Changing sports habits

The four-month old professional basketball lockout presents an opportunity for fans to reconsider how they spend their upcoming winter months.  Just for the cost of a couple of mid priced tickets to a game a person could pay for a month’s membership in a health club, a pair of running shoes or a sweat suit.  For a half of a seasons worth of tickets one might even purchase a nice set of downhill or cross-country skis, boots and poles. How much more valuable it is for one’s mental and physical health to exercise rather than watch others slam-dunk basketballs on television.