The ultimate cross-training activity?

By Charmaine Yabsley
Updated October 30 2013 - 10:18pm, first published 11:41pm
Play ball: is basketball the ultimate cross-training activity?
Play ball: is basketball the ultimate cross-training activity?

Dribbling. Layups. Shooting. Dodging. Stopping and starting. It's no wonder basketball is so exhilarating. And exhausting. "Basketball really is 'the cradle to the grave' sport," says Jayne Arlett, a sports podiatrist and fellow of the Australian Academy of Podiatric Sports
Medicine and Sports Medicine Australia. She has worked with professional basketball teams in Australia, the US and atthe Olympics. "It doesn't matter what your ability or agility is, it's a great sport for all ages, and sexes," she says.

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