Extreme Sports

Extreme Sports

Extreme sports are not always dangerous. “Extreme Sports is Not about Risk-taking,” written by Medical News Today, published on July 13, 2009 argues and proves that extreme sports is not always about risk-taking. Extreme sports can be dangerous but people actually enjoy doing it. They prove and developed their claim by interviewing about extreme sports people and how they feel about extreme sports. I agree with the article’s claim because even though some extreme sports can be dangerous, people choose to do it because it’s fun.

The quote “Who dares nothing, need hope for nothing,” by Johann Friedrich Von Schiller means that if you don’t try to do things in life, then you won’t achieve in life or hope in anything. Johann Friedrich Von Schiller is a German poet, philosopher, historian, and playwright. Friedrich Schiller was born on 10 November 1759.

I agree with the article because I personally believe that most extreme sports is not about risk taking. It doesn’t mean that you won’t get hurt doing those extreme sports, it just means people are willing to do it and play because it’s fun to do it and they want to try something new. They can experience a whole new thing doing extreme sports. A lot of people who are involved with extreme sports usually have enough experience to do it and they know what they need to do to prevent the risk of danger and to extreme sportspeople, it’s like a hobby to them. Their experiences may point to a clearer understanding of the positive aspects of extreme sports.

My experience with extreme sports is that I did parkour with my cousins. Parkour is an extreme sport that involves running around obstacles or just running on top of buildings. It also involves flipping and climbing too. It can be dangerous if you don’t have enough experience. When I first tried doing parkour was in a gym flipping around on mats just to get use to how things work. It was kind of easy