The most useful and safe sports are those that are not aimed at higher sporting achievements and overcoming dangers, but those that have the goal of general improvement and strengthening of the body.
Many witches when asked about a safe sport say "chess" or "eSports". In their own way, they are right. Both disciplines have been elevated to the rank of sports competitions in many countries of the world, including Russia. Both sports are beneficial for development: chess develops thinking, logic and memory. Esports - reaction, strategic thinking and the ability to make decisions instantly.
Gymnastics
In terms of health, fitness and safety benefits, gymnastics is the best sport. There are many types of gymnastics: morning gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, circus gymnastics, team gymnastics, and street gymnastics.
The most dangerous sports are: martial arts, boxing, weightlifting, football and hockey. From non-Olympic - motorsport, hang-gliding and parachute flights, parkour.
Of all these types, health and fitness directions can be distinguished. These are fitness, Pilates, callanetics, aerobics, which are popular in our time among women. Those who are fond of oriental sports choose yoga, qigong, tai chi, wushu. All of them are not more dangerous than morning exercises, but surpass it in benefits. Their main advantage is that all human abilities develop simultaneously and harmoniously. The safety of the trainees is at the highest level: no extreme loads, no dangers, a minimal likelihood of injury. For those who value the spirit of competition in sports, there are sports fitness areas: athletic fitness, body fitness and others. In tai chi and wushu, competitions are regularly held, including world ones.
Olympic sports
From the point of view of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which conducted research on the injury risk of Olympic sports at the Summer Olympics in Beijing, canoeing has become the safest. The second place was taken by rowing, the third - by sailing. It should be noted that the main safety criterion was the likelihood of injury by participants in the Olympics. In other words, these sports are the safest for professional athletes.
The most life-threatening sports: skydiving from high-rise buildings or cliffs (base jumping), skiing downhill on unprepared sites (heliskiing), cave diving, rock climbing, mountain biking, rafting.
For non-professional athletes, golf, walking and swimming were allocated by the IOC members. In golf, except for sunburn, you can injure your back, hips and knees from repeated and violent swinging of the club. But if you use the right technique and warm up before the game, that won't happen. The only injury that can be sustained during race walking is a sprain in the muscles of the foot. Prevented by the use of quality footwear and special insoles. Swimming in the pool, when using the right technique, almost never injures the practitioner.
