Both surfing and snowboarding have continued to grow in participation levels over the last 10 years, to the point were they can be considered two of the most popular extreme sports around. Despite the fact these two sports couldn’t be further away from each other in terms of climate needed and location, a lot of people still enjoy taking part in both sports. But does the fitness and skill sets that you pick up taking part in one sport, go any way to help you in the other? continue reading »
Learn to Surf – the pop-up
Learning to surf is like learning any other skill. You will need the right equipment, some experienced instruction and lots of practice.
The first piece of equipment you will need is of course a surfboard. continue reading »
Fins were added to the base of surfboards quite early on, when designers discovered it made the surfboards a lot more stable and enhanced the amount of control the riders had over them. Fast forward to the present day and their is now a complete range of fins available, all with different designs and constructed from different materials. The main two types of fin however are the glassed on type and the removable type. continue reading »
Nobody can deny that surfing is among the most strenuous of the extreme sports. You only have to try it once and be in the water for half an hour to feel a great amount of respect for the surfers who go out and ride the waves every day of their lives. Just getting out to sea and maintaining the right position to catch waves is hard enough, but once your surfing there again a huge demand on various muscle groups. continue reading »
Extreme sports participants never like to stop moving, both physically and metaphorically. They are some of the most creative sports men and women around, and are constantly on the look out for the next big idea. Two incredibly successful and well-established sports are surfing and snowboarding, but these have been around for many years now and some people believe they could do with freshening up. continue reading »
Both surfing and snowboarding have continued to grow in participation levels over the last 10 years, to the point were they can be considered two of the most popular extreme sports around. Lots of people actually like taking part in both sports, despite the fact that the geographical locations of both surfing and snowboarding are often very different. But does the fitness and skill sets that you pick up taking part in one sport, go any way to help you in the other? continue reading »
Global computer animator, EA Sports has announced that they will be providing the branding for a new range of sports equipment created by Toy Island. The high tech virtual coaching tools, which will use motion and infrared sensors, are being designed for children of the ages of three to twelve which is a very large spectrum.
The numerous sports that the equipment will be built for is Baseball, American Football, Basketball, Hockey and Soccer (Football). continue reading »