Fashionable and leisurely fun with French boules

Dressed in high heels and a miniskirt, one can still engage in some leisurely exercise through the chic game of French boules. Originating in France, the game has over a hundred years of history and is played extensively across Europe and Southeast Asia.

The game of French boules requires tactics and strategy, with the hand-thrown steel balls skillfully hurled for attacks and defense. Attacks take the form of striking the wooden target bowl, or jack, to a further location, or knocking the closest bowl to the jack away from it. But in order to pull off such a move, one is first required to cultivate a real depth of competence in the game. 

Not only a simple and laid-back form of exercise that everyone can play regardless of age or physique, there's also next to no chance of picking up a sports’ injury. Though the game of French boules is taking off slowly in Taiwan, many players have already amassed a wealth of experience and will no doubt winning at competitions far and wide in the not so distant future.

以下為中文對照

穿著小洋裝高跟鞋，打扮美美的就可以享受輕量時尚運動，那就是有法國高爾夫稱號的法式滾球。源自於法國，至今已經有一百多年歷史，在歐洲及東南亞都已相當普及。

玩法式滾球還需要戰術和攻略，玩家可以利用手上的鐵球做出攻擊和防守。攻擊方可使用鐵球將目標球撞遠，將領先者的鐵球撞離目標球，讓對手不容易投擲。不過想要精準地撞開領先者的鐵球，需要先培養深厚的功力才行。

法式滾球雖然是項運動，卻是非常容易上手又不用擔心會有運動傷害的問題。除此之外不管男女老少、高矮胖瘦的人都可以玩，玩法式滾球沒有年齡和身材上的限制，是一項簡單又隨性的全民運動。法式滾球在台灣起步雖慢，但選手比賽經驗相當豐富，相信一定能在國際比賽為台灣爭取佳績。