Have you ever sat around on a weekend and had nothing better to do than watch TV? Or gone to a softball game in the spring and thought it would be fun to play!? Then do it! Why not get involved - the fitness center put on a dodge ball tournament for all ages 9th grade or above for 16 teams and 6 teams signed up-only 6. We are a community of over 4,000 and a total of only 50 people got involved. It should have been the other way around and we should have had people upset that they didn’t get in. I’m sitting here at the fitness center looking outside and seeing all the people walking and riding bike and thinking about how I’m jealous that people are outside being fit while I sit and type away. I think a lot of us would benefit more if we had a mindset like that.
    Let’s take advantage of the weather and the new improvements to the East Park ball diamond and start tournaments in Cresco! Kickball and slow-pitch softball tournaments would be great and I know many of my friends would love to have another reason to hang out and have a good time. You can not only exercise but have loads of fun at the same time. Why not have a blast while working out instead of doing the same old routine. You could do activities you don’t even have to sign up for, like disc golf which is to be installed at East Park, or go golfing over the summer, or bowling through the winter. This will give you something fun, new, and exciting to look forward to each week with friends or family.
    I have a slow-pitch team and pretty much when any activity or tournament comes along we enter it because we love competition and working out and being healthy. Sure what we eat or drink may not be the healthiest but we increase our heart rate and workout out while doing something we love to make up for it. You can increase your heart rate and use muscles to help reduce your cardiovascular disease risk while improving strength and stamina. Or why not play pick up games of basketball on Sundays at the fitness center. Doing something fun and exciting and not even feeling like you exercised is the best of all!
    So instead of walking past those posters - join up, get a team together and have a blast! Whether you are athletic or not you will have a great time getting together with all your friends. You may enjoy doing something different. Just trust me, don’t say‚ “Oh that looks like it would be fun” the next time you hear about some sort of activity, instead talk your friends into getting together and having fun with something new. Let’s make Cresco a fun community and bring everyone together!