Extreme sports all have a few things in common: danger and power. All extreme sports get labeled as such because they are highly dangerous and use powerful equipment or powerful athletic prowess. Is basketball extreme? No: Injuries are possible but not probable, and there is no powerful equipment. Is trampoline basketball extreme? Yes: Injuries are probable and the trampoline qualifies as powerful equipment.
So, by that definition, if you want to get into an extreme sport, a great place to start is boarding. With a common theme of using a board of some sort to complete extreme stunts, boarding can satisfy your need for danger and excitement. The following are some suggestions to check out:
Snowboarding — Snowboarding is one of the more widely accepted extreme sports, but the potential for injury is still high. Using a board to travel down mountains, snowboarders can also travel through terrain parks made especially for extreme snowboarding tricks.
Sandboarding – Sandboarding is similar to snowboarding. Participants board down a sand dune rather than a mountain. The sport becomes extreme when boarders use boards without straps, making injuries probable.
Windsurfing – Also becoming more mainstream, windsurfing is a favorite among vacationers. With a sail connected to a surfboard, a windsurfing board allows the boarder to take advantage of the wind as a propellent in calm or rough waters. The sport requires a lot of strength, so the injury rate is high.
Kitesurfing – Kitesurfing uses the power of the wind in a different way: It harnesses wind from a large kite above the board. Boarders use the wind to propel forward, but the wind that high in the sky can make kitesurfing unpredictable and dangerous.
Boarding sports can be very extreme. Not only are the natural factors surrounding the sports dangerous (snow, wind, ice, sand, etc.), but the sports take a certain level of athletic prowess, a certain power, to compete and/or compete in well. That’s extreme.
