"John Gamel" <jgamel_at_rcn.com> wrote: > I'm wondering if some of readers of the list have had some experience with > the problem of [impaired] leg circulation while paddling ... [snip] John, you say you try to use/flex your legs, so the most common cause (locking your legs into some sort of fixed position), is unlikely. Could be that there is a pressure point/area under your legs or on their outsides which is restricting circulation. Try to locate such an area by any feeling of deadness while paddling. Then, change your seating and/or underdeck padding to relieve it. I suspect you'll have to remove the seat and replace it with a custom minicell version which fits you better than the existing one. Not as big a project as it sounds. Check out Ken Rasmussen's site for info and materials, if you go that route: http://www.kayakfit.com/ -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR . *************************************************************************** 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 Jul 25 2005 - 16:41:19 PDT
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