What’s your New Year’s resolution? Every January, we hear the same familiar question: What’s your New Year’s resolution? And every year, most of those resolutions quietly disappear by February. That failure is not a character flaw. It’s usually a framing problem. Do we ask the right question? We tend to use resolutions, goals, and intentions …
Resolutions, Goals, and Intentions: Lessons from the MR340 Race Read More »
Winter paddling in northern Colorado? Well, skiing or snowshoeing are for sure more popular winter sports here, but if you love paddling or if you are training for paddle races you can find paddling opportunities in northern Colorado year around. Actually, finding a liquid water in Fort Collins requires shorter driving than reaching skiing areas …
Launching 2024 paddling and rowing season in northern Colorado Read More »
I usually don’t listen to music in my paddling and training. I prefer sounds of nature. However, I tried some music in my recent Missouri River 340 races just for a couple hours and it was really helpful, especially, in the last day of race. Benefits of music during long distance paddling Listening to music …
Pros and cons of open ear bone-conducting headphones for paddle racing Read More »
Fitness SUP Before every stand up paddling workout I practice some stretching and warmup exercises on a shore. Once on the water, I incorporate additional simple exercises like push-ups, planks, and sit-ups on my paddleboard to further engage my muscles. My paddling is usually pretty intense and includes some intervals or fartlek since I am …
Fitness SUP and alignment based yoga for paddlers Read More »
I am posting a lot of fitness inspirational video shorts on my YouTube channel. They are illustrated by own workouts from my backyard gym and different outdoor activities in northern Colorado including biking, hiking or inline skating. A few recent ones are featuring paddling theme – stand up paddling from a frog perspective, shot with …
Get fit, feel free, paddle on – inspirational video paddling shorts Read More »
I am sorting my old blog posts and moving some of them into a new format. This one was originally posted almost 10 years ago on October 11, 2007. It is good to read time to time a motivational article. Dawn Stewart (WaterTribe’s SandyBottom) in her recent blog post Dreams/Goals/Challenges talks about setting her own …
7 Good Reasons for Taking Up a Paddling Challenge Read More »
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