Sport has always attracted the attention of hundreds of thousands of people. Someone watching the competition, someone participates in them. In recent years, there are more and more followers of an active lifestyle. But the fascination with some sports can bring not only benefit and health, but also endanger the lives of athletes themselves. Fanatical attitudes toward such activities can cause serious and often irreversible consequences.
Top most dangerous sports
Street luge
Its essence is that the athlete lies with his back on a special toboggan board and rushes at high speed along an inclined asphalt road. The risk of sports is that this does not occur on a specialized stadium, but on highways, where it is easy to go unnoticed and to be crushed by transport. Protective equipment, of course, is provided, but its function is minimal: head and body protection with a special suit. All this saves only from minor injuries.
Heli ski
Based on the name, it can be understood that sport is somehow connected with helicopters. It's simple: it is a descent on skis or snowboard from the point to which the athlete delivers a helicopter. Fanatics book a year-long delivery service to enjoy jumping and descending over pristine snow. Of the obvious risks:
- undeveloped track;
- dangerously flying helicopter;
- avalanche risk;
- removal from civilization.
Surfing on giant waves
In order for the type of surfing to be listed above, you must choose a wave height of 20 feet (about 6 m). The main prize of $ 100,000 can get brave souls who have overcome the waves of 100 feet (about 30 m). The risks of this sport are reduced to the danger of drowning, hitting the previously overlooked cliffs or failing to face your own board in the fall. Riding on a small wave does not give that dangerous speed of movement and fall, as is the case with giant waves.
Rock climbing
Climbing is a risk at any stage. Among the most common cases are:
- sprained ankles;
- back injuries;
- ligament rupture;
- contusions;
- frostbite;
- fractures.
Often the danger lies in abrupt weather changes, which can lead to death.
Rafting
The essence of this activity in the descent on an inflatable raft with the flow and rapids. Uncontrolled movement can unexpectedly throw the attraction on the stones, which would entail serious injuries.
Bmx
This abbreviation means a special type of bike designed for motocross. The main part of the competition is racing, but there are branches with acrobatic stunts in a special ramp. Athletes receive more injuries during the development of new elements and most of them are quite heavy.
Bull riding
In the process, the rider must ride the big bull and hold onto it for as long as possible. This game has a cowboy flavor. Brutal machos are not afraid to get serious injuries when falling from an enraged beast to him under the hooves. There is also the risk of being on the horns.
Cave diving
This type of diving involves swimming in underwater caves. This exercise requires the use of an abundance of special equipment. Compared to other types of diving, the risk here is added by poor lighting and limited visibility. In a difficult situation, climbing to the surface is quite problematic, since the cave's arch is above the diver and the way to salvation will be much longer than with a simple vertical climb.
Scuba diving
Another underwater sport is the use of the so-called SCUBA. The literal translation sounds like a self-contained underwater breathing apparatus. Illiterate rapid immersion with such a device for the most part leads to the development of decompression diseases. They result in severe damage:
- spinal cord;
- brain;
- respiratory tract.
Base jumping
This sport resembles a parachute jump, but not from an airplane, but from high fixed objects: skyscrapers, rocks, ceilings. The dangers of such entertainment are obvious. Here everything is traumatic: from non-professional equipment to injuries caused by strong air flow. In several countries, BASE jumping is prohibited.
Horseback Riding
Horse riding is also listed as a dangerous sport. Riders do not have reliable protection, while they rush at a speed of 50 km / h. The statistics of falls scares - about 100 fallen are the share of 100 riders. The numbers speak for themselves.
The above types of sports attract specific people for the most part not with their sports component, but with the dose of adrenaline that is released during each session.
Safe sports
Adequate people still seek to develop physically in safe conditions. Especially because there are hundreds of suitable sports. Among them, according to IOC research:
- canoeing;
- rowing;
- sailing;
- diving;
- table tennis;
- archery;
- trap shooting;
- badminton;
- volleyball;
- golf;
- tennis;
- fencing;
- walking;
- swimming;
- synchronized swimming.
All of these sports, despite the activity of most of them, are not inclined to be a danger to athletes. Statistics of injuries confirms the relative safety of each of them. This is the main criterion for the formation of the list presented above.
I will go to any kind of fitness. They will allow you to be in good shape and even match their physical characteristics to the level of professional athletes. Everyone must decide for himself what results he expects from his studies and, based on this, regulate the load and the degree of intensity. Such diversity will allow everyone to find a suitable type of physical activity for themselves without risk to health and life.
In addition to this, it is not enough to choose the type of dispute for your own security. It is necessary to master the correct technique step by step and seriously approach the acquisition of equipment and equipment.
