Sunday, 15 December 2013

Adventure Racing & Why It May Connect To Reality TV

By Robert Sutter


I am somewhat in the general minority when I say that I typically do not care much for reality TV. I understand why there is an audience for it but it is tough for me to sit down through most seasons of such material. However, I do like those shows that have more physical challenges as opposed to individuals talking to one another and oftentimes getting into fights. When it comes to competition in general, adventure racing has my attention locked and it isn't easily released.

Reality TV, despite its name, is not going to be the genre that is viewed as entirely "real." I have come to terms with this, knowing that practically every show out there is going to have men and women behind the scenes, many of them dictating what occurs on camera. Even though I realize this to be true, there are still those episodes that I cannot help but watch, no matter how silly they may seem. However, there should be competition onscreen or else I may not watch for long.

Should it be mandatory for these individuals to go about training in this regard? It wouldn't sound like a grave impossibility, especially when you take into account that there are many reality TV show characters that are not exactly the most physically gifting. If they overexert energy, for example, they have no one to blame but themselves. It's important for one to go about pacing in these events in particular, as you will come to figure out, so do not go about them in rash ways.

Should they go about and compete in events along the lines of Spartan Race then? I believe that individuals should be able to train beforehand, especially when it comes to the physicality that reality TV calls for. I do not think that anyone can argue with the benefits that adventure racing can have in the long term. However it is up to you to take that initiative, making sure that your physical condition is at the utmost level that it can be in the long term.

I think that individuals should be more mindful of what they do in terms of adventure racing, especially if they are going to go about it in strong competitions. This goes for just about anything, whether you are talking about actual races or reality TV. In terms of the latter, I may not be the biggest fan, as I have established before. That being said, I know that there is a certain appeal to it and even now I find myself becoming engrossed by the activity within it.




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