Health risks and benefits of freeskiing

rewand0

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Risk of injury. heart health improves

15 years ago

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cultrara

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=/= less obvious/personal risks or benefits

15 years ago

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Luke10pas

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missing all your schools hockey or basketball games cause ur always at the hill

15 years ago

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cooper.fry

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two much adrenaline, leads to heartattack. yes. go. yea.

15 years ago

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skiP.E.I.

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constant impacts can be hard on joints- bad knees, back, arthritis, etc. in old age. Pretty much any risk involved in freeskiing is physical risk.

Benefits are exercise and fresh air. Induces positive mental state- sense of accomplishment, confidence, relaxation, clears mind reducing stress, visualisation skills-left brain thinking. Aerobic fitness. Exercises spatial awareness and motor skills.

15 years ago

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Rossberger

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Make a web of the basics and continue on from there. example for a personal risk- spend too much money on lift tickets---> not afford food and starve----> ????? ---> profit

maybe for a benefit you could be better at rollerblading since park gave you an idea and those two sports are similar in ways.

15 years ago

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Anser

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All the best mate,I hope everything goes well with you because this is something really sensitive and because that is bother you gotta do stuff related to it.Your knowledge will work in that.

EMRNEWS

12 years ago

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TomWallnuss

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Cancer.

I always forget to put on sunscreen and a sunny day of skiing is even worse for your skin than a day at the beach.

12 years ago

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Miomo

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Benefit: Not spending time on NS
Disadvantage: The reason you're on NS

12 years ago

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Petey.

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AIDS because freeskiing gets you so much pu$$y

12 years ago

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NinetyFour

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What about improperly fitting boots and the damage that can result? Kind of lame and a little unusual, but it still happens. Maybe talk to a few of NS' bootfitters and see what they can tell you.

12 years ago

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NewEscuelers

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binefats:

-sweg

-not been an fagit

-poon sleyr

rezks:

-droonen in teh pusee

nuskolrz plz

12 years ago

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esotericjive

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Concussions

12 years ago

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gotti

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from an outsiders point of view there are zero benefits to skiing and they see it as the same thing as going to six flags for the day with an increased risk.

the only benefit i can think of is psychological

12 years ago

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Yaraelpoof.png

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The bees knees

12 years ago

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nine50seven

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Cancer from got snow

12 years ago

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nine50seven

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Hot**

12 years ago

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John18_6

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Rope tow burn. Always wear glove guards, otherwise rope eats your gloves and then your hand.

12 years ago

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wasatch_rat

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less obvious risks: the mental toll that being broke and pursuing a dream that is inherently temporary. a lot of dudes that have been ski bums for a while are totally exhausted, especially once their bodies stop allowing them to ski at the level they would like to.

less obvious benefits: it encourages a general level of fitness. most skiers work out or at least skate or go on trampolines on the off season to try to keep their skills sharp, this year round activity really helps maintain a healthy body.

12 years ago

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WU-sconsin

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Mental health and stability goes up a lot because of the great happiness and peace people have when they ski. And a healthy mind leads to a healthy body

12 years ago

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rememberscott

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amen to that ^

also it's been proven that people live longer when they are on their feet the majority of the day. Also sun and UV rays on the skin have been proven to be good for you. citation: none

12 years ago

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