Is bowling considered exercise?

I really hope so, since it's about the only excercise I get these days. :)

My husband and I started in a summer league a few months ago...for fun because this is his idea of fun. :)
And the truth is...bowling is fun most of the time.



It's only not fun when you can't hit your mark or pick up your spares.
(This is bowling lingo that I picked up over the past several months.)

I have my own shoes and a cool red bowling ball. My ball is only about 8 pounds.
Yes, I know it seems very light, however, I don't feel like my arm is going to fall off at the end of the night after three games.

I'm happy to say that I've improved my game.
On my first game during the first night, I bowled a 65. My first average was 81.
Everyone on the team loved my huge handicap points. :)
Whenever I managed to bowl over my average, I was a hero.

Tonight, I tied my all time high game for the year. I bowled a 156. Woo Hoo. :)
My average for the night was 125 per game.
And I bowled over 100 in each game tonight. Yea.
A huge accomplishment since I pretty much jump for joy each time I score over 100 pins in a game.

Back to my original question...is bowling considered exercise?
I'd love to hear any opinions on why or why not.

I say yes.
I know it isn't high impact aerobics, but better than watching bowling on television.
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Back to Bowling

Over my summer vacation I participated in a summer bowling league with my husband.
It only lasted about 12 weeks and it was admittedly more fun than I anticipated.
Our team won second place overall and there was a cash prize involved at the end. :) What's not to like?

My average never went above 100, but I did improve quite a bit from start to finish.

So now I've been coerced into a winter league. It's on a different night. I guess that's okay.
But this bowling session will be more than twice as many weeks as the summer league.
We'll be playing in a different place that is smaller. And that's okay with me as well.
My questions...is this my future? Erotic writer by day, league bowler by night. :)

Perhaps I can strive to improve my average over the next year with this new league.
If I ever make it over 100, I'll let you know.
So...are there any other writer/bowlers out there? :)
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