How to BEAT the weekend warrior!

by Mathieu Dumoulin | Apr 30, 2018 | Antix, Fitness, France, Instructional, Internationalisation, rivers, Whitewater, Whitewater Instruction

Last year I had big changes happening in my personal life. I went from full time kayaker based in France and traveling 8-10 months out of the year to getting married, and settle down in Colorado with my wife. Domesticated, stuck and assigned to a job, there was a lot...

Back Basics

by samantharuppelt | Apr 22, 2018 | Fitness, Instructional, Video, Whitewater, Whitewater Instruction

You know that moment when you hit a sweet boof… and then you land on a rock? What about that moment when you go to do a splat…. and then just plow your bow straight into a rock and jolt forward? (Oh that’s just me…) What abouttttttt when you go to load your boat on...

Injury Prevention and Rehab: Shoulder Stability

by samantharuppelt | Mar 29, 2018 | Fitness, Instructional, Video, Whitewater, Whitewater Instruction

Shoulders tend to be the most common body part injured in the whitewater kayaking world. If you haven’t hurt your shoulder and if it doesn’t give you issues then chances are that you know someone who has had or is having shoulder issues. Labral tears, subluxations,...

Body Care and Maintenance – The QL and how it relates to paddlers

by isaaclevinson | Mar 11, 2018 | Fitness, Whitewater

What is the QL? The QL or Quadratus Lumborium is a deep muscle in your low back that extends, stabilizes and laterally flexes your low back. It also aids in breathing and lifting your hip.      I think this is a muscle that kayakers often overlook until...

Maintenance off of the water- stretching out the spine

by samantharuppelt | Jan 24, 2018 | Fitness, Instructional, Video, Whitewater, Whitewater Instruction

I’ve been seeing a lot of questions lately online about injuries, pain, and tightness in the body and how it impedes performance on the water. In response to this I wanted to do a series on ways to maintain the body while off the water. I, like so many of you, have a...

Fit to Kayak Fish – Shoulder Sweep

by ericboyd | Dec 30, 2017 | Fishing, Fitness, Internationalisation, United States

Kayakers and kayak fishermen experience shoulder and upper back stiffness from time to time – or all the time. I love kayaking and fishing with my brother. But at times the pain during these activities gets a lot due to one of the reasons being my week...

Kayaking When Life Gets in the Way

by Mike McKay | Aug 22, 2017 | Canada, Creeking, Fitness, Internationalisation, rivers, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

Most people I know aren’t like me. By that I mean most people don’t base their lives around kayaking. For me this is something I have spent the last 10 years doing nearly year round and have found a way to base my career around it. Therefore, it is quite often that my...

Boating Injury and Rehab

by Greg Parker | Jul 27, 2017 | Fitness, Internationalisation, Trip Reports, Trips, United States, Whitewater

I was really excited to kayak last week. My dad took a week off of work and was in Colorado to kayak. A few other Wisconsin friends were on vacation as well. Salida was at 1,400 cfs and slowing dropping. Perfect. A group of us paddled hard on Sunday morning and then...

Spring training

by davecrerar | May 16, 2017 | Fitness, Journey, Recreational/Touring, rivers

We can see that the east is in flood, the boys in PNW are just givin’ ‘er already and up here in Canada we are still ski touring. However the weather has finally broken and spring is upon us. Time to dust off the cobwebs and get training. Advice from the...

3 Easy Paddling Stretches

by Spencer Jones | Mar 10, 2017 | Fishing, Fitness, Instructional, Video

If you’ve ever trolled or paddled any kind of distance then you’ve most likely experienced some soreness and fatigue in your shoulders, arms, and back. This comes from repeated use of the muscles when paddling. Try these 3 stretches before AND after your paddling...

Kayaking Goals for 2017 and Beyond!

by Maddie Kimmel | Jan 17, 2017 | Family Zone, Fitness, rivers, Trips, Whitewater

  2016 has come and gone so quickly. It is the time again to set my goals for the next year. I like to use goal triangle to help me prioritize my goals. At the top there is your ultimate goal. The level below is the requirements to achieve. Then the bottom level...

How to Train Your Body for High Speed Kayak Racing- Short Races

by ericjackson | Sep 13, 2014 | Creeking, Fitness, Instructional, the athlete, Whitewater

Racing isn’t something everyone does, but training for racing is something everyone can do.   Any motivation to improve the status of your body, improving strength, endurance, muscle mass, lowering fat, tightening up joints to withstand daily life and activities...