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 fitness for paddlers By Eric Jackson Words and photos: Eric Jackson

POWER KAYAK WORKOUT #1 PREPARE FOR A LONG DAY ON THE RIVER Your body adapts and evolves every day to your environment. Go in the sun and get a tan; sit on the couch and watch your muscles atrophy; work the heart and cardio and lay some new capillaries. Cause and effect. There are no secrets, just a lack of knowledge and/or motivation that prevents people from creating the bodies they want to use in their daily lives. Today we’ll learn one of my tried and true, cardio, upper body, core workouts that you can do anywhere you have water,“Power Kayak”. WHY POWER KAYAK? GET PHYSICALLY READY FOR A LONG RAPID, A CHALLENGING RAPID, OR A LONG DAY ON THE RIVER! Increase your muscle power, tone, and endurance. Improve your…

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Kayak Session (Digital) - 1 Issue, KS#52 (winter 2014)

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