New Year?s is the usual time for resolutions, but we think spring is really the best time to do it. While the hangovers and extra poundage from all the booze and eating might be enough to inspire us to? make all those lists, revving up our moribund bodies in the cold of winter and getting things done is another thing entirely.
Spring on the other hand ? it?s when the earth defrosts in the Northern Hemisphere and going out doesn?t involve layers of swaddling. A sharp contrast to waddling out just to shovel snow off the driveway.
To celebrate the the return of sunny days and new growth, we suggest people go all out on the personal growth resolutions and make a commitment to change by doing something that?s really out of their comfort zone. We?d like to challenge people to think big, think outside the box, and put some check marks on that bucket list, so we?ve picked five activities that will do just that. Despite their adrenaline highs, though, these activities are a lot safer than most, and though taking up something like ballet might seem the more conservative choice, our suggestions might be less risky than the chance of your boss seeing you in a tutu.
Flying Lessons
Flying a plane is usually seen as a rich man?s hobby. It also has a notorious reputation of being difficult, partly due to the old cockpit layout with its multitude of dials and switches. Things have changed in recent years, though, and digital displays have removed much of the clutter that used to demand so much of a pilot?s attention, while other advances in aircraft design have added to the ease of piloting a plane. Flying lessons can also be had for an hourly rate, and the cost hovers at around $100/hr. Not cheap, but nothing that will break the bank to try. Safety records for flying are far better than for driving, mostly because, as pilots are fond of saying, in the sky you?re not in any real danger of colliding with another plane being flown by a drunk pilot.
Learn Martial Arts
Most sane people intuitively see an activity where people punch, kick, or throw each other as something dangerous and therefore to be avoided, but the use of modern safety equipment, as well as the discipline of martial arts, generally allows people to unleash their inner Bruce Lee without anyone ending up in the hospital.
Scuba Diving
Diving into the deep blue can be as thrilling as soaring in the clouds, and the cost of the activity itself ? less than a hundred dollars ? is affordable once you?re in an area that has a dive shop or three. Unlike the living-on-the-edge ethos of surfers, divers are very safety conscious, and if you take care of your equipment and have a proper respect for your environment, diving is a very safe form of recreation.
Rock Climbing
The image of Tom Cruise hanging off a cliff in Dead Horse Point in Mission Impossible II is one of the more iconic images of the sport. Unfortunately, it?s also one of the scenes a lot of people cite when they refer to rock climbing as a ?dangerous? activity. This reputation belies the fact that modern sport climbing is very safe, and a good instructor and belayer, as well as the use of safety equipment such as ropes, helmets, and permanent bolted routes, means that you can have the adrenaline rush without getting into any real danger.? In fact, the rate of injury for sport climbing is a lot less than that for more mainstream sports like basketball and badminton.
Sky Diving
Jumping out of a plane is usually seen as the epitome of a crazy stunt, and yet despite its daredevil nature, or probably because of it, skydiving instructors and practitioners are a very safety-conscious lot, and they take very good care of their equipment. Giving skydiving a try is also not very cheap, but at around 200-300 dollars for a tandem jump (where you jump strapped to an instructor), it?s not too high a price for a memory to last a lifetime.
Brandon Peters is a an entrepreneur, amateur photographer, and rock climber. He enjoys pushing his limits in ways that leave him intact and in a single piece.
Source: http://northernstar-online.com/blog/five-activities-to-stretch-your-comfort-zone/
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