This article examines the significance of basketball as a tool for promoting a healthy lifestyle among students. The study highlights how regular participation in basketball enhances physical fitness, psychological well-being, social skills, and moral development. Basketball encourages students to adopt active habits, improve cardiovascular health, develop coordination and agility, and cultivate discipline, teamwork, and responsibility. The article also provides practical recommendations for implementing basketball programs in educational institutions to foster a culture of health and physical activity among students.

Basketball, healthy lifestyle, student engagement, physical education, teamwork, social skills, physical fitness, school sports

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