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Definicija ekstremnih spotrova - Action sports, adventure sports or extreme sports are activities

perceived as involving a high degree of risk.These activities often involve speed, height, a high level of
physical exertion and highly specialized gear. Extreme tourism overlaps with extreme sport. The two
share the same main attraction, "adrenaline rush" caused by an element of risk, and differ mostly in the
degree of engagement and professionalism.

Skakanje s konopcem - Bungee jumping, sport in which the jumper falls from a high place with a
rubber (“bungee”) cord attached both to his or her feet and to the jump site. In most of the jumping
places, everything is organized and prepared and safety is at a high level. Jumping has psychological
effects and in this way energy is drained. The only very serious injuries can occur if the jumper's neck or
body becomes entangled in the cable.

Skakanje padobranom - Like any sport, there are risks involved with skydiving. But in everything we do,
we try to mitigate those risks as much as possible. Skydiving is awesome, and the last thing we want is
for you to not enjoy your experience because you’re concerned about safety. Risk in skydiving are
Parachute malfunctions; around one in 1,000 parachute openings don’t go to plan, with various known
malfunctions. Injury on landing; if tandem students, for example, fail to lift their legs up for landing, they
can take the impact through their ankles, Injury during freefall.

Kajakastvo - Kayaking is the use of a kayak for moving over water. It is distinguished from canoeing by
the sitting position of the paddler and the number of blades on the paddle. A kayak is like boat in which
the paddler sits facing forward, legs in front, using a double-bladed paddle to pull front-to-back on one
side and then the other in rotation. here are certain risks associated with all water activities; drowning is
one of them. This is one of the most obvious dangers of kayaking, even more so if we are paddling in
deep water alone and without preparation, or if we are not a good swimmer. Cold water never looks so
bad from the comfort of your kayak. A sudden plunge into dangerously cold water can quickly render us
unable to move or control our breathing.

Planinarenje – Unlike most sports, mountaineering lacks widely applied formal rules, regulations and
governance; mountaineers adhere to a wide variety of techniques and philosophies when climbing
mountains.A number of local mountaineering clubs support mountaineers by hosting resources and
social activities. When it comes to gear, it's important to bring only the essentials, enough water and
food, but never too much. Ascending to heights over 2000m results in a lower blood pressure, the blood
is less saturated with oxygen than at lower altitudes. The organism can adapt to these conditions to
some extent. The heart beats faster, the blood pressure increases. However, at higher altitudes, the
organism is more difficult to adapt. This is how altitude sickness occurs. Symptoms of altitude sickness
are: headache, insomnia, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting

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