PADDLE YOUR WAY TO BETTER HEALTH
Big Benefits of Canoeing and Kayaking
ability. This is because it exercises your hippocampus, one of the largest portions of your brain that is responsible for verbal memory and learning. • If you have trouble sleeping, this activity can improve your sleep. Exercising during the day can make you naturally tired, which helps you fall asleep and stay asleep throughout the night.
The weather is getting warmer, which means you can do more activities in the water. Canoeing or kayaking is an excellent way to get outdoors and be active. Besides looking at the beautiful scenery around you, taking to the water confers several physical and mental health benefits.
• While trying to stay centered and balanced on the water, you will develop more core strength. Paddling helps work your lower back, abs, and oblique muscles. • It’s a form of cardiac exercise that will help your heart circulate more blood throughout your body. It will also improve your endurance , enabling you to go longer distances faster.
PHYSICAL BENEFITS
• Since you’ll be in the sun,
• Paddling can help improve your upper-body strength and muscle tone — because
your body can produce more vitamin D. This vitamin is essential for strong bones and an effective immune system. Canoeing and kayaking are great outdoor activities to help you get your daily dose of physical activity and a mental health boost. So, enjoy the warm weather and be one with nature — this may be your new favorite summer hobby this year!
MENTAL BENEFITS
you’re using your arms to guide yourself through the water with the paddle. Paddling
• While canoeing or kayaking, your body releases serotonin, dopamine, and endorphins from neurotransmitters. This will help boost your mood and self-confidence and improve your focus. • These activities can enhance your memory and learning
helps strengthen your arms, shoulders, chest, and back. • You use your legs to balance, maneuver, and change
directions in the vessel. In turn, this movement helps strengthen your lower-body muscles.
PATIENT TESTIMONIALS Getting Confidence Back
“Thanks to Emery’s professionalism I didn’t need therapy for as long as I’d anticipated. I had knee surgery in February and began Physical Therapy with Emery. We had 12 sessions together. In addition, he gave me a variety of strengthening exercises to do at home. I felt improvement each day
“ Emilie and her staff are the best! I’ve had neck surgery, cortisone shots, and years of chiropractic and physical therapy, but Emilie and her staff are the best! I came in this time with neck pain and have had a vast, at least 80%, improvement — not to mention everyone at Kinetic is such a pleasure to deal with.”
as the muscles surrounding the knee got stronger and as a result the pain decreased. Emery was very knowledgeable and caring about my recovery. He made sure I performed the exercises correctly. Thanks Emery now I can hit the links sooner and return to daily walks now.
— Lillian Bissing
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