10 most physically challenging sports in the world
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Without further ado, heres a rundown of the 10 most physically challenging sports in the world today.
Rugby
Rugby involves a combination of speed, agility, power, and conditioning. But unique to rugby is the constant physical tension that develops during prolonged individual and group battles. It requires physical strength, brute power and ability to endure knocks and whacks for best part of 80 minutes.
Ice/Field Hockey
Whether it be on the field or on ice, any game part of the hockey family requires immense physical engagement. For those who are brave enough to play either of these hockey types know the incredible demands of the sport. Hockey involves 45-second shifts of high-intensity effort and direction changes and hard hits. When fatigue sets in your legs begin to burn up and you must get through this barrier to succeed. Of course ice hockey requires an extra skill of trying to balance on a steel blade and whizzing around on ice.
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Basketball
Basketball might seem surprising to some people, as it is meant to be a non-contact sport or a limited contact sport, it still involves a lot of high-intensity bursts of movement. You need to have bags of speed, agility and vertical jumping power. The game includes constand motion, switching from side to side very quickly, players then battle for position on the court and this in turn makes the game more physically challenging.
American Football
American football is one the most physically challenging sports for sure, while the players are padded and wear helmets, the physical hits still take a toll on the players bodies. It is a sport that is played by the fastest, largest and strongest athletes in the world. While most plays only last around 4 seconds, almost every player on the field is competing in high-intensity bouts. The game requires a vast amount of physical demand and a exceptional amount of athleticism.
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Boxing
It cannot go without saying that boxing is one of the most physically challenging sports in the world. According to several studies about “science of muscles and movement” expert label boxing as the most demanding sport for an athlete. Boxing requires strength, power, endurance and the ability to withstand huge hits over a period of time. Not to mention the huge dedication that goes into the 3 or 4 month training camps before a fight. When the rounds go by, a boxer has to dig dip and overcome the pain and fatigue. Boxing definitely deserves it’s place as one of the most physically challenging sports.
Alpine Skiing
Alpine Skiing makes a shock appearance on our list of the most physically challenging sports. Studies of physiological profiles of elite alpine skiers reveal that in order to be at the elite level, you must have great muscular strength, anaerobic power, anaerobic endurance, co-ordination, agility, balance and flexibility. There are many programmes the elite athletes have to endure such as the on-hill snow training and the dryland training. Elite skiers have strong legs, relatively lean and carry lots of strength. Alpine skiing obviously requires a lot of physical demand with studies showing the average skier gets injured 17 times per 1000 ski days.
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Tennis
Tennis is a very physically challenging sport, it involves short-duration bursts of all-out energy in the form of quick sprints, transitional movements whilst trying to hit a ball. Every tennis player must carry great strength, speed, power and control. While some people might think tennis is not physically challenging due to the rest periods players get between games, it is quite the opposite. Tennis is also usually played under the blazing sun, and matches usually last over 2 hours and some maybe double that time which can takes lots of energy out of the body. Rafal Nadal has mastered the clay court and the hot temperatures, if you pair this with his tremendous ability it is obvious why he is a 10 time French Open champion.
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MMA/Wrestling
MMA and wrestling alike require a lot of physical demands. MMA requires full body strength, un-matched conditioning and fitness levels to ensure those fast reflexes, speed and power. The sport involves stand up fighting, grappling and ground based grappling. During each five-minute round, fighters need to maintain an unparalleled level of physical and mental alertness to avoid falling victim to a technically perfect fight-ending blow from an opponent.
Wrestling is similar to MMA, only harder. These sports are non-stop action and demand alot from the body. Wrestling requires lots of stamina too and great deals of strength and power. It is a constant battle of all-out physical and mental effort, as fighters delicately balance attempts to overpower and out-position each other.
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Gymnastics
Gymnastics has many forms and when it comes to the highest level at the Olympics games all of them require physical fitness and reflexes combined with balance and mental strength. Gymnasts put lots of stress on their bodies, they train daily for hours at a time. You need great dedication and self belief to be a successful gymnast. It is a true skill to do what gymnasts can do, whether you are born with a natural talent or work very hard it cannot go without saying that gymnastics as a sport is one of the most physically challenging sports in the world.
Motorcross Riding
Motorcross riding might be new sport to a few of you people, it is undoubtedly a very physically intensive and challenging sport. These bike riders are people who race for anything up to 30 minutes or more with their heart rate ranging from a low of 165 and max of 200 or maybe even more depending on the rider. To be able to sustain that max heart rate you must dedicate everything to your training on and off the track. From diet to riding to training everything must be at a 100 percent and these riders put their life on the line every single time they swing a leg over the bike. There’s no time outs, no breaks, nothing just racing.
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