A sport I really enjoy that I feel has some benefits for kayaking is rock climbing. I started about a year ago (mostly indoors so far) and now go about three times a week in the off-season. Gym climbing is great training as you can get a pretty intense workout in a few hours. Climbing builds strength, increases flexibility, improves stamina and provides for some great mental challenges. It is sort of like playing vertical chess -- figuring out your moves and then trying to execute them before your opponent (in this case, gravity) cuts you off. Not to mention it's great fun. And hey, now I can do one-fingered pull-ups which *has* to be good for something. -Patrick *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Jan 19 2001 - 21:38:32 PST
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