At 10:06 08/04/2002 +0200, Josh wrote: <SNIP> >Are any of you fitness types who can suggest some exercises? Like you, Josh, I am no fitness type - and like Peter O, I am no expert. I am 49, and I find that the big issue for me is stamina rather than speed. I'm wondering what types of exercise can really help. Someone suggested swimming to me as a good all-round exercise, so I may try to fit that in. But time is always the problem. Are there any specific exercises for paddlers published anywhere ? BTW, there was a good article in Sea Kayaker recently (I think the latest edition), about "slipstreaming" in another paddler's wake. You just position yourself behind a companion at a suitable distance (on their "second" wake) and get a noticeable boost. As an incorrigible "wheel-sucker" cyclist, this idea appeals enormously to me :-) Mind you, you are supposed to take turns about ! wishing you peaceful paddling Nick *************************************************************************** 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 - 02:32:28 PDT
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