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If you're just reading this blog as an armchair action sports enthusiast, here's five reasons why you should get up off your arse and give one of them a go...
1. Ban boredom. When you've got a board of some description to get on, I can guarantee you'll never utter the dreaded b word again.
2. Travel. Be it surfing, wakeboarding, snowboarding or mountain biking, you'll get to go places you might never have discovered otherwise.
3. Body benefits. Get on a snowboard and your thighs won't know what's hit 'em. Most extreme activities are also a fast track way to ban the wobbly bits, and it's fun!
4. Adrenaline. This stuff is the best drug around, and it's as good as free. You'll soon be addicted to getting your fix.
5. Pain.
Yes, this is a strange one, but the pain - be it from wiping out or
knackered muscles - just makes the good times even more worth it. Plus
it puts your every day whining right into perspective.
