The Short Version: Yes, beginner skiers need a helmet. Beginners have higher injury rates than experienced skiers, and first-day participants are overrepresented among the injured by a factor of 2.2. Wearing a helmet reduces head-injury risk…
Riding a dirt bike is like the berzerker version of riding an ATV. You’re only on two wheels so balance and speed are everything, with one failed lean sending you off the side and into…
As a kid, the game of lacrosse always baffled me. It looked like a cross between hockey and tennis, where the players are armed with a hockey-like stick with a small fishing net at the…
Ice skating hasn’t always been a recreational activity, getting its start as a form of transportation thousands of years ago, when ice skates were produced from animal bones to improve the speed of transportation over…
In sports, safety gear is one of the most important aspects of professional play. From American football to NHL hockey, protective gear is not only expected but celebrated as a way to keep athletes as…
Snowmobiles are the jet skis of winter, riding the snowdrifts like a jet ski rides the waves. They’re a blast to operate and the best part is, that all you have to do is open…