Orienteering
Why orienteering is good for fitness
Orienteering is a great sport for getting your body fit and healthy through enjoyable and social exercise. As well as stretching your map reading mental powers, orienteering offers a great workout for the legs, encompassing a fair amount of running. Here’s the realbuzz.com introduction to the joys of active orienteering.
Read more…Top 10 tips when starting out in orienteering
Below are realbuzz.com's top 10 tips for novice orienteers so that (hopefully!) you won’t make the same mistakes that many other orienteers before you have made. Above all remember to pace yourself when out orienteering. It is very tempting to go ‘flat out’ in the first part of a race but don’t forget you’ve still got several checkpoints ahead of you so conserve your energy.
Read more…How to get involved in orienteering
Orienteering is a great sport for getting your body fit and healthy through mentally challenging exercise. Here’s the realbuzz.com guide on how to get involved with orienteering, by joining a club or through the internet.
Read more…Orienteering gear guide
Unlike many sports, the equipment required for orienteering is relatively simple and cheap to buy. Below is a general guide to the kit you will need for starting out in orienteering, which you can add to later on if you get the buzz and decide orienteering is the right sport to get your body fit, healthy and active.
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