Posts Tagged ‘kayaking for women’
Getting Unstuck — Peel Outs and Eddy Turns On and Off the Water
Eddy turns and peel outs are essential skills for whitewater kayaking. Catching eddies allows us more control because we can stop, scout, take a break and regroup. Peeling out of eddies allows us to re-enter the current in control and gives us time to set up for our next move. The key components to eddy [...]
Filed under Anna's Blog, Inspiring Articles, Kayaking Tips : Comments (0) : Aug 13th, 2010
Ladies on the Lower G Fundraiser for AW
Gauley season is around the corner and we hope you’re planning to join in the fun of the most popular paddling festival in the US! Once again Girls at Play and North American River Runners are pleased to team up and host the Ladies on the Lower G fundraiser for American Whitewater! It only costs [...]
Filed under Anna's Blog, Latest News : Comments (0) : Aug 11th, 2010
Girls at Play Summer Tour 2010 Recap!
What a summer! The Girls at Play Summer Tour traveled up and down the East Coast visiting retailers and kayak schools in NC, PA, VT, Canada, VA, WI, GA and KY. Over one hundred women treated themselves to a day, weekend or week of kayaking — some events even included yoga, massage and wine and [...]
Filed under Anna's Blog, Latest News, Trip/Tour Reports : Comments (0) : Aug 10th, 2010
Yoga for Kayaking: Neck Health
In a recent yoga class the teacher encouraged us to roll up out of a side-bending pose with our heads as the last body part to come up. I had to giggle because she sounded just like a kayak instructor teaching the roll! As she was giving her instructions she made the comment that bringing [...]
Filed under Anna's Blog, Kayaking Tips, Yoga for Kayaking : Comments (0) : May 20th, 2010
Carrying your Kayak
I never thought much about carrying my kayak because it was something that my peers in the sport have always expected of me. My understanding from the start was that I needed to be able to carry my kayak by myself if I wanted to participate in the sport. When I first started teaching women [...]
Filed under Anna's Blog, Kayaking Tips : Comments (1) : Mar 31st, 2010
NEW Women's Kayak/Raft/Yoga Wilderness Retreat!!
This is going to be an awesome river trip! Hope you can join us! Click here to read more…
Filed under Anna's Blog, Latest News, Trip/Tour Reports : Comments (0) : Mar 10th, 2010
Yoga for Kayaking: Upward Frog Pose
The Iliopsoas is a hip flexor muscle group comprising of three muscles: The psoas minor, the psoas major and the iliacus. This group is one of the strongest of the hip flexor muscles and the psoas major runs from our lumbar spine across the hip joint to the upper inner thigh. Very important muscle! [...]
Filed under Kayaking Tips, Yoga for Kayaking : Comments (2) : Feb 25th, 2010