Land Paddling
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?
Category: Dragon Boat, fitness, internet, life, sports
Tags: dryland training, health, land paddling, youtube
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Hi, the name is Kimm, I'm a 30 year old Canadian who has been online since 1999. For the last 16 years my main passion has been dragon boating where I've eaten, slept and breathed it and raced all over North America. 
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