Gabriele Steindl: Professional Kitesurfer & Freelance Writer - Action, Lifestyle & Travels

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Süchtig nach dem Kick

Adrenaline, yeah, what a bloody good hormone 🙂

Adrenaline is a hormone produced by the adrenal gland in the body of many animals. When it is produced in the body it stimulates the heart-rate, dilates blood vessels and air passages, and has a number of more minor effects. Adrenaline is naturally produced in high-stress or physically exhilarating situations.

This article by Christina Dirnbacher in the leading Austrian lifestyle magazine ‘Für Mich’, explores the adrenaline-addicition of extreme-sport athletes. Christina Dirnbacher interviews Austria’s most famous action-sports icons, amongst them Flo Öhrle, Christian Schiester, Kitegabi 🙂

She wanted to know why adrenaline-junkies like us are on the constant quest for more adrenaline, how it feels and what’s so addictive about the adrenaline-kick !