There's a great variety of adventure sports available - you can check out some options here. You'll find everything from the most relaxed to the most thrilling, from activities suitable for children to those requiring specific qualifications, from those where you don't need to be fit to those where you need to become an expert...
Why practice adventure sports?
1. Because it makes you feel alive. Staying active is something we should all do. It's good for body and mind.
2. Because it challenges you to push your limits. Testing yourself and being able to go further each day is incredibly satisfying. You'll feel proud of yourself.
3. Because you learn a lifestyle. It's nice to go for drinks at your local pub with friends, but it's even better to go to the mountains where everyone greets you, offers help if needed, or lends you equipment without even knowing you. You'll find that spiritual balance that's so hard to come by in big cities.
4. Because you learn to respect the environment. You enjoy everything nature has to offer, and there's no more rewarding obligation than giving back with care, respect and cleanliness. (At least it should be that way).
5. Because you get to reach incredible places. You can climb stunning mountains, cross endless rivers, reach snow-covered ski slopes, watch sunrises and sunsets from the air, catch waves on picture-perfect beaches...
6. Because it motivates you to keep going. Every time you climb a wall, do a downhill bike ride, go kitesurfing, or discover a via ferrata... you just want to do it more often and keep improving.
7. Because you'll have fun in the healthiest way possible. You're guaranteed moments of excitement and fun that you can share with friends, partners or family members who share your hobby.
8. Because you'll constantly meet like-minded people. Meeting people who inspire you and whom you can inspire, both within and beyond the sport, is simply brilliant.
9. Because there's no better way to fulfil your dreams. You can go from looking at photos like these to being the protagonist in those images. The choice is yours.
10. Because there's nothing better than adrenaline. That substance that makes our bodies surge, lets us experience sensations we can hardly find elsewhere, gives us goosebumps, makes our hearts race, sends a thousand thoughts flashing through our minds in seconds... It's what makes us feel truly alive.
What about you? Why do you practice adventure sports?
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