| Extreme sports have a craze all over the world. | | | | grown up each year since 1998.o Artificial Wall |
| Here is a detailed analysis on the basis of the | | | | Climbing: |
| Sporting Goods Manufacturer's Association | | | | The average age was found to be only 19.9 |
| International's report. Following is the current | | | | years in this game.o Snowboarding: |
| Super study of Sports Participation. | | | | Sales figures are incredible now. Snowboard |
| TOP 10 MOST POPULAR SPORTS | | | | equipment sale in 2003 was $141 million.o Mountain |
| 1. Inline skating 19.2 million | | | | Biking: |
| 2. Skateboarding 11 million | | | | Almost 70 percent of mountain bikers are guys.o |
| 3. Paintball 9.8 million | | | | Trail Running: |
| 4. Artificial Wall climbing 8.6 million | | | | Since 1990, on the whole participation has |
| 5. Snowboarding 7.8 million | | | | increased 17.3 percent in trail running. It became |
| 6. Mountain biking 6.9 million | | | | 6.1 million in 2003.o BMX Bicycling: |
| 7. Trail running 6.1 million | | | | The average age of a BMX cyclist is 26.o |
| 8. BMX bicycling 3.3 million | | | | Wakeboarding: |
| 9. Wake boarding 3.3 million | | | | The average annual income of a wake boarder is |
| 10. Roller Hockey 2.7 million | | | | $73,400.o Roller Hockey: |
| Following are some additional facts on the 12 | | | | Out of the 2.7 million roller hockey participants, 33 |
| most popular extreme sports:o Inline skating: | | | | percent of them play the sport on a "regular" |
| Out of total population of inline skating, 51 percent | | | | (25-plus days/year) basis. |
| are female. However, 58 percent of all regular | | | | As is said, fear is in the brain! If a person |
| (25-plus days/year) inline skaters are male.o | | | | overcomes it, extreme sports are a thrilling |
| Skateboarding: | | | | experience. If this fear persists in the brain, |
| The average number of days of participation is | | | | extreme sports seem to be no less than a suicidal |
| 44.o Paintball: | | | | act. |
| Overall participation in paintball and U.S. sales has | | | | |