What you should keep in mind before doing adventure sports

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One of the best alternatives on how to spend your vacation is to plan a trip that allows you to discover new and exciting experiences. Among them, performing a group of activities that gets more and more followers every day: adventure sports.

As its name indicates, an adventure sport refers to a regimented activity that tests physical effort and a competitive spirit, but as opposed to other sports, implies major risk, putting in danger the lives of its practitioners.

However, the risk is relative to how the athlete- professional or amateur-takes precautions and is sure of what he/she is doing, since serenity plays a fundamental part towards the eventualities that may present themselves, in the sports world, as well as, in life in general.

Some of the main considerations that an adventure sportsperson or someone who wants to become initiated in these contests should take into consideration are as follows:

State of health: Before endeavoring in any high risk activity, it is necessary to submit oneself to medical controls (like blood tests, stress tests, etc.) in order to determine if you are in condition to do them. For example, if one has heart problems, trekking through the Camino Real del Inca (Cusco) is not advisable, due to the fact that the altitude diminishes the oxygen and there is more possibility of suffering a heart attack.

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Planned selection: Depending on the sport and the destination where it will be practiced, one must consider what is the best time of the year to do it, as in the case of those who wish to surf, one should choose beaches with high waves (for example, in the Piura region) and come out during the months of April or September when the waves reach their maximum splendor.

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Qualification: Before and during the practice of a sport, you should count with the orientation of a professional instructor who is duly accredited – if you prefer, the travel agency that organizes your trip should solicit his/her services – who will introduce you to the appropriate discipline according to your age and physical condition. For example, if you want to go sandboarding in the Ica desert and you don’t possess a lot of skill with the steering wheel, you have to practice in the smaller dunes until you develop said skill.

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Equipment: Every sport has its special equipment in order to practice it. If one is on vacation in Chiclayo and you wish to skin dive, you will need various implements such as a wet suit, flippers, diving boots, oxygen tank, respirator tube, mask, lead weights, pressure gauge. Compass and knife. The instructor should also have a first aid kit in case of any emergency.

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