We love a beach holiday with a stack of Marian Keyes books by our side as much as anyone, but we still get a bit of holiday boredom from time to time.

While you might not be into cliff-jumping or Formula One driving, there are heaps of adrenaline-fuelling sports on offer both in Ireland and elsewhere that you don't need to be an extreme sports junkie to try. In fact, you can be a total beginner (and even a scaredy-cat) before you get going.

Nissan's new seven-seater X-Trail is the perfect SUV car for anyone who likes a bit of adventure in their life, and since giving it a go last week we've had extreme sports on the brain.

With that in mind, here are a few of the more, shall we say, nail-biting activities we have lined up for our next trip away.

Flyboarding on Lough Derg
KUWTK fans will remember Kendall's rage that Kylie went flyboarding in St. Barth's without her earlier this season, and we can see why she was so annoyed. A flyboard enables the rider to use jet-powered water pressure to "fly" above the water. Total superhero stuff, and it's available to do in Ireland now too.

 

Bobsleighing in Innsbruck, Austria
Not content with designing the slick new X-Trail SUV, the folks at Nissan also designed a seven-seater X-Trail Bobsleigh, giving it an inaugral run at the historic Olympic Boblsleigh track at Innsbruck in the Austrian Alps. Last week the SHEmazing team followed in the footsteps of Olympic medallist Sean Olsson and tried the bobsleigh out ourselves – and we're already hooked. Luckily, Innsbruck's Olympiaworld offers bobsledding experiences on their 'ice canal' for anyone wanting to give the sport a go.

 

Heli-skiing in Whistler, Canada
Another Kylie Jenner favourite, heli-skiing involves being flown by helicopter to a more remote (and higher!) area of ski slopes, untouched by other skiers. So basically, if a normal black slope is too "relaxed" for you, this is your man. Try it in Canada, the US, New Zealand Switzerland or Italy among other places.

 

Skydiving in Ireland – or further afield
Skydiving is available in almost any tourist country with some space and good views, but be careful where you go. A good safety record for the company you choose is key, and of course good visibility. Weather issues mean many skydiving enthusiasts travel out of Ireland where the visibilty is more reliable. That said, on an Irish summer's day you could be in the car, harnessed up and up in the air in a matter of hours.

 

Waterfall abseiling in Colombia or Costa Rica
You've probably tried abseiling on a school trip, but add a waterfall into the mix and things get crazy. Yup, this extreme sport involves exactly what it says on the tin – abseiling down a cliff face while a waterfall crashes all around you. Not for the faint-hearted…