10 Water Sports and Their Top 5 Spots

This human-made chaos is everything we want to survive this time and everything we get frustrated with. We as a mortal being are keen to watch movies in which robots are flying and changing the world or meta-humans are saving the planet earth. It indicates our want for something drastic to happen in this world, but what we are not willing to do is to leave our couch and drag ourselves out from the house to make our own life better or to save our own-self.

I have always found water to be a source of forgetting every single problem I am dealing with; the ocean somehow whispers that my problems are way smaller than the majestic ocean in front of me. Every once in a while, a person like myself craves to be near the sea. But what stops me is the same hectic routine I have been complaining about since I would remember. My wife and I always find ourselves looking for tips to how to catch a trout fish, or plan a kayaking trip or to camp in the wild but our work and our children`s education come in between. Do not get me wrong; I am not one of those who believe that everyone should leave what they are up to and start living like the cave times; although I understand those people and do not think their choices are wrong, but a day or two for yourself is becoming a necessity like anything else.

Recently my eldest is asking me to do something adventurous, something that could send chills down to our backbone. Could not lie, my son`s explaining this stuff alone gives me chills but on his demand I have been searching for some fun, thrilling yet relaxing water sports we all as a family can enjoy.

1. Swimming

From a very young age, people give their children swimming lessons for them to remain fit. One does not have to be a daredevil to learn how to swim in the water, while people who want to raise the challenge takes swimming in open water. Being the oldest water sports people prefer it the most.

BENEFITS

Swimming helps you keep fit by strengthening your muscles, keeping your heart rate up, build cardiovascular fitness and maintains weight and lungs.

SPOTS AROUND THE WORLD

As easy and beautiful swimming may seem in your indoor pool, it will be a different experience for you out in the open. Here are few spots for swimming that will make you go “WOAH” at first glance.

1. Macarella Beach, Menorca, Spain

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1. The Maldive Islands

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• Linapacan Island, Palawan, Philippines

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1. Cayo Coco, Cuba

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1. Phi Phi Island, Thailand

1. KAYAKING

I have been familiar with this water sports for quite some time now. Sit-on-top kayaks are a life changer for anyone looking out for a lone yet thrilling time. And for those who want to enjoy with their loved ones, they can go for a kayak with two cockpits. How to choose a kayak can be a tricky business, try to pick the better one.

BENEFITS

Kayaking burns almost 500 calories on one go as an average of fifty strokes per mile is made which helps in losing weight. It strengthens the lower body muscles, improves heart health because of continues movement, tunes arms, legs, and back.

 To know more about best sit on top kayaks see http://surfersandpaddlers.com/best-sit-on-top-kayaks/

SPOTS AROUND THE WORLD

Kayaking is a beautiful sport and can be beautiful anywhere, but the following are the places you must not miss.

1. Sermilik Fjord, Greenland

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1. Glacier Bay, Alaska, USA

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• Svalbard, Norway

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1. Fordland, New Zealand

1. Vancouver Island, Canada

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1. WATER POLO

With four periods as quarter, two teams play this game on water. And that rhymes! *patting my own back* there are six team players and a goalkeeper in both the teams. Whoever goals more in the given time wins!

BENEFITS

There are many benefits of water polo. Water polo helps in building us to be a team player, it reduces our weight and keeps us in shape, as extra effort are made while moving in water.

1. KITESURFING

In kitesurfing, a large-sized, controllable, kite ties its holder to the wind. While hanging yourself on the mercy of a kite, feeling the wind and water all around you, this experience can make you do more crazy stuff than you have ever done before.

BENEFITS

Kitesurfing benefits our whole body. It tunes our arms, legs, and shoulders and helps us to have a good posture. For a person who is spending most of the day in a cubicle, this water sport is a must for them.

SPOTS AROUND THE WORLD

Kitesurfing is not as easy as it seems to be. So try to make your experience worth it by visiting these places.

1. Maui, Hawaii
2. LA VENTANA, BAJA CALIFORNIA

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• Jupiter, Florida

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1. Nabq Bay, Egypt

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1. TAVEUNI ISLAND, FIJI

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1. JET SKIING

Jet skiing is not an unknown sport for most of us. For anyone who is into speed and wants to mix it up with water, Jet Ski is your sport. Boats and ships do travel fast but is there a comparison between a bus and a sports bike? No? That is what I thought.

BENEFITS

The fond of this sport comes with a pack full of benefits. Thirty minutes span of jet skiing burns 238 calories for you, not just that it tunes your abs, strengthen your muscles, relieve stress, improves your endurance and cardiovascular system, and teaches you how to balance and control.

SPOTS AROUND THE WORLD

Jet skiing is a known and most tried sport around the world, but still, there are few special places for you try out.

1. Miami, USA

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1. Denarau Island, Fiji

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• Naples, Italy

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1. Gold Coast, Australia
2. The Bay of Islands, New Zealand

1. SCUBA DIVING

Scuba diving is a way to dive underwater and experience different species of fishes and plants. While it is stunning under the water, but beauty brings danger. Scuba diving can only be done after short but proper training and under proper supervision.

BENEFITS

Mother Nature needed us to relax under the water in a way nothing above the water can come close doing it. Most of the people who have tried scuba diving remain in its chant for a long time. It has the power to make your mental condition better.

SPOTS AROUND THE WORLD

Exploring the world underwater could be the best experience of your life. Try to try it at a place which proves to be worth trying. Here are few good spots listed below.

1. Richelieu Rock, Thailand

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1. Superior Producer, Curaçao

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• Shark And Yolanda Reef, Egyptian Red Sea

1. Great Blue Hole, Belize

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1. Blue Heron Bridge, Riviera Beach, Florida, USA

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1. WHITEWATER RAFTING

To the daredevils out there, here is something adventurous, exciting and risky for you. Whitewater rafting is done on white waters or in rough waters. This sport is only possible because of the team efforts.

BENEFITS

Whitewater rafting is for everyone who has a thirst for adventure and thrill, and it helps them psychology by telling them they could do anything. Where this sports help with breathing in fresh air, it also strengthens our muscles, improves our team building skills and is an excellent source of cardio work out.

SPOTS AROUND THE WORLD

White river rafting could be one fantastic experience if experienced in any place listed below.

1. Colorado River, Arizona/Utah, USA
2. Río Pacuaré, Costa Rica

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• Futalefú River, Chile

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1. North Johnstone River, Australia
2. Magpie River, Canada

1. FISHING

Being the oldest sport known by human-kind, it is also a significant and profitable business to be in. Fishing could be done in both ways, onshore and offshore. In offshore fishing, kayak fishing is the new trend.

BENEFITS

Fishing builds self-reliance yet allows you to bond with the people around. Fishing just not makes you patient but also boosts your immune system, improves your cardiovascular health and strengthens your body.

SPOTS AROUND THE WORLD

Fishing is not fun if there is not plenty of the prey to be caught. Following are the fishing destinations you must visit.

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1. Catfish, southern USA
2. Piranha, Brazil

• Goliath tigerfish, Congo River Basin

1. Squid, Vietnam
2. Salmon, Russia

1. PADDLE BOARDING

In paddle boarding, one has to stand with complete balance and control overboard, in the water. Sounds difficult? It is difficult. For beginners, there are several guides for them to learn everything about paddleboard and boarding. And once you learn how to paddle board there is no coming back from this sport.

BENEFITS

Paddleboarding not just only focus on any particular part of your body but your whole body. It strengthens your muscles and builds your skills of focusing and concentrating. But for this, you have to learn how to balance on a paddle board.

SPOTS AROUND THE WORLD

Following are the places you so much don’t want to miss.

1. Seattle, Washington

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1. Lake Tahoe, California 

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• Abacos Bahamas

1. Sunset Beach, Oahu, Hawaii

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1. Puerto Rico

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1. PARASAILING

Parasailing, parakiting or parascending, this sport is everything for a person who loves to have a great view of sight. A parachute kind canopy is attached and dragged by a vehicle in a marked territory, while two people can enjoy their ride from a height.

  BENEFITS

For everyone who is not always ready to do something crazy, parasailing is beneficial for them. It is easy, affordable and good for one’s mental health.

SPOTS AROUND THE WORLD

 Parasailing is nothing without a good view. For your best experience, visit these destinations.

1. Key West

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1. Cape Town

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• Sydney Harbor

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1. Hawaii

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1. Phuket

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Author bio: Tom is a blogger and a nature lover. He is obsessed with traveling and adventures and that too with his family. He believes that water has a steady hold of him. He regularly writes about his experiences at http://kayakcritic.net/