adrenaline sport
Danger-seeking physical activity
An adrenaline sport is any athletic activity pursued primarily for the rush of excitement and fear it produces—skydiving, bungee jumping, BASE jumping, big-wave surfing.
The term emphasizes the physiological thrill over competition or fitness: He got into adrenaline sports after his desk job started feeling suffocating.
Also called extreme sports.
- skydivingRecreational freefall from aircraft
- free fallingDescending under gravity alone
- bungee jumpingElastic-tethered freefall recreation
- paraglidingFoot-launched canopy flight
- canyoningNavigating steep gorges recreationally
rock climbing · ice climbing · mountain biking · hang gliding · high altitude · wingsuit flying · whitewater rafting · motocross · parkour · rafting · cliff diving · urban exploration · kite surfing · aerial acrobatics · daredevil · no fear · death wish · thrill-seeking
adrenaline sportyoga
Mind-body exercise discipline
tai chi · chess · lawn bowling · shuffleboard · walking
adrenaline sportchess
Strategic board game
board games · card games · puzzle solving · crossword puzzles · sudoku
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