Joanna James
Beach holidays are fun and healthy letting you enjoy the water with different watersports and enjoying the sun and sand. You can also strive to stay alert and engaged by doing beach sports, especially if you are with a group of others. Here are some unusual ones to try out on your next beach vacation.
This is a sandy version of Musical Chairs with several flags set up on the beach however always maintaining one flag less than the number of participants. Upon the starting whistle everyone races towards the flags and picks one and those without one a gradually eliminated. Vying for the winning flag is competitive and thrilling. Rushing up to grab the flags, the general excitement and accepting winning or losing is part of the fun.
Irrespective of age some beach activities are always fun and timeless. Building sandcastles is one such unusual activity that you can do better with maturity. The concentration, engagement and ensuing delight of seeing a magnificent sandcastle or sculpture are therapeutic. Whether you go prepared with the scoops and buckets to the hotel or not indulging in this activity with like-minded people is an immersive experience for guests from any Ayurveda hotel in Sri Lanka. The likes of Heritance Ayurveda help in mind and body engagement.
Not unusual in some parts of the world this is a popular beach sport to involve others and get exercise as it requires not much setting up and easy to play for even beginners. If you are short on numbers, don’t worry as similar beach sports enthusiasts will join in no time so long as you have a ball and the energy to play.
Bring back your childhood memories by tossing a Frisbee around the sand along with others. Ultimate Frisbee is a team game which can be done by a group of 8 or more. Have a perimeter identified and two goal lines. Then get set to test your disc-tossing skills as compared with your teammates.
A thrilling team-based game where two teams compete to eliminate members from the opposing team until there are no more players left. It is usual to have a 7-member team with one striker and 6 central players who do their best to dodge the ball. Playing it on the beach is better as the surface is softer for the Dodgers.
Beaches are ideal for flying kites, as what is required is an open space, and steady wind permitting your kite to fly with no power lines. Check the wind speed as mild winds are ideal for pleasurable kite flying. Move to an area on the beach where it is not crowded before you start flying it and find a spot with less sunshine in your eyes. Single-string kites come in 4 different shapes, parafoil, diamond, box and delta. Select the ideal location for you and enjoy seeing it soar above in the sky.
Beach football is more fun as playing it on sea sand is not as hard as playing on solid ground and being tackled doesn’t hurt as much. Have two teams identified and goal lines set up and you are ready to enjoy a game of football.
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