Why play bowls?
Bowling is an anaerobic type of physical exercise, that helps in burning calories and works muscle groups not usually exercised. The flexing and stretching in bowling works tendons, joints, ligaments, and muscles in the arms and promotes weight loss. [Wikipedia]
During an average game you will:
• Bend more than 40 times.
• Walk approximately 1,260 metres.
• Swing your arm more than 40 times to deliver a bowl weighing more than three pounds.