Archive for June, 2008

Skateboarding - The Kids’ Craze

Monday, June 30th, 2008


This picture was taken from: thisislondon.co.uk

Skateboarding is one of the most popular activities in the world. The kids and teenagers love it as it’s got plenty of tricks to learn, they can practice almost everywhere and they meet lots of new friends who also like skateboarding.

Paintball

Friday, June 27th, 2008


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Paintball is a very exciting game that combines strategy, execution, thinking, move and lots of fun. Yuyutsa Consulting Pvt Ltd is a group that introduced the game in order to promote fun-filled strategically oriented games.

Apparently paintball is one of the fastest growing extreme sports in the world. It is extremely fast paced and it’s an excellent way to teach people to work as a team. It is then one of the best team building exercises.

Cycle Safely 2

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

Continuation on safe cycling.

After what we have said in the previous blog, there are some more things to remember while riding a bike.

Another important thing is to set up correctly handlebars. At the beginning of your adventure with the bike the handlebars should be at a similar height to the saddle. It will give you a control over steering, braking and gear changing. Then, for more aerodynamic position, you can lower the bars.

Women’s Climbing

Thursday, June 26th, 2008


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Rock and wall climbing even though not being extreme popular in Europe, are well liked in Philippines. Especially amongst ladies, who are one of the best climbers in Asia.

Allen Enrique is a climbing instructor at Power Up Center Climbing Gym. She has won several awards in climbing competitions. “I love to travel and I love nature, and every time I’m out of town I try different rock climbing spots,” she said. So she often tries to find a new challenge for herself and try different routes and boulders.

Cycle Safely

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

Cycling seems the easiest thing in the world. But it’s only easy when it’s safe and when you’re bike is set up correctly.

More and more people start riding a bike for many reasons. They like it because it’s healthy, fun and environmental friendly. Not many, though, realize that it’s not only sit on the saddle and turn the pedals.

Paddling: indoor vs outdoor

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

Water sports are a good form of staying fit and healthy. Paddling in the fresh air seems obviously a better idea but if the weather conditions are not convenient, indoor kayaking is a good replacement.

We’re going to compare both activities in terms of:
1. Cardio fitness: If you paddle indoor, there is a great chance of burning lots of calories (about 600 an hour) as 70% of your muscles are being used. Also your heart rate gets up.

Summer Programme For Youngsters

Friday, June 20th, 2008

Scottish Borders Council is organizing a range of sports events from June 27 to August 15. Youngsters will be able to choose between activities such as basketball, hockey, gymnastics, kid’s clubs, dance and many others.

Extreme Summer Weekend

Thursday, June 19th, 2008

July 11 - 13 is going to be the third Skegness Kite and X-Fest 2008. The event will be full of extreme sports demonstrations, competitions, workshops and live music. Everyone will something interesting, as Jade Corssen, the event organizer, says. “It’s a little glimpse of what Skegness could be and the opportunities available through our academy for all young people in the area with a dream to aim higher to be part of a world class event.”

Let’ Go Windsurfing!

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008


This picture was taken from: www.hawaii.edu

It’s not as difficult as it seems. And it takes only a day to master the basics. During the first lesson you’ll learn how to stand on the board but also how to sail around. While looking at windsurfers the impression is that it’s very difficult but, as Amanda Van Santen, a windsurfing instructor says “it’s the complete opposite. It’s not as technically difficult as it might appear and you can pick it up relatively quickly”.