A bird, a plane, superman; or is that you soaring through the sky, leaping from a plane, or scaling the Empire State Building? Extreme sports let you feel the wind in your hair as you soar and reach new heights but some of those thrills can really challenge your cheque book. The cost of chasing that undeniable adrenaline rush of risking life and limb for sport can cost anywhere from a few hundred dollars to tens of thousands of dollars on training, equipment and travel. These 3 sports give you the rush you crave without needing a loan to finance the extremity.
Parkour
With its roots developed in the military obstacle courses involving climbing, jumping, running, balancing, and the other methods of an extreme sort of gymnastic training, Parkour has transitioned into a high risk extreme sport with a martial arts philosophical quality, where practitioners adhere to the “leave no trace” principal with a type of freedom of expression, and state of mind that it is about overcoming and adapting to mental and emotional obstacles such as fear, as well as physical barriers such as pain. With no equipment required other than comfortable running shoes and a pair of grip socks, Parkour is the extreme sport that will give you’re your fix for an adrenaline rush without needing a get a personal loan.
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In urban areas the practice of specialized Parkour, Traceur (masculine) or Traceuse (feminine), gyms, parks, offices, and on abandoned buildings and structures have become the playgrounds of enthusiasts.
Slackline
Also trending in the urban areas, due to both the high risk thrills and economical nature, a form of tightrope walking called Slacklining is gaining popularity in various forms, the most common being Tricklining (or Urbanlining), involving the expected walking backwards, bouncing, turning, sitting down and lying down, but is also developing into more advanced moves such as jump turns, surfing forward or sideways, chest or sit bouncing, jumping line to line, and backflips. The pinnacle of Slacklining is still the more traditional Highlining, with not so advanced maneuvers, but involves walking the line at high elevations. The ideal training method for Slacklining is called Waterlining, or training over water deep enough to incur no injury when you fall.
Somewhat like Parkour, a philosophical aspect is emerging among Slackliners, a kind of Yogaslacking, which takes traditional yoga poses onto you guessed it, a slackline. Yogaslackers pinpoint their focus on dynamic balance, power, breath, core integration, flexibility, and confidence. Whatever you choose to call it, and whether setting world records, competing against friends, or just enjoying the therapy of kinesthetic, tightrope walking is thousands of years old, practiced around the globe, and with its newfound popularity, obviously here to stay.
Body Surfing
Forget your board, dive into the surf and try out the extreme sport of body surfing. The body surfer does not require a specialized board but some participants use surf fins (not diving fins), trunks, fin socks, and sometimes handplanes. Never put your fins on while you are still in the sand, this is bad form and you will look like a newbie. Instead go waist deep, float on your back, slip them on and start swimming out to the waves. In the crash zone, swim under the waves, not over and place both hands in front of you to break through the energy of the way.
Now that you are in the lineup you need to catch a wave. If you have surfed before this is the same technique. Reach out to crest with your lead arm, holding your drop arm behind for stability. Start swimming, kicking hard, heading towards the shore with the wave, attempting to make the speed of the wave; when you have accomplished all this you will feel the pull of the wave. Body surfing uses the power of your body with the energy of the wave to take you to new thrills without the costs associated with surfing.
