BB Fact Sheet – Recreation – Lawn Bowls

Why play Lawn Bowls?

• Play Lawn Bowls and help to improve your fitness.

• Lawn Bowls can improve your coordination, confidence and self-esteem.

• You can learn the basics in minutes, and spend years mastering Lawn Bowls.

• Join a team and get involved in your wider community.

Baby Boomers and Lawn Bowls

• Lawn Bowls is extremely popular in Australia, with an estimated 296,000 men and women playing in 2008, from all age groups. A large contribution to this is from the Baby Boomer generation.

• Lawn Bowls is gentle on the body, so it’s a good sport no matter what your level of fitness or mobility, and can be part of your Preventative Health strategy. Because it’s low-impact, it’s low-risk, too.

Getting started

• Lawn Bowls is a game of strategy as well as skill, and you can play both offensively and defensively. There are different levels of play, and both competitive and social teams.

• Lawn Bowls is a social game, so why not join a club with a friend? Teams consist of four players, or you can play singles matches.

• If you purchase your own set, and take good care of them, they can last ten years, so it doesn’t need to be an expensive interest.

• Don’t put it off, start now! All you need is some flat-soled shoes. Enquire at the club you wish to attend whether they have dress standards, but most of the time you can wear comfortable clothes.

• Most clubs have sets of bowls for you to borrow (both for beginners and visitors). Some clubs also offer free come-and-try days, which are a great way to learn about the game and meet other people just starting out too.

Bowls Australia - (03) 9818 2722

Australia      - http://www.bowlsaustralia.com.au/

Women       - http://www.bowlsaustralia.com.au/index.php?id=125

Social          - http://www.bowlsaustralia.com.au/index.php?id=170

Multicultural - http://www.bowlsaustralia.com.au/index.php?id=124

NSW            - http://www.rnswba.org.au/RNSWBA/jsp/c_index.jsp

                   - http://www.womensbowlsnsw.org/index.php?id=1597

QLD            - http://www.bowlsqld.org/index.php?id=548

VIC              - http://www.bowlsvic.org.au/index.php?id=34

WA              - http://www.bowlswa.com.au/

SA              - http://www.bowlssa.com.au/index.php?id=181

TAS             - http://www.bowlstasmania.com.au/index.php?id=192

NT              - http://www.nt.bowlsaustralia.com.au/index.php?id=537

ACT            - http://www.bowlsact.org.au/index.php?id=185

Lawn Bowls – Health Information

- https://bowlsaustralia.fitness2live.com.au/

- http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/BHCV2/pages/Lawn_bowls_the_health_benefits

National Events Calendars - http://www.bowlsaustralia.com.au/index.php?id=12

Get on the Green              - http://www.bowlsaustralia.com.au/index.php?id=169

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This article was created by Lisa Turley for babyboomers.com.au - Australia's website for Baby Boomers. Babyboomers.com.au is an online resource to help people find information and services on health, money, travel and recreation.

Disclaimer: The information contained in this section should not be used for individual recreation or medical advice. Please see an independent advisor or your doctor if you have concerns or specific questions relating to your health.

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