Skateboarding and surfing are two similar sports in nature but they are obviously played in two very different environments. In Australia, about 200,000 girls aged 15 and above have picked up these sports during the pandemic. Considering that the population of Australia is only 26,000,000, this is a significant number of athletes.
The Australian Sports Committee reports that most Aussies who have taken up surfing (196,000) and skating (119,000) between 2019 and 2021 are women. Ella Smith, a 17-year-old from Gippsland said that she fell in love with skateboarding after watching the Olympic skater Sky Brown on YouTube years ago.
Another interesting form of exercise, “Exergaming,” is suddenly popular among men and women. Exergaming is a way to keep fit using a gaming console such as an Xbox or PlayStation to exercise while gaming. All exergames involve movement, and many involve dancing or fancy footwork of some kind.
Both basketball and football (soccer) have grown in popularity post-pandemic. Hundreds of thousands of people have taken a liking to it.
Australian Sports Commission chief executive Kieren Perkins welcomed the bounce back in physical activity. “Adults are participating in more activities than they did two years ago, and while men and boys are driving the return to clubs, women continue to be physically active more often,” he said.
The Australian Sports Committee reports that most Aussies who have taken up surfing (196,000) and skating (119,000) between 2019 and 2021 are women. Ella Smith, a 17-year-old from Gippsland said that she fell in love with skateboarding after watching the Olympic skater Sky Brown on YouTube years ago.
Another interesting form of exercise, “Exergaming,” is suddenly popular among men and women. Exergaming is a way to keep fit using a gaming console such as an Xbox or PlayStation to exercise while gaming. All exergames involve movement, and many involve dancing or fancy footwork of some kind.
Both basketball and football (soccer) have grown in popularity post-pandemic. Hundreds of thousands of people have taken a liking to it.
Australian Sports Commission chief executive Kieren Perkins welcomed the bounce back in physical activity. “Adults are participating in more activities than they did two years ago, and while men and boys are driving the return to clubs, women continue to be physically active more often,” he said.
