Extreme Ventures

It isn't news to us that exercise has been to proven to increase the ‘happy hormone’ in our brains, Dopamine, but I was sure there must be something more to the elusive advice, do something that scares you everyday. The answer is in extreme sports.

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Dopamine is responsible for the high after risk taking and becomes addictive. It aids in the reward and pleasure centres of our brains, making us feel happy and motivating us to go back for more. 

I thoroughly believe in maintaining a healthy lifestyle. I notice the difference in my moods and levels of motivation after a day of healthy eating and a little exercise, but there is only so much excitement that can be gained from a visit to the gym.

A little low on cash for a session of skydiving, I tried my hand at snowboarding. Snozone in Milton Keynes is one of the very few real snow ski slopes in the UK, so living only 20 minutes away, I felt it wrong to not take advantage.

In such an academia orientated age, an extreme release could be what we need to find that sense of primitive and childish freedom once again.