Kayaking

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Kayaking
By Ashley Youngs
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What you need to go Kayaking
Kayak Paddle Life Vest Helmet
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Kayaks are easier to paddle solo for
beginners. Kayaks are more maneuverable. Kayaks
can keep gear dryer. Kayaks are faster- 2 blades
are better than one! Kayaks can handle rougher
conditions. Kayaks are lighter to carry and
easier to load on a roof rack. Kayaks have
rudders to compensate for wind and
currents. Kayaks allow the paddle to be closer
to the water
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Kayaking gives you a low-impact cardio along
with a rigorous muscular and strength workout.
The more intense the waters youre kayaking in,
the harder your muscles will work. Paddling down
a quiet stream will require a lot less work than
trying to get through rapids without falling into
the water.
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Upper Body Most of the major muscles in your
upper body are involved in kayaking. Your
shoulders and back muscles play a major role,
because most of the effort to paddle should come
from these areas, and not from your arms. The
latissimus dorsi muscles -- which run from your
middle back, over your ribs and toward the side
of your body, under your arms -- help give power
to your stroke, especially in rough waters. The
rear deltoid and the trapezius muscles on your
back are involved in forward strokes, and you use
these muscles to roll when you have to right a
capsized kayak.
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Core Muscles
The core muscles are those in the middle of your
body, in the abdominal and lower back regions.
Major muscles that form part of the core include
the transverses abdomens, the internal and
external oblique and the erector spine, the
muscles that run along the sides of your spine.
Core muscles are essential for kayaking, because
of the many torso twists required to maneuver
while you're in the water.
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Lower Body
The hip flexors help the body rock forward and
backward to complete a paddle stroke into the
water. When kayaking, you also use your legs to
push against the floor of the kayak to help
improve stability and give your core muscles
strength. This works the hamstrings and the
quadriceps muscles.