DOCTOR RIVER What’s Up Doc?

IN THIS COLUMN, JESSIE REMINDS US THAT PROPER REST AND RECOVERY ARE AS IMPORTANT TO OUR KAYAKING PERFORMANCE AS THE HOURS WE SPEND ON THE RIVER.

By DR. JESSIE STONE

REST AND RECOVERY During my training for the most recent Freestyle Kayaking World Championships on Garberator, I encountered some new challenges and some tried and true ones. Ever since I started competing in kayaking events and training in a more intense way, I noticed that rest and recovery are things paddlers do not take seriously. At earlier times in my life when I seemed to have unlimited energy, I never thought about rest and recovery as real tools to help enhance performance,but now I realize more than ever how critical they are! It’s easy to fall into the trap before a big competition or event of thinking that you could have done more training, spent more time surfing the wave, trying new tricks etc., but the truth is that good…

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Kayak Session (Digital) - 1 Issue, KS#56 (winter 2015)

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