John writes:>>> That question I asked about defining the ultimate "Intro to Kayaking" class > didn't get much interest. Michael Noyes had some very good suggestions but > one thing that it didn't include was some stretching prior to getting in > the boats to start paddling. > There is an issue that should be addressed if you are teaching beginners and stretching is introduced. What about the student who comes over after class and says "Ever since you told me to do this (demos stretch) my (insert body part) has been real sore and I think I may of torn something." We do ROM (Range Of Motion) drills and recommend they adapt a good stretch program, after consulting a doctor. If you want to be safe leave stretching to a yoga class or professionally run course with a doc's OK. Plus a good stretch is best done on a very warm body. As in sweating. I don't have time to get everyone up to temp AND go though a semi-complete stretch program. I'm more interested in getting them into the water and then slowly warming up. Steve professional kayaker *************************************************************************** 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 Thu Apr 25 2002 - 07:06:21 PDT
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