| The term 'Extreme Sport' began to be widely | | | | jumping with the added body-modification that |
| used at the end of the 80s to describe activities | | | | most would associate with a Kangaroo. Named |
| like skateboarding, rock climbing and bungee | | | | after their inventor Alexander Boeck, they were |
| jumping. In recent years, shifts in popularity and | | | | patented in Europe in 2003, and have grown in |
| fashion have seen the term become linked to | | | | popularity amongst enthusiasts who want to keep |
| activities more urban, accessible and | | | | fit and express themselves. In 2006, the Daily Mail |
| youth-orientated in nature. However, a new batch | | | | conducted its own Powerbocking workout in a |
| of activities have started to surface that blur the | | | | London park with the summation that the |
| lines between sports, art and political act - and | | | | benefits 'are worth making a spectacle of yourself |
| push the very notion of the word 'risk' to higher | | | | for'. And it is suggested that after considerable |
| level. So what are these new extreme sports? | | | | practice Powerbockers can achieve jumps of six |
| Powerbocking involves the strapping of | | | | feet in height and run at 20 miles an hour. |
| spring-loaded stilts to your feet and running and | | | | |