Joseph Berkovitz Posted Thursday at 10:06 AM Report Share Posted Thursday at 10:06 AM https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/22/well/move/kayak-paddle-exercise.html A surprisingly decent article on kayaking as exercise in the major print media - even to the point of including some reasonable starter tips on forward and sweep strokes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prudenceb Posted Thursday at 01:17 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 01:17 PM I already saw it and have made two comments. One can probably figure out who I am! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpy Posted Thursday at 07:43 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 07:43 PM Thanks. For some unknown reason, this wasn’t the top item on the NYT homepage. Go figure. The explanations are very good but I have to agree with the many commenters who are upset about the use of a PFD-less paddler. Would have been much better to show the movement of the PFD zipper when properly rotating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Berkovitz Posted Thursday at 08:24 PM Author Report Share Posted Thursday at 08:24 PM How odd, I didn’t even notice the person wasn’t wearing a PFD. Yes, a big mistake, but I still applaud some coverage that brings more attention to the sport and dispels some misconceptions about what it’s about physically. It’s not a perfect article but better than many. I don’t know if the photo caption originally said this when the article came out, but it now reads: “ Serious kayak racers generally don’t wear life vests, but recreational paddlers should always do so. Credit... ” I guess they’re trying to fix this and don’t have another photo on hand… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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