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Aloha NSG-ers, I come to thee for help

I want to take up a new sport but to be honest I have no idea what would be best. In the past i've tried martial arts, football, rugby, swimming, skydiving as more serious activities. Of these I have only managed to maintain an interest in one but I don't want to spend absolutely all my time on that.

What would you folks suggest I try out? and why? Hopefully the variety of backgrounds here will bring up something I haven't thought about before.

Cricket.

Best sport in the world.

Tennis or badminton would mix it up a bit. Maybe squash if you want to get a decent amount of exercise from it.

Cricket.

Best sport in the world.

I've never really tried my hand at cricket but from the looks of things it doesn't really seem to involve a significant amount of exercise or excitement. This is, however, a complete outsiders take on it and I know that spectators often get it completely wrong.

Shinty.



If you're mental.

Tennis or badminton would mix it up a bit. Maybe squash if you want to get a decent amount of exercise from it.

Yeah I remember playing squash in school when I was younger. It definitely had me sweating by the end of things and my gym has recently built new courts. It would be something I would take up more as an add on to working out in the gym rather than a serious sport to improve at.

Shinty.



If you're mental.

Been there and done that with Hurling :D Pretty fun actually

What could possibly go wrong with battering each other with big sticks

Tennis or badminton would mix it up a bit. Maybe squash if you want to get a decent amount of exercise from it.

Yeah I remember playing squash in school when I was younger. It definitely had me sweating by the end of things and my gym has recently built new courts. It would be something I would take up more as an add on to working out in the gym rather than a serious sport to improve at.

I've never really tried my hand at cricket but from the looks of things it doesn't really seem to involve a significant amount of exercise or excitement. This is, however, a complete outsiders take on it and I know that spectators often get it completely wrong.

You try staying in the middle for a long innings or sprinting in to bowl 10 overs on the trot and tell me it doesn't involve much exercise...

Been there and done that with Hurling :D Pretty fun actually
Adrenaline-filled, one could say.

What could possibly go wrong with battering each other with big sticks
One of the thoughts that crossed my mind yesterday when I was looking to join my Uni's kendo club.

Aloha NSG-ers, I come to thee for help

I want to take up a new sport but to be honest I have no idea what would be best. In the past i've tried martial arts, football, rugby, swimming, skydiving as more serious activities. Of these I have only managed to maintain an interest in one but I don't want to spend absolutely all my time on that.

What would you folks suggest I try out? and why? Hopefully the variety of backgrounds here will bring up something I haven't thought about before.

If you are in university, then I would suggest that rowing is something to consider. It takes up a whole lot of time. I'm still in school and I'm trainning at least 6 times/week. I know the Queen Uni rowers are trainning 11 times/week. There is also a high level of fitness and technqiue involved so it's not the easiest sport to just pick up.

Two words: Chess Boxing :p

Well, you asked for something you might not have tried before

boxing :p

but if you happen to like having a face maybe you could try volleyball (its a boys sport too!)

What would you folks suggest I try out? and why? Hopefully the variety of backgrounds here will bring up something I haven't thought about before.Where abouts do you live?

how about hockey? kayaking? (white water of flat) surfing?


Which sports have you enjoyed the most? why did you stop? team or individual?

Aloha NSG-ers, I come to thee for help

I want to take up a new sport but to be honest I have no idea what would be best. In the past i've tried martial arts, football, rugby, swimming, skydiving as more serious activities. Of these I have only managed to maintain an interest in one but I don't want to spend absolutely all my time on that.

What would you folks suggest I try out? and why? Hopefully the variety of backgrounds here will bring up something I haven't thought about before.

Biathlon.

Where abouts do you live?

how about hockey? kayaking? (white water of flat) surfing?


Which sports have you enjoyed the most? why did you stop? team or individual?

I live in Dundee. The sunniest city in Scotland.

The sports I have enjoyed the most would definitely be swimming and skydiving. I do still swim but not as part of any particular teams, etc mostly because I prefer swimming as a sort of meditation I suppose. Spending an hour in the pool with my body on auto-pilot tends to clear my head quite well.

Ideally I don't want something that will take up huge amounts of time as my girlfriend is already on the verge of killing me if I spend much more time skydiving. With that in mind I think kayaking and surfing would have to be ruled out as the weather dependence and travel times would be a bit restrictive.

If you are in university, then I would suggest that rowing is something to consider. It takes up a whole lot of time. I'm still in school and I'm trainning at least 6 times/week. I know the Queen Uni rowers are trainning 11 times/week. There is also a high level of fitness and technqiue involved so it's not the easiest sport to just pick up.

The bolded is an issue.

boxing :p


I could do with the man points after I couldn't bring myself to kill a deer I hit in my car :p

The bolded is an issue.

what ever happened to sitting in the pub playing pool :confused:

I could do with the man points after I couldn't bring myself to kill a deer I hit in my car :p

how many boxers have you hit? :p

what ever happened to sitting in the pub playing pool :confused:

And lifting pints...

And lifting pints...

not at the same time though that would be madness! :eek:

not at the same time though that would be madness! :eek:

Separate events...

Separate events...

That was the biathlon you had in mind?

Hmmm training will be intense but I suppose I have to push myself :p

Ping-pong.

That was the biathlon you had in mind?

Hmmm training will be intense but I suppose I have to push myself :p

It's the triathlon if you're fucking someone afterwards.

Hockey!

Curling

I want to take up a new sport but to be honest I have no idea what would be best.

What would you folks suggest I try out? and why? Hopefully the variety of backgrounds here will bring up something I haven't thought about before.
Motor racing. You can start with go-karts, it's very cheap, and very exciting.

If you're young, motorbike racing can be the best bet. It's also very affordable - the cream of the crop of bikes costs much less than a simple family car.

If you need actual exercise, and dancing on the pedals and wrestling the wheel isn't enough, cycling is a nice sport too, as well as a way to get around - you don't even spend time on it, you can just do it as you're going to work or wherever. Although it's fun just all by itself.

I was thinking you should try Cricket, or maybe football...It's the best sport ever. Who doesn't like to tackle people?

The bolded is an issue.

Yeah. As far as I am aware the trainning that queens does is in the morning and in the evening. Intrestingly enough, I think that 7/8 guys on their 1st 8 does medicine.

American football

http://www.dundeehurricanes.com

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=paiC98FhPxQ

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