Tag: fitness

  • Spikeball, more than a beach sport

    Spikeball, more than a beach sport

    Written by: Mateo, Reporter in ISFM Introduction      Spikeball is a sport that combines trampolining and a ball. It can be played in teams or one-on-one. This sport gained popularity in early 2008 and now has competitions played at a global level. It’s most commonly played on beaches, especially in France. What is Spikeball? To play…

  • Bear Crawl: A Sport, or Just Crawling Around? Let’s Break It Down!

    Bear Crawl: A Sport, or Just Crawling Around? Let’s Break It Down!

    Written by: Victor, Reporter in ISFM In this article, we’ll be talking about the warm-up many people use; the Bear-Crawl, and if it’s a sport or not. The Theoretic Answer The actual answer to the question “Is Bear Crawl a Sport?” is no, bear crawl is not a sport. People do it as exercises or…

  • Bounce a Bossaball!

    Bounce a Bossaball!

    Written by: Arthur, founder of ISFM In this article, we’ll be talking about Bossaball, a strange game that combines many sports. Introduction Bossaball is a sport that probably not many people have heard of. To describe this sport in one sentence, it would be: Bossaball is a fusion sport, combining volleyball, soccer, gymnastics, and capoeira,…

  • Weight lifting; A sport for everyone

    Weight lifting; A sport for everyone

    Written by: Arthur, Founder of ISFM In this article, we’ll be talking about what weight lifting is. Introduction Weight lifting is a gym sport, which involves someone lifting weights.  (heavy pieces of solid metal) Weight lifting exercises your arms (biceps and triceps), core muscles (abdominals, and back muscles), legs (Quadriceps, hamstrings and glutes), and also…

  • Shin-kicking

    Shin-kicking

    Written by: Adrien, Reporter in ISFM  Introduction You probably never heard about shin-kicking, a bizarre sport that involves kicking someone in the shin, but weird enough (this is a weird sport) it has a world cup! Ready to learn about this “sport”? Then let’s go! History Shin-kicking was invented in England around the 17th century.…

  • Muay Thai

    Written by: Luca B., reporter in ISFM In this article, we’re going to talk about muay thai. Introduction Muay Thai, a big popular sport, is a martial art, a fighting sport and its origins are from Thailand. renowned for its unique combination of punches, kicks, elbows, knees, and clinching technique. Ancient roots Muay-thai evolved from…