One in three Brits are scared of getting into a new sport – as they don’t want to embarrass themselves.<br /><br />A poll of 2,000 adults found scuba diving, surfing and mountain biking are the extreme sports they most want to try but don’t think they’ll ever get to do it.<br /><br />The research was commissioned by cyclewear brand Endura, which has launched the ‘Don’t Crash Course’ where adult beginners were taught how to mountain bike by skilled five-year-old Bo Barnes and his pro mountain biker dad, Joe.<br /><br />The grown-up participants, aged 31-59, followed the confident youth through an exhilarating biking trail in the scenic Bedgebury Forest in Kent, proving that age is no barrier to trying something new.<br /><br />Dr Abdi Mohamed, NHS senior psychologist, who has teamed with the cycling brand, said: “The reason trying something new can be so daunting is often rooted in social anxieties – worries about not fitting in, lacking the right gear, or feeling too old or inexperienced.”
