Living here in beautiful British Columbia, we are spoiled with the ability to enjoy many different water based activities like stand up paddle boarding and of course kayaking. Kayaking allows us to paddle through our pristine ocean and observe the aquatic wildlife as well as the beautiful landscape. In order to enjoy your kayaking adventure, be sure to prepare yourself fully by doing some prep work in the gym with your certified personal trainer.

Even the most casual kayaking adventure can challenge you aerobically, so to improve your cardiovascular endurance, you need to train aerobically a minimum of 3-5 times per week for 30-60 minutes per session. Ensure you elite trainer has taken specialized fitness courses that allows them to prescribed the appropriate cardiovascular program. You want to be training aerobically and not anaerobically, your heart rate in a range should be somewhere between -80% maximal heart rate. Having your personal trainer keep you in this zone should guarantee your ability to breathe easy!

Due to the nature of the sport, kayaking can test the muscular strength of your upper body and the muscular endurance of your core. Building strength in your arms and upper body with a weight training, kayaking alone will not be enough to improve your performance. Single arm exercises that provide the ability to train the core are always a great idea. Your program should include dumbbell chest press, seated cable row, cable rear deltoid row, bicep curls and triceps press downs.

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