Extreme sports are becoming popular with a large number of people. Both young people and older people who dream of getting a thrill are engaged in it. However, as with any sport, there are pros and cons.
Pros of extreme sports
Playing parkour, rock climbing, skydiving or snowboarding is a great way to overcome your fears. Taking base jumping seriously, you will definitely get rid of the fear of airplanes, and after downhill skiing, any roller coaster will seem like a children's attraction to you.
Doing extreme sports builds self-confidence. It is also a great way to attract attention from the fair sex. What girl would refuse to go on a date with an extreme biker? And the young parachutist is guaranteed to have a lot of enthusiastic admirers. In addition, when practicing extreme sports, incomparable emotions arise, and this helps to perfectly fight stress. Add to this the production of endorphins that occurs during any physical activity, and any nagging from the authorities will not be able to annoy or offend you.
Another plus is that extreme sports require good physical shape, which means that your body will be strong and trained. Also, practicing such sports causes accelerated heart work and an increase in respiratory activity, which trains the cardiovascular and respiratory systems.
The most popular extreme sports include mountaineering, snowboarding, skydiving, diving, parkour, road jumping and surfing.
Cons of extreme sports
The most obvious disadvantage of extreme sports is the danger to life and health. Although the right technique and good equipment minimize this risk, accidents do occur regularly. Excessive stress of all body systems can also be considered a minus.
Exercising too much, athletes not only overload muscles and ligaments, but also wear out the heart. Constant rushes of adrenaline are also not very good for your health. You can avoid these consequences by limiting your training. But extreme sports are akin to addiction - having tried it once, you want to constantly continue.
Sometimes extreme activities are a manifestation of auto-aggression - activities aimed at harming oneself. This phenomenon occurs due to mental disorders.
The disadvantages include the peculiar way of life of an inveterate extreme. Often, only like-minded people are able to support the constant search for new experiences, the frantic pace of life and the athlete's regular risky activities. The extreme family often opposes this sport, which leads to conflicts.
The last, but not insignificant, disadvantage of extreme sports is its high cost. Good equipment is expensive. Also, an athlete may need additional funds, for example, to climb to a given height when jumping with a parachute or to travel to a good ski resort.
