Darts Fitness Training

Darts Description

Darts is a game in which a small, pointed object, or dart, is thrown at a round cork-type board. This activity requires good hand-eye coordination and throwing accuracy. Although playing darts has few fitness or conditioning benefits, it can be an excellent method of relaxation and stress reduction.

Darts Risks

• Dart injuries­beware of other players' throws

Darts Sport-specific applications

• Dart competitions are held on national and international levels
• May aid coordination and accuracy for throwing sports

Darts Equipment required

• Darts
• Dart board

Darts Reference sources, organizations and publications

• Billiards
• Any relatively light activity done while standing on one's feet will provide the same relative benefits and caloric expenditure

Mode

Recreational

Fitness Benefits

• Cardiorespiratory 0
• Flexibility 0
• Muscular Strength 0
• Muscular Endurance 0
• Body Fat Recution 0

Fitness Requirements

• Cardiorespiratory 0
• Flexibility 0
• Muscular Strength 0
• Muscular Endurance 0
• Coordination/Skill 3

Muscle groups used

Primary muscles: triceps and shoulderAssistance muscles: forearm and hand muscles, chest and rhomboids

Energy expenditure

Approximately 0.016 Calories per minute per pound of body weight