Kayaking for Fitness: An 8-Week Program to Get Fit and Have Fun (Heliconia Press) Beginner-Friendly Guide to Essential Paddling Techniques, Safety, Training, Health and Nutrition, Equipment, and More - Softcover

Jodi Bigelow

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1896980376 ISBN 13: 9781896980379

Publisher: Heliconia Press, 2012

Synopsis

An 8-week program to get fit and have fun—with kayaking!

• Equipment: Choosing and caring for your kayak, paddles, accessories, and more
• Essential paddling techniques: Forward stroke, reverse stroke, sweep strokes, and draw stroke
• Safety on the water: Dealing with hazards from traffic, ocean, river, and weather
• Training principles: Heart rate zones, cross-training, nutrition, flexibility, and more
• Off the water training: Complementary sports and strength and power development

Kayaks are great for recreational paddling, but did you know that you can also use your boat to get fit, tone your muscles, and develop endurance?

Kayaking for Fitness shows how anyone of any age or fitness level can use kayaking to get a great full body workout, or as a low impact complement to other sports like running and cycling. Everyone from couch potatoes to serious competitors is invited to join coach, marathon paddler, and Canadian Downriver Racing Champion Jodi Bigelow as he guides kayakers of all levels to greater health, increased energy, and full body fitness!

This information-packed 156-page book is the essential guide to achieving and maintaining physical fitness and body tone through kayaking. Unlike running and cycling, kayaking enables you to enjoy the benefits of fluid low-impact activity and core strength development while having fun exploring on the water.

With Kayaking for Fitness, you'll find a comprehensive 8-week program to get fit fast, with kayak workouts tailored for beginner, intermediate, and advanced paddlers. Learn how to determine your personal fitness and exertion levels and get the greatest benefit from your workouts, then follow the eight-week program day by day.

The beginner-friendly text will show you how to choose and care for your equipment and your body, essential kayaking strokes, how to keep safe on the water, cross-training for endurance with running, cycling, swimming, skiing, and more, and how to go beyond the 8-week plan to continue your training and support your fitness goals.

Learn everything you need to know to use your kayak to have fun and get fit, with Kayaking for Fitness!

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About the Author

Jodi has been a competitive adventure athlete and trainer for over 10 years and is one of Canada's best multi-sport endurance athletes. He was on the Canadian Wildwater and Marathon Kayaking teams and has competed in world championships in France, Germany and the Czech Republic. He won the Canadian Downriver Racing Championships in 2006. Jodi also recently completed the Yukon River Quest, a 750km race in Canada down the Yukon River from Whitehorse to Dawson City. Jodi attributes much of his success to the role kayaking has played in his training.

Edition details

• Publisher: Heliconia Press
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1896980376
• ISBN 13: 9781896980379
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160