On Monday, December 11, 2006 2:47 PM [GMT+1=CET],
joan1015 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Living, as we do, in a foreign land we only get a
> month or less on the canals.
>
> That, coupled with our being retired, means we are
> unfit, and getting "unfitter", for the paddlewinding,
> and gate-swinging and rope hauling that are needed for
> getting from A to B along the cut.
>
> So the question is:
>
> Exercises to build/tone muscles etc for the next trip?
> Any physio-therapists, fitness people in this group
> with a list of exercises or suggestions? Ideally, is
> there already a list of same, already on a website?
>
> Earlier this year the Grand Union and its leaning over
> paddle gears proved pretty daunting. An injury that
> messes up a eagerly anticipated holiday I can do
> without!
I seem to come back from boating trips with every muscle and joint aching.
This leads me to believe that no particular exercise would be useful -
rather you would need to do a whole series of exercises to ensure all-round
fitness. And whose got time for that? I expect most others are like me and
just put up with the pain in exchange for the enjoyment of the boating.
--
Bob
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