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50 FOUR SEASONS BREEZE | MAY 2020 Currently, the only pickleball being played is in our living rooms on YouTube. Once the ban on social distancing is lifted, consider the following for a healthier you: • Playing pickleball can improve your mood and ward off depression. • Physical activity can help release feel-good endorphins and take your mind off our worries. • Playing pickleball gets your heart pumping with this form of moderate exercise, it can improve blood pressure levels as well. • While there's no serious running, playing pickleball does provide a little aerobic exercise. • As a great alternative to more strenuous physical activities, pickleball is ideal for older age groups that still want to get in a little moderate exercise. • A rousing pickleball game can also improve your balance. Regular activity, including the aerobic exercise pickleball requires, can improve our balance even as we age. • Pickleball gives players the opportunity to tone their muscles and improve their agility. • According to NPR, pickleball is also a great sport for participants with previous injuries. Instead of putting your health at risk, you can burn 40 percent more calories than walking without causing yourself further pain. • Pickleball is also a social sport. Whether you play a single or doubles game, learning how to play pickleball can put you on the court with other enthusiastic players. On behalf of all the Four Seasons Pickleball players, stay healthy, stay safe, and know we are here to support our community in this time of need. ~ Karen Rose, (626) 497-6644 Pickleball Just in case: Check with your club contact to confirm meeting place, date, and time. To all our Bocce Ball players here at Four Seasons, stay safe! As I am writing this article for the Breeze it is early April and we are all keeping our distance from each other because of the current situation. Hopefully by the end of April or early May we will have a better understanding of when we can get back to normal. And maybe we can start up our activities. The weather will start warming up and we can resume our lives. If you have questions, contact one of the following: Hank Negrete at (909) 747-7087 or Greg Stilson at (951) 267-1551. ~ Hank Negrete, hanknegrete16@yahoo.com Bocce Ball