DOCTOR RIVER WHAT’S UP DOC ?

In this column,Dr.Jessie addresses one thing that pains all paddlers traveling internationally.

By Jessie Stone

HOW TO MAKE YOUR KAYAK TRAVEL AS PAINLESS AS POSSIBLE: MANAGING JET LAG! “Jet Lag” affects anyone traveling to paddle, and managing it can vastly improve your paddling and your trip. Jet lag describes the disruption of our circadian rhythms or internal body clock caused by rapidly changing time zones. The globe is divided into 24, one-hour time zones from East to West. Each zone is approximately 1,000-miles wide and runs the north/south length of the globe representing one hour of time; hence the 24 time zones correspond to a 24-hour day. Studies estimate that we can comfortably adapt to changing one to two time zones in one or two days, but as the time change increases, so will the length of time necessary to adjust our sleep cycles. Many people never understand why…

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Kayak Session (Digital) - 1 Issue, winter 2017

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