The sport of kitesurfing has seen its popularity soar in years of late. Incredibly, the sport is seeing its participation levels rise faster than all other water sports according to the sport’s national governing body. It is also one of the fastest growing extreme sports out of all of them also, and it seems people are ditching their snowboards in favour of kites, as snowboarding growth has recently been overtaken by this great sport . If you want to take up the activity however, you’re body better be in pretty good condition. Here are the key areas you will need to work on.

• Upper Body Strength. This is often considered one of the most vital fitness elements that you need to develop. A vast amount of the forces you will experiences when taking part go through the upper body and these will be muscles you will need to focus on if you’re to stand any chance. The main muscle group you need to work on are the deltoids (shoulder muscles). These muscles work as ‘fixator’ muscles, providing stability for the rest of the body. Also pay attention to the muscle of the upper back and the major pectorals

 

• Core Strength. Due to fact there is so much movement and various directions of force taking place in the sport, your core muscles should be well trained. One very good pierce of gym equipment that you can use to enhance your core is a Swiss Ball. Weights will also need to be including in your core work to enable you to replicate the force levels that you would experience when actually performing the sport. Often the kite will want to pull you in a direction you do not want to go so it will be your developed core strength that will let you remain planted

 

• Aerobic Fitness. Although you might not associate the sport with aerobic fitness, your lungs and heart will need to be in shape. Because so much demand will be put on lots of different muscles, they will be requiring vast amounts of oxygen and producing lots of carbon dioxide and lactic acid. Without strong lung and heart function to get the oxygen around the body and take way the bi-products from the system, fatigue will kick in quickly. Running or swimming are great ways to work on your cardiovascular system.

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