Extreme sports can not only adrenaline, but also provide health benefits that are not small. While such severe stress, extreme exercise can be a solution.
There are some common characteristics that differentiate extreme sports with other sports in general. Although not exclusive to young people, but extreme sports tend to be made by those aged 15 to 45 years. Of these age standards depends upon the type of extreme sport performed and the level of health culprit.
Another distinctive feature is the extreme sport is not practiced in sports activities in schools, and tend to be individual rather than groups. In addition, those who do extreme sports usually get special guidance from experts beforehand who had experienced before doing so.
Extreme sports also has its own peculiarities. If other sports promote competition by competitors, then the exercise extreme focus on conquering the fear of ourselves and how we can face the challenges of nature.
Environment variables that are unpredictable, such as weather and terrain related, including altitude, wind, water, snow and extreme terrain, become part of the challenge that must be conquered extreme sports lovers. Due to uncontrollable natural phenomena, mental preparation and skills have a huge impact in extreme sports.
There are several types of fitness activities that could be included in the category of extreme sports on Sunday (02/06/2011), namely:
Bungee Jumping (jumping from heights)
Jumping from a height of tens of meters with only rely on a special bungee cord as a safety device, it will provide adrenaline race remarkable for the perpetrators!
Health benefits: relieve stress, to train the body's flexibility, blood circulation to the brain, and can be a therapy to overcome the phobia of heights.
Gliding (sport kite flying)
Variations of the extreme sports on the air with the help of special tools for users to move freely in the air is a hang gliding and gliding. When gliding performed using no-engine aircraft known as gliders or aircraft display, then hang gliding is done by a simpler plane, which sometimes consist of only metal framed fabric wing.
Health benefits: stress relief, hand muscle strength train, and train the concentration of thought.
Mountain Biking (mountain bike)
Specialized mountain bike riding in the steep streets while enjoying the natural beauty of the pleasures on offer mountain biking.
In general, categories of activities in mountain biking is divided into cross country, trail riding, downhill, free-ride, street riding, dirt jumping, and trials. However, a more frequent cross-country course is recreational, trail riding and street riding, where the activities carried out are more recreational.
Health Benefits: burn body fat because of the continuous activity of the body, making the cardiovascular system of the body work better due to high activity of the heart and lungs so that the body itself becomes more fit, and leg muscles.
Climbing (rock climbing)
Climbing or rock climbing are increasingly popular, not only among young people and parents, but also children. When sufficiently advanced to do wall climbing, outdoor rock climbing could be an option next challenge.
Health benefits: make the body's stamina and strength to be better due to high intensity physical activity, and mental discipline to train because of the level of concentration must be maintained during climbing.
Surfing (surfing)
Extreme sports which take place in water is also quite a lot of kinds, such as jet-skiing, scuba diving, snorkeling, surfing, kayaking, windsurfing, and water-skiing. However, judging from the enthusiasm of his fans, surfing can be regarded as extreme water sports are most popular.
Health benefits: surfing is basically a blend of good cardiovascular workout, using upper body muscles while paddling surfboards by hand, and leg muscles during exercise control surfboard.
Warning for those who are doing extreme Sports:
1. Consider risk
In selecting activities to be performed, consider also the risk that can happen to you while doing extreme sports. Remember loved ones are waiting for you at home.
2. Check the first health
Make sure you visit the doctor to determine your physical readiness in doing extreme sports that will be done. If indeed you are not ready physically, it is better to postpone the plan.
3. Select the appropriate time
Plan carefully the time to do extreme sports. When the office is often a lot of overtime or work piling certainly not an ideal time.
