FITNESS for PADDLERS

In this column, Eric Jackson gives us advice on fitness for kayaking, sharing the tips and tools for training he’s developed through 25 years of competitive paddling success.

By Eric Jackson Words and photos: Eric Jackson

We are all the sum total of our experiences, thoughts, actions, and our body. Our body is something we often abuse and neglect and then expect to perform at a top level. Sometimes our body comes through for us, and sometimes it doesn’t. We also train our body, and sometimes baby it, but mostly we misunderstand it. The current state of the medical industry is better than in 1850, for example, but I still believe that much of the information we will get from the “experts” is not helping us become fitter and more resilient than the average person. I would like to suggest that you seek information about your body and what you can do with it from people who are doing things that normal people are not: people…

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Kayak Session (Digital) - 1 Issue, KS#51 (fall 2014)

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