My favorite activity is playing basketball.  I started playing when I was in elementary school.  I began playing it because all the other boys in my neighborhood enjoyed it.

Now I play basketball twice a week.  It is good for me both physically and mentally.  Physically, it helps me maintain my strength and endurance and keep my weight down.  Mentally, it provides me with an interesting challenge and is a good way to relieve any frustrations which I have from school.  I really love basketball.