Do you love winter? How the snow piles up over everything and turns into a white, plush, cold environment? Well if you love winter time and sports as well then you will love winter sports. Winter Sports are sports that are participated in the winter when it snows. Popular winter sports are hockey, ice skating, snowboarding, etc. Just like any other sport, you must wear equipment to stay safe and always be protected at all times. With winter sports being colder than any other seasonal sports, you must wear extra layers to stay warm because of the snow and temperature.
The winter sport I have found interesting to talk about is snowboarding. Before you snowboard, you must have the right gear such as a snowboard helmet, gloves, goggles, padded shorts &/or pants, Body Armor, wrist guards, knee pads, and elbow pads. In three decades, snowboarding has exceeded in popularity and became the most known of all winter sports. Along with people participating in snowboarding, injury has exceeded as well. …show more content…
Around 40% of snowboarding injuries are wrist related. In order to prevent these injuries, snowboarders or individuals who participate in this sport use snowboard wrist guards. Another injury that trails behind wrist injuries is concussions, which can be a life or death situation. Most people, like the picture above, are careless and rather not wear a helmet just because they think snow will not do any harm, which snow shouldn’t be on their minds, but the other environmental objects such as trees, rocks, or other snowboarders. These are the reasons why you must wear protective gear on your head and
The winter sport I have found interesting to talk about is snowboarding. Before you snowboard, you must have the right gear such as a snowboard helmet, gloves, goggles, padded shorts &/or pants, Body Armor, wrist guards, knee pads, and elbow pads. In three decades, snowboarding has exceeded in popularity and became the most known of all winter sports. Along with people participating in snowboarding, injury has exceeded as well. …show more content…
Around 40% of snowboarding injuries are wrist related. In order to prevent these injuries, snowboarders or individuals who participate in this sport use snowboard wrist guards. Another injury that trails behind wrist injuries is concussions, which can be a life or death situation. Most people, like the picture above, are careless and rather not wear a helmet just because they think snow will not do any harm, which snow shouldn’t be on their minds, but the other environmental objects such as trees, rocks, or other snowboarders. These are the reasons why you must wear protective gear on your head and