Choosing a mountain bike to fit your riding style
With so many types of bikes and riding styles, choosing a mountain bike can be confusing. Here are some tips to help make your decision a little easier!
All posts tagged: Extreme Sports
New biosensor warns athletes when they are about to ‘hit the wall’
A new biosensor, applied to the human skin like a temporary tattoo, can alert marathoners, cyclists and other “extreme” athletes that they’re about to “hit the wall,” scientists are reporting.
Debating the challenges of outdoor activity
This unique text presents twenty, often highly contentious, issues in a debate format, challenging students to participate in critical discourse as practitioners in the field of adventure programming.
Relaxation speeds recovery of injured athletes
Psychological stress usually leads to physical symptoms such as increased heart rate, muscle tension, shallow breathing and elevated blood pressure which can in turn lead to further stress and can distract the athlete from focusing fully during a rehabilitation session.
Wingsuit flying: taking it to extremes
“We knew we could ski, we knew we could fly a wingsuit and we knew we could base jump. We’re not just crazy daredevils with a death wish.”
Personally I think he’s possibly selling himself short there!