learning). He is interested in motor behavior across the life span, studying children as well as a youth on ecological learning setting. He is a sport and exercise psychosocial implications of sport and physical activity participation. He has published 7 textbooks, and 40 papers in reputed journals. He has also been reviewed for many Journals in different countries
Abstract:
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effects of contextual interference CI by extending previous laboratory and field research with athlete children through the acquisition and transfer phases. Male children (n=60) were chosen randomly from Eastern Province Clubs. They were assigned to complete either blocked practice, random practice, or serial practice. Analysis of variance with repeated measures MANOVA indicated that, the results support the notion that acquisition under blocked practice facilitated learning in children . There were significant differences in the acquisition phase, children under blocked practice demonstrated greater mean scores and less variability than the random and serial practice groups. During the transfer phase , children showed no significant differences in performance between blocked, random, and serial practice conditions. This is contradictory to contextual interference effects, but supports the hypothesis of this study; that the performance in sport settings is totally different from laboratory and simple movement skill in field research. Thus, the present support the suggestions by Battig, 1979; Shea& Morgan , 1979 ; Almustafa, 1989; 1994;1999 , that enhance learning by following contextual interference effects, but not for children in the field with complex learning environments on transfer phase.
Azim Charoosaee
Islamic Azad University, Iran
Title: Effects of regular sport on sleeping
Time : 16:35-16:55
Biography:
I am Azim Charoosaee, a faculty member in physical Education in Iran, Islamic Azad university, khouzestan Province, shoushtar city. I have taught for more than 20 years old at university and schools about sport. I would like my work and also researching about. Unfortunately, I have been successful devoting a main part of my free time paying to research, writing papers due to doing projects about. On my mind, physical education and sport are important to cover a part of our day time to help us being successful and satisfied doing other tasks through our lives. I will try to continue my works about. The present research as following such this project is the report of my working about
Abstract:
Sleep is essential for athletes, both for preparing for, and recovering from, training and competition. Sleep disturbances in elite athletes can occur both during training and following competition. While there is considerable data available related to the amount of sleep obtained by adults in the general population, there are few published data related to the amount of sleep obtained by elite athletes. For a good night’s rest, you need a good sleep system. Full disclosure: I helped found a company that sells sleep systems. You spend one-third of your life in bed, so it’s worth it to get the right system. Disruption of sleep—be it tossing and turning or actually waking up—throws off your sleep patterns and deprives you of the true benefits of sleep. Many people wake up and toss and turn because they sleep on an uncomfortable surface that cuts off circulation to their muscles during the night. This appears to be a considerable oversight given that sleep has been recognized as an essential component of preparation for, and recovery from high-intensity training. Another study showed that even one night of extended sleep improved mood and vigilance. In High Performance sport, evidence has to be anecdotal as it would be a brave player or coach who would volunteer themselves or a team to suffer sleep deprivation as part of a study. Sub-maximal, prolonged exercise appears to be more affected by sleep deprivation than short, maximal efforts. Sleep extension and napping can be effective means of enhancing performance in athletes. Athletes should focus on utilizing good sleep hygiene to improve sleep and potentially athletic performance. Through this paper as a result of an annual research, we will conclude and recognize the meaningful relationship between regular sleep and sport.
Ruben Goebel
Qatar University, Qatar
Title: Impact of Ramadan on recovery-stress states of female professional basketball players
Time : 16:55-17-15
Biography:
Goebel R is an Assistant Professor of Sport Science at Qatar University with a strong background in Applied Training Science, Talent Identification and Development and Injury Prevention. He finished his PhD in 2006 on Segment Body Vibrations in resistance training and stretching at German Sport University Cologne, where he also started his professional academic career in 2007, after being a performance diagnostician at Medicos AufSchalke Football Club. His current research focuses on injury prevention in obese population, and applied training science with Qatar University students and Qatari National Teams of different sports.
Abstract:
Ramadan is a period of complete abstinence from solid nutrients and liquids from sunset to sunset for a period of one month. While Ramadan is thought to have only minor effects on the general population, this kind of intermittent fasting may lead to severe effects in athletes’ psycho-physical functioning, such as coping with stress or maintaining particular recovery strategies. Thus the aim of this study was to assess the influence of Ramadan intermittent fasting on recovery-stress states of professional athletes. 18 female professional basketball players (Aged 18-34) participated in this ethically approved study. Participants responded to a standardized recovery-stress questionnaire for athletes (RESTQ-52) on three different occasions 1) three days prior to Ramadan, 2) every Wednesday during Ramadan and 3) three days after Ramadan (RESTQ-52). The RESTQ-52 questions comprised 52 items about athletes’ recovery-stress states on 19 different scales such as emotional exhaustion, fatigue, social relaxation, well-being, or sleep quality. Results revealed significant effects of Time (prior to Ramadan, during Ramadan, post Ramadan) on Social Relaxation, F (2, 34)=4.12, p=0.02, and Emotional Exhaustion, F (2, 34)=3.60, p=0.04. Basketball players felt more emotionally exhausted during and after Ramadan. In addition, they felt less socially relaxed during and after Ramadan. We conclude that an increased state of emotional exhaustion together with a decreased social relaxation is likely to reduce athletes’ psycho-physical functioning and may thus hamper (sport) performance. Interventions with a particular focus on psychosocial and emotional aspects may be most advisable for coaches to apply during and after Ramadan, especially if they work with professional athletes.
Lauren Dawson
University of Ottawa, Canada
Title: The evaluation of impact characteristics causing persistent concussive syndrome in youth
Time : 17:15-17-35
Biography:
Lauren Dawson has completed her BSc in Human Kinetics and is currently completing her MSc in Biomechanics at the University of Ottawa’s Neurotrauma Impact Science Laboratory. Her thesis is under the supervision of Dr. Blaine Hoshizaki studying the biomechanics of head injury in youth. She is the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) National Academic Champion 2013 for research aimed to improvethe current CSA ice hockey helmet standard, which was titled “The influence of material compliance on the dynamic response of a Hybrid III headform”, and has published one paper and presented at two international conferences
Abstract:
Persistent concussion syndrome (PCS) has become a concerning injury in sport and everyday life. For unknown reasons youths have been reported to be at a higher risk than adults for this injury. The purpose of this study was to reconstruct youth PCS cases in a laboratory to describe the biomechanical characteristics of impacts resulting in youth PCS. Eleven youth (age 6-8) PCS cases were reconstructed using mathematical, physical, and finite element models. A monorail drop system was used to impact a Hybrid III 6yr head form at the height and impact surface obtained by eyewitness accounts of the accident. The impact was described using linear and rotational acceleration curves that were used as input for the University College Brain Trauma Model to determine the maximum principal strain (MPS) in the brain. The results showed that average impact velocity of head impact was 2.8m/s, lower than reported in adults. The resultant peak linear and rotational acceleration was 211.1(73.7) g and 15122(12224) rad/s2 respectively with a MPS of 0.465(0.171). The results all indicated a high risk of concussive injury, but were slightly lower than the measures describing adult PCS. In conclusion, although both age categories received similar peak magnitudes of linear and rotational acceleration and MPS the inbound velocity of head impact was lower for youth. This suggests that youth may be at an increased risk for PCS at lower head contact velocities than adults.
Biography:
Md. Sakibuzzaman is studying MBBS at Sir Salimullah Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Apart from study, he works as an Associate Operating Officer at Zaman Health Complex, Sherpur, Bangladesh. He participated in Indonesia International (bio) Medical Students’ Congress (INAMSC) 2013 as a representative from his medical college. He has published 3 papers in reputed Bangladeshi journals.
Abstract:
Health is a common theme in every culture. Among definitions still used, merely absence of disease or state of a well-being. Though health is central to the concept of quality of life, it has various dimensions. Among these dimensions sports is closely related to physical and mental dimensions. However physical activity with a sound mind indicates a good health status. So sports is comprised of all those physical activities and exercises, those are essential for maintaining a good health status. Although mental health is precisely related with sound mind, by any means sports maintains a state of harmony between mind of the individual and surrounding world. Thus insinuates the intimate connection between sports and health. Sports include all types of physical activity to maintain or improve physical ability and skills. Nowadays obesity has become a common health problem in developing world. Sport is the key to an increased energy expenditure. So this is an important part of weight reducing program. And sports also help in increasing endurance. The most common emerging health problems in teenagers such as psychological problems etc are developing because of internet addiction. Regular sport is the answer to decrease internet addiction in teenagers. Though sport is a recreation for mind, it may also help preventing toxic drug abuse. Department of Psychiatry of Sir Salimullah Medical College has included routine sports activity in guideline for treatment of drug addiction. It has revealed satisfactory improvement in addicted patients. So ultimately sports can promote good health to world community.