Dear Paddlewise: Last year I wrote about this as well. Since then I think I have done all I can to work on my forward stroke (I lean forward, I have good torso rotation, I concentrate on the catch, etc.), but I'm still slower than nearly all my paddling buddies, who are mostly younger and in great shape. I paddle twice a week, year round, for about 2 1/2 hours. I'm 44 years old. My buddies tell me what I need to do is increase my strength and muscle tone, and they are probably right. Are any of you fitness types who can suggest some exercises? I have a pair of dumbbells at home (3 kilos each). Something I could do while watching the news would be great. I am not the gym-going type, and was never big on exercise. In fact, paddling is the only kind of exercise I have ever persisted in. Thanks for any help. Josh Ra`anana, Israel (who still manages to paddle while the bullets are flying about 15 kilometers away. As long as they don't pierce my new Mega Cyclone surf kayak!) ============================================================================== Dr. Joshua Teitelbaum, Senior Research Fellow Tel: [972] 3-640-6448 Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and Fax: [972] 3-641-5802 African Studies Tel Aviv University Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv 69978 Israel E-mail:teitelba_at_post.tau.ac.il www.dayan.org ============================================================================== *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Apr 08 2002 - 00:07:23 PDT
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