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Originally Posted by Joborule
Couldn't it be argued though that sports is related to health in that it's wellness, and preventative healthcare? Having an healthy, active community is beneficial to the healthcare system.
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It can definitely be argued. It gets into the argument of preventative or reactive healthcare. Our society seems to like to focus on heart surgery, rather than heart health and active lifestyles. Something that some of our most prominent heart surgeons in their later lives are trying to change. Its far cheaper and less invasive to invest into something that with prevent a heart attack rather than having to perform a double bypass.
I argue that sports and active life styles definitely promote that prevention. Does it have to be niche sports such as alpine or ski jumping to do that? Probably not.