Secondly, the degree of danger and fear involved with extreme sports adds to the popularity of these sports. Individuals incorporate at least some degree of danger and fear into many leisure activities because they do not consider them fun unless they include fear factor. Extreme sports involve a real physical danger and death. Audiences are captivated by these death defying stunts and want more dangerous activities to watch because they are looking to see something go wrong. The full impact of the potential for danger in extreme sports has fascinated the audiences and athletes to try these sports.
Last but not least, when considering the surge in the popularity of extreme sports, the impact the media portrays must be considered. It becomes a case of "monkey see, monkey do." If I count the number of times extreme sport programming and