You Don't Have to Hurt Yourself to Snowboard

Written by Lauren Traub Teton


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If you're a beginner and if you don't have anything else, you can slide some bubble wrap downrepparttar back of your pants. Use plenty! You'll hearrepparttar 133173 bubbles pop when you fall and you'll be glad you wore them. And you will have saved a lot of jarring to your spine as well as wear and tear on your buttocks and tailbone.

Once you're convinced ofrepparttar 133174 need to save your posterior, invest in some real padding designed for snowboarders. A hard plastic shell outside with soft padding onrepparttar 133175 inside is great. It will hardly be noticeable beneath your snow pants and it really helps.

Helmets for Snowboarders-- You might think (mistakenly) that helmets are only for people who ride inrepparttar 133176 trees, or do big tricks. Butrepparttar 133177 first time you catch an edge and go CLUNK! andrepparttar 133178 back of your head hitsrepparttar 133179 hard hard ground, you'll reconsider. A helmet also addsrepparttar 133180 comfort of warmth and dryness, as well as cushioning for your brain. With a helmet on, you can ride inrepparttar 133181 rain comfortably, and haverepparttar 133182 slopes almost to yourself.

You should buy a helmet in person at a shop. Correct fit is mandatory and tricky. Get expert help atrepparttar 133183 snowboard shop to be surerepparttar 133184 helmet fits. And have your helmet checked for safety and fit next season if you fell on it a lot or grew dreds or shaved your head since you purchased it.

Hydration for Snowboarders-- Snowboarding creates heat. That means you are perspiring, even when it's cold. Stay hydrated with water, and you will be able to ride longer and better. To replacerepparttar 133185 water lost perspiring and breathingrepparttar 133186 dry winter air, use a hydration system. It is a backpack with a water bladder, and a tube to deliverrepparttar 133187 water to your mouth. Simple and efficient. Just grabrepparttar 133188 tube, biterepparttar 133189 valve onrepparttar 133190 end, and sip. You can easily do it while sitting onrepparttar 133191 lift. You can wear it outside your coat, or even under it on freezing days.

You can do tricks and riderepparttar 133192 pipe while wearing a small hydration backpack, no problem. You can also throw an extra clothing layer, energy bar, tool set, or whatever inrepparttar 133193 hydration backpack. The backpacks come in many different sizes and configurations.

Safety for Your Board-- It's just as important to protect your trusty ride when you get off it. Hardcore riders never let their boards out of their site. If you do, check yours atrepparttar 133194 lodge, or lock it with a small cable lock that you carry in your backpack. Also register it online at http://www.SnowboardRegisty.com so if it does disappear, you at least have a chance of getting it back. And be a good citizen ofrepparttar 133195 snowboard universe. Before you buy a used board, check its serial number at http://www.SnowboardRegisty.com to make sure it wasn't reported stolen.

Ride Happily Many a Day-- Unlike with skating and surfing, you DON'T have to endure pain to learn and ride your snowboard. Respect yourself. Dress for safety and comfort onrepparttar 133196 slopes, and you'll come back to ride happily many a day.



Read more about snowboard safety gear at http://www.snowboardsecrets.com/secrets.htm. Lauren Traub Teton is an avid snowboarder and the Editor of SnowboardSecrets.com and the Snowboard Events Calendar at http://www.WhatsonSnow.com. Get "16 Secrets for Successful Snowboarding" when you sign up for the Snowboard Szine at http://www.snowboardsecrets.com.


Kansas City Chief, Christian Okoye, to appear in Topeka, KS

Written by Keith Hunt


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In 1989 Okoye enjoyed his finest season forrepparttar Chiefs rushing for 1480 yards. In addition to his stats he collected a number of awards afterrepparttar 133172 season: named Running Back ofrepparttar 133173 Year, First team All-Pro, voted AFC Player ofrepparttar 133174 Year byrepparttar 133175 NFL Players Association, receivedrepparttar 133176 Mackie Award for most touchdowns by an AFC player, voted Chiefs' Most Valuable Player,repparttar 133177 Quarterback Club named him NFL MVP and wonrepparttar 133178 Ed Block Courage award, one ofrepparttar 133179 most prestigious awards in football. He later becamerepparttar 133180 30th member ofrepparttar 133181 Chiefs' Hall of Fame.

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