Land Paddling
Post on: Thursday, September 17th, 2009 at 4:30 amCategory: Dragon Boat, Fitness, internet, life, sports | Tags: Dryland Training, health, land paddling, youtube
After @guapomole posted this youtube video (below) on twitter, I started thinking that I should kept with skateboarding instead of giving it up as a preteen. Also got me thinking about this year’s dry-land training routine since my 15th dragon boating season almost coming to an end in a few days. 
I’m thinking about take up land paddling (a long board with a kahuna big stick) as my cross trainer this off season instead 6man outrigger, I’m looking forward not having to travel an hour to/from get to practice especially on those crappy nights.
It may not be the correct stroke that I do but from the videos I’ve been looking at, you can get a lot of good top arm drive, the whole body gets a workout and just think about the balance one can get from that too. Using this and my other core exercises would for sure help strengthen my core muscles that I lost due to the surgery I had back in April.
I want to be on the A boat next year, which means there is a lot of work a head of me to do.
What do you do the spice up your exercise routine?
Would you use a sport to strengthen another sport?
Frithjof | 
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this is soo cool – I asked my neighbours to teach me as soon as I saw the video a little while ago… gotta follow that up next week … after the races.
Looking forward to meeting you on the weekend!
frith64
I don’t think I could get into or take anyone seriously who’s on a skateboard. That’s just personal preference though. I would love to be able to dance like those ladies though!
As for my exercise routine I’d just like to stick with it!
Normally I wouldn’t either, but I’m not looking into becoming a pro or do any tricks but something just to work on the core and lack of balance in the wee hours of the morning.
Would never leave my sub-division with though. There are times and places to look/act like a dork.
That’s a cool new style.
NetChick sent me here.
I don’t do competitive sports but I love working out on my own and doing high intensity interval training… it makes sweating fun. =P
Wow that looks really fun and I’m intrigued! I don’t know really anything about paddling but that looks fun!
Yoga for everything! I know it is totally overrated and way past mainstream, but it really does help.
Strengthening and stretching helps EVERY sport. For me — the balance and the poses in Yoga really seem to help my surfing and snowboarding. Heh
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