Strike! Bowling is Crammed With Healthy Benefits

Bowling is an active, social and fun night out on the town, but does it really count as exercise? We polled our physical therapists to see just how healthy throwing the ball down the lanes can be.

Did you know more than 67 million people bowl annually? It’s the No. 1 participation sport in the United States, according to the Bowling Proprietors’ Association of America (BPAA).

Whether you’re on the Professional Bowlers Association tour or you just like hearing the pins crash into each other at your local alley, bowling is an active way to spend time with friends and family.

But is it more than a social activity?

“The health benefits include the social benefit of engaging in a group activity as well as improved eye hand coordination with short burst of physical activity,” they conclude.