Yesterday I was interviewed by Karen for a magazine about slacklining, a new sport popular in the U.S. Jeffrey told me about this when he visited his folks last 4th of July. He saw people watching this guy flipping over a commercial slackline in a department store. Then Karen got one so when she came back from her trip, we decided to use it for Vince.
What is slacklining? It is a balance sport that uses nylon webbing tensioned between 2 anchor points. Basically, the person has to step on the slackline, get his balance and do tricks on it. one can run, walk, flip, moonwalk, etc. There are several types of slacklining : the tricklining (lowlining), the highlining, the waterlining and the yoga slacklining.
Aside from balance, this new sport entails the person to improve his coordination and skills and great focus and concentration. Combining with yoga, one can have a mind and body workout. It can also be used as a cardioworkout as long as movement on the slackline doesn't stop. It can also improve core strength as needed in balance.
Slacklining offers a lot more but most important of all is the great deal of fun that one can get out of this new sport!
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