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How to Score in Badminton

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How to Serve in Badminton

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5 Things You Need to Know About Badminton Scoring

badminton is more than just a backyard hobby. For many people badminton is a serious sport. It became an Olympic sport for the first time in 1992. badminton players enjoy competitive league play an...
5 Things You Need to Know About Badminton Doubles

Doubles badminton works best when both partners are committed to the team. The right attitude and an honest evaluation of your strengths and weakness as a player greatly improves the quality of pl...
Smart Shopping for Badminton Shoes

In a professional badminton game, players run twice the distance in half the amount of time as tennis players do in their matches. It ends up being about four miles within a little over an hour, a...
5 Things You Need to Know About Badminton Grip

It's important to learn how to hold a badminton racket correctly if you want to be a good player and product great strokes. The right badminton grip can help you hit powerful smashes, but it also ...
Smart Shopping for Badminton Nets

Badminton is the fastest racket sport on the planet, with shuttlecock speeds surpassing 200 miles per hour in some instances. The game is characterized by quick bursts of intense movement, gym rat...
5 Things you Need to Know About Badminton

...o a leather and cork or rubber base. In badminton, you swat the shuttlecock back and forth between 2 players using a racket. Sometimes the swatting occurs between 2 teams of doubles. The winners...
5 Things You Need to Know About Badminton Laws

There are several badminton laws regarding the court where the game is played. They are very specific about the shape of the court and the markings on the court. The size of the badminton court sh...
5 Things You Need to Know About Badminton Faults

Badminton is a combination of the games of tennis and volleyball. Players use rackets to hit a shuttlecock, also called a birdie, over a net. The scoring, however, is similar to volleyball. Badmin...
5 Things you Need to Know About Badminton Racquets

The grip is also known as the badminton handle. It's important to make sure that the grip material and size matches your personal playing style to help you play at peak performance. If you're less...
Smart Shopping for Badminton Rackets

...s per hour, it's easy to understand why Badminton is known as the fastest racket sport. And, it doesn't stop there. Badminton players make twice as many shots in a competitive game than tennis p...

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Badminton

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Racquetball: competitive

... most racquet sports (such as Tennis or Badminton), usage of the walls, floor, and ceiling of the court is conside...

Badminton

From Wikipedia: Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs...

Badminton - competitive

Playing a game of competitive badminton can be a high energy, stamina building activity that usually involves between...

Badminton - casual

Playing a casual game of badminton involves hitting a shuttlecock back and forth over the net in order to score point...

Racquetball

... most racquet sports (such as Tennis or Badminton), usage of the walls, floor, and ceiling of the court is conside...

metabolism is sleeping!!!!! HELP
- Posted On August 16, 2008 10:27:22 AM
  ...rcises like walking a little at a time, badminton, sit ups on my balance ball, etc. Read More
- Posted On August 16, 2008 08:10:29 AM
  Trying to kick my metabolism in gear... is it better to eat lots of lo-cal foods all day (mainly fruits & veggies) or stick to 3 meals (about 400 cals) with a 100 cal snack in between? Read More
9 lbs in 12 days!~
- Posted On January 16, 2008 09:08:20 AM
  ...nce a week for an hour but have started badminton too now ...oo and nominated myself to do a 3mile run the 16 march to raise money for comic relief! So ill be getting fitter in the next 6 weeks Read More
- Posted On January 15, 2008 08:12:44 AM
  I began tracking on Jan 4th. Weight 1-4-08 : 213 Weight 1-15-08: 204.4 woooo hoooooo Read More
BMX? Really? BMX?
- Posted On August 20, 2008 08:33:56 PM
  ...ng today show this morning and saw that badminton is also an olympic sport! I bet thats real exciting!! Read More
- Posted On August 20, 2008 09:02:18 PM
  ...ng today show this morning and saw that badminton is also an olympic sport! I bet thats real exciting!! oh but it is. have you seen a badminton match? check out the speeds of the cock. Recor... Read More
Metabolism problem
- Posted On April 19, 2008 07:20:53 PM
  ...lip on there, and play some pretty epic badminton with my bro. Read More
- Posted On April 19, 2008 06:58:30 PM
  Okay, I'm not sure what's going on. My brother can eat like a pig and has almost a six-pack, while I eat about half as much as he does and i can pinch about an inch. Can anyone please suggest h... Read More
Can you gain weight on a diet before metabolism kicks in?
- Posted On August 12, 2008 08:18:09 PM
  ...p; doing some walking and oudoor stuff (badminton, volleyball,etc) after work. i also have a seperated pelvic bone which makes more active excercises very painful. Read More
- Posted On August 12, 2008 07:33:45 PM
  I am about 50lbs overweight (slowly gained over 5 years). I think I shut my metabolism down from not eating enough calories. I recently started using the daily plate feature 2 weeks ago and have t... Read More
creative outdoor workouts?
- Posted On July 30, 2007 11:54:24 AM
  ...bunch of your friends together and play badminton or volleyball. It's fun, burns calories and you get to hang out with your friends. Read More
- Posted On July 30, 2007 11:27:06 AM
  i love working out @ the gym. i go five days a week and enjoy doing the same things over and over. i know, i'm sick. the dilemma: my gym will be closed for a week. any recommendations (i ca... Read More
good gyms/low cost
- Posted On December 30, 2007 04:56:18 AM
  ...l, huge gym for basketball, volleyball, badminton and aerobic classes of all kinds, a kids room, racquetball, a theater, a bowling alley, 12 tennis courts and much much more. Plus there are a... Read More
- Posted On December 29, 2007 01:47:53 PM
  Anyone know of any good gyms that offer lower monthly fees? I've just moved and i need a new gym...i'm living on a pretty tight budget now, so i need to find something fairly low cost... Do you thi... Read More
Take a Photo of yourself in your underwear to aid weightloss
- Posted On January 9, 2008 11:28:00 AM
  ... and not die! I want to be able to play badminton and beat my BF!! Even though he whacks it miles away from me each time, I WILL be so fit i will be able to run around with ease lol... This is m... Read More
- Posted On January 7, 2008 12:13:33 AM
  A lady in the UK was on TV having lost a considerable amount of weight. On the first day of every month she asked her husband to take a photo of her in her underwear so she could monitor the chang... Read More
Favourite Sport?
- Posted On October 5, 2008 08:50:52 AM
  ...ycling (cycle to work and for leisure), badminton and football (proper football that is, not that stuff with padding and helmets ) Read More
- Posted On April 14, 2009 07:13:52 AM
  ...port!! I also like cycling, skiing and badminton Read More
Help
- Posted On August 9, 2008 08:47:05 PM
  i need a name for our group... we play badminton... Battledore is taken... was thinking of WORDPLAY, DECEIVER, RACQUET SPORT PLEASE ADDIVE ME.. PLEASEE Read More
- Posted On August 9, 2008 09:44:16 PM
  bad to the bone! lol, corny, i know .... Read More
compare/contast -- what is your resting heart rate?
I had never tested before in the morning. So, on a whim today, when I woke up I checked my resting heart rate. Now it wasn't what I would call a true measure because I was in...
- Posted On May 1, 2009 08:26:31 AM
  ... the YMCA last evening before I went to Badminton, it (my pulse rate) showed on the display as 65.... I went & got my HR watch from my car just now here at work, shut out my l... Read More
- Posted On May 1, 2009 08:26:31 AM
  ... the YMCA last evening before I went to Badminton, it (my pulse rate) showed on the display as 65.... I went & got my HR watch from my car just now here at work, shut out my l... Read More
Labor day weekend!
...hrimp, fish, beer, family, kayaking and badminton! Im also going to hang with my sister in law, and go to a beach bar!
- Posted On August 25, 2008 03:38:41 PM
  Wow, the possibilities are endless. We've been invited on 3 boat trips (love having friends with boats). DH has leave, and I have a babysitter!!!!! We are going to the island on Thursday for a b... Read More
- Posted On August 25, 2008 04:20:17 PM
  Jen, you might be going to NJ but I wish I was in San Diego where you live. I loved living in southern California and sometimes miss it. But I also miss Florida and the coast of North Carolina, too... Read More
Easy run today
... field hockey coaching and some doubles badminton :-)
- Posted On March 3, 2008 07:51:50 AM
  Good job! I had to postbone my two runs I had planned for the weekend because I pulled a muscle in my back....I'll be back soon though! Read More
OLLA!
...r fun just do like sport gaming such as badminton and swimming. I once joined a gym for only one month ahahah! well its kinda boring there and i dont really know what to do with all of those...
- Posted On August 11, 2008 05:04:28 AM
  Glad you are here! Read More
cycling and womens softball might be out of olympic
it just doesnt seem fare,after all we,cycling.has gone thru.now this ouch!! that stings.womens softball,just because they win all the time.i love watching womens sports.such a diff.from the men,and...
- Posted On August 28, 2008 05:54:33 PM
  ...e anything from the lineup it should be badminton. Read More
- Posted On August 28, 2008 05:54:33 PM
  ...e anything from the lineup it should be badminton. Read More
Back..............
Go G-r-e-g...........Go G-r-e-g! Welcome back to the wagon. Looks like we both are jumping on! I forgot to weigh today, but will find out the damage tomorrow. I certainly feel "bloated". So ...
- Posted On January 3, 2008 07:18:52 AM
  ... I'm headed to the gym for a session of badminton today. I think I have everything. Last time I had to get them to cut the lock off of my locker since I grabbed the wrong key on my way to pilate... Read More
- Posted On January 3, 2008 07:18:52 AM
  ... I'm headed to the gym for a session of badminton today. I think I have everything. Last time I had to get them to cut the lock off of my locker since I grabbed the wrong key on my way to pilate... Read More
Sunny Sunday
What a beautiful day here in Southwestern Ontario! The sun is shining, and the temperature was in the midteens. Absolutely lovely! Hubby and I went to Canadian Tire this morning and purchased ...
- Posted On April 7, 2008 04:45:55 PM
  ...is. Although in highschool I did enjoy badminton... although if I remember correctly it was a little dangerous and my badminton partner and I occasionally had mishaps where one of us would get ... Read More
- Posted On April 6, 2008 09:55:50 PM
  I feel your pain, I broke out my rollerblades for the first time in 6 years and almost bit it a couple times going around the block, lol. I used to be so good on those things, but now every crack ... Read More
Question to Greg
Greg, thanks for noticing I was MIA. How did you do during the holidays? I have started walking along with the weights. My life is too computer sedentary to not walk some. It is helping. I am also ...
- Posted On January 14, 2008 04:31:58 AM
  ... reasonable amount of time. I'm playing badminton on a regular basis now and will be adding weights and pilates back in this week. Over the holidays, my exercise was shovelling snow and sledding... Read More
- Posted On January 14, 2008 04:31:58 AM
  ... reasonable amount of time. I'm playing badminton on a regular basis now and will be adding weights and pilates back in this week. Over the holidays, my exercise was shovelling snow and sledding... Read More
Thank you!
...ss every week AND I've taken up playing badminton twice a week. I hope to stick to it, more enjoyable than sweating it out at the gym. All power to those of you who can! :) So...I wish ev...
- Posted On January 22, 2009 06:19:44 AM
  Hi, Don't be too hard on yourself! It's a new year. My first step was learning to keep track of my calories EVERYDAY. No matter if it was a good or bad day. I've done it since jan 1 and feel great... Read More
- Posted On January 22, 2009 06:56:02 AM
  Hi and good luck to you!!! Read More
Sure Did

I played Badminton with my honey for 55 minutes and we played the best of 3 games and he won. But, only because I gave up since Bachelorette was coming on.

I don’t know if it was the music that was playing that influenced me, but these guy make badminton a lot more cooler to watch after seeing this video. Which comes to my next question: Do chicks dig badminton geeks–I mean men? Source: College...

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Nigeria : We will help raise badminton standards in the region

Here’s a positive story from Africa. Nigeria is offering to help other West African nations improve their standard of badminton playing. Badminton Federation of Nigeria president Alhaji Kabiru Badamasuiy on Sunday said Nigeria would assist other...

Why does BAI do this to us?

BAI stands for the Badminton Association of India, and ‘us’ refers to badminton players — particularly the top ones. Shruti excerpts an e-mail from one of the top Indian players: We are not fighting for being in the Indian team. They...

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metabolism is sleeping!!!!! HELP

9 lbs in 12 days!~

BMX? Really? BMX?

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creative outdoor workouts?

good gyms/low cost

Take a Photo of yourself in your underwear to aid weightloss

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compare/contast -- what is your resting heart rate?

Labor day weekend!

Easy run today

OLLA!

cycling and womens softball might be out of olympic

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