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 Topic: Land ActivitiesThe new items published under this topic are as follows.
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Sandboarding gives you the rush of boarding on sand, as opposed to snowboarding on snow. And if you think it won't be fast, you'll wnat to have a go once you read on.
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Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian art form that combines elements of martial arts, music, and dance
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Skills - Strength: 5, Balance: 7, Flexibility: 7, Agility: 7, Coordination:7
Time needed: 1 hour, Cost to try: £6 per lesson
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Canyoning (also known as canyoneering) is traveling in canyons using a variety of techniques that may include walking, scrambling, climbing, jumping, abseiling, and/or swimming.
Skills - Strength: 5, Balance: 5, Flexibility: 6, Agility: 6, Coordination: 5
Time needed: 3 hours, Cost to try: £60
Read full article: 'Canyoning and Canyoneering' (1450 bytes more)
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Camping is where you live outdoors using a tent for shelter.
Skills - Strength: 3, Balance: 1, Flexibility: 3, Agility: 3, Coordination: 3
Time needed: 2 days or more, Cost to try: £30 per night site fees, plus all of your camping gear. (I would borrow it before you buy it in case it isn't for you).
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A BMX bike is a small stunt bicycle that is very versatile at performing tricks and stunts.
Skills - Strength: 5, Balance: 7, Flexibility: 5, Agility:6, Coordination: 6
Time needed: 30mins +, Cost to try: £free if you borrow a mates bmx bike, else £70+
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Birdwatching and ornithology involve sitting still in some beautiful outdoor places and watching a huge variety of birds feeding, flying and nesting.
Skills - Strength: 3, Balance: 1, Flexibility: 1, Agility: 4, Coordination: 3
Time needed: 30mins + depending on where you watch and what you see, Cost to try: £free + cost of binoculars.
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Beachcombing involves strolling along a beach looking for anything of interest left on the beach. You could find shells, stones, or interesting shaped driftwood.
Skills - Strength: 1, Balance: 1, Flexibility: 1, Agility: 1, Coordination: 1
Time needed: as long as you want, Cost to try: £free
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Beach Activities cover not just the sand, but the waves and air too. Sandcastles, volleyball and kite surfing are just a few of the things you can do at the beach. But read on as there are plenty more ideas...
Skills - Strength: 1-6, Balance: 1-6, Flexibility: 1-5, Agility: 1-8, Coordination: 1-8
Time needed: As long as you want, Cost to try: £Free depending on gear needed.
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Battle Reenactments are where a large group of people dress up in period costume and armour and act out famous battles from history. this involves fighting, horses, seige weapons and cannons!
Skills - Strength: 5, Balance: 4, Flexibility: 1, Agility: 7, Coordination: 6
Time needed: a day, Cost to try: £Free, but you may have to pay to watch at an event.
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Baton Twirling is where a team perform routines usually to the music of a marching band whilst twirling a baton.
Skills - Strength: 1, Balance: 4, Flexibility: 4, Agility: 1, Coordination: 10
Time needed: A couple of hours, Cost to try: £Free
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Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of 5 players try to score points against one another by placing a ball through a 10 foot high hoop.
Skills - Strength: 2, Balance: 4, Flexibility: 3, Agility: 6, Coordination: 5
Time needed: As long as you want, Cost to try: £4 for a ball
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Baseball is a sport played between two teams which have nine players each. The goal of the game is to score ‘runs’ against your opponent, by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching four markers called bases that are arranged at the corners of a ninety foot square,
Skills - Strength: 5, Balance: 2, Flexibility: 2, Agility: 4, Coordination: 5
Time needed: 1 hour or more, Cost to try: £8 for a baseball bat and ball
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Track and Field Athletics is a collection of sports events that involve running, throwing, jumping and walking.
Skills - Strength: 10, Balance: 10, Flexibility: 10, Agility: 10, Coordination: 10
Time needed: two hours, Cost to try: £free
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Adventure Racing is where you race as a team using a variety of different disciplines such as running, cycling, swimming, climbing etc. Not just a marathon but using your brain.
Skills - Strength: 5, Balance: 5, Flexibility: 5, Agility: 5, Coordination: 4
Time needed: several days, Cost to try: £160
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Geocaching is the use of a global positioning system (GPS) to find hidden caches of items. You then take an item and leave an item in the cache.
Skills - Strength: 2, Balance: 2, Flexibility: 1, Agility: 2, Coordination: 1
Time needed: 2 hours, Cost to try: £free is you borrow a GPS, else
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Backyard Sleepovers are where you camp in the back garden. No need to travel and you get the comforts of home nearby.
Skills - Strength: 1, Balance: 1, Flexibility: 1, Agility: 1, Coordination: 1
Time needed: all night, Cost to try: £free
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Me Tarzan, you Jane? Fancy flying along a zip wire 10m in the air surrounded by a forest? Then you want to get yourself to an outdoor adventure course!
Assault Courses and Obstacle Courses are a physical challenge that consist of physical obstacles to get past. These include use of strength, balance, and general fitness.
Skills - Strength: 6, Balance: 6, Flexibility: 6, Agility: 6, Coordination: 6
Time needed: 1 hour, Cost to try: Free or minimal cost.
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Archery is where you use a bow to shoot an arrow at a target.
Skills - Strength: 4, Balance: 3, Flexibility: 3, Agility: 1, Coordination: 6
Time needed: 1 hour, Cost to try: £10
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Airsoft is a primarily recreational activity where replica firearms shooting plastic rounds are used for personal collection, gaming (similar to Paintball), or professional training purposes (Military Simulations and Police training exercises).
Skills - Strength: 5, Balance: 3, Flexibility: 4, Agility: 4, Coordination: 7
Time needed: 3 hours, Cost to try: £50
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