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PaddleLIVE™: built with paddlers in mind
When you’re out on the water, be it on a stand-up paddleboard (SUP) or a kayak, the sense of freedom and connection to nature is unmatched. Yet, with this freedom comes the inherent risks of open water. This is where PaddleLIVE™ comes in—an essential tool designed not just to enhance your paddling experience, but to keep you safe.
Making use of markers
As someone who paddles several times a week, I’m always hunting for ways to enhance my training and make my sessions more enjoyable and productive. One of the features in the Paddle Logger app that has transformed my training is the ability to drop markers during my paddling routes. Whether you’re a social paddler or a seasoned racer, using markers can add more value to your usual routine.
Paddle Logger Pro Tips: Using your Heart Rate Zones
If you use Paddle Logger on Apple Watch, you’ll know that you can use it to track your heart rate and check out your heart rate zones after each session. For paddlers looking to improve their performance on the water, understanding and utilising your heart rate graphs and zones can be a game-changer. Whether you're a recreational kayaker, a competitive canoeist, or an avid stand-up paddle boarder, monitoring your heart rate during training sessions can provide valuable insights into your exertion levels, optimise your workouts, and ultimately enhance your paddling progress so that you can take it to the next level.
9 Safety Tips for Paddlers
Paddling offers a unique opportunity to connect with nature, explore scenic waterways and enjoy moments on the ocean. Whether you’re kayaking down rapids, canoeing along tranquil rivers or stand up paddle boarding across coastlines, safety should always be a top priority for paddlers of all skill levels.
How sleep can affect your paddling performance
Many people paddle for social and leisure purposes, but if you’re paddling frequently to improve your fitness or training for an event you might find it interesting to hear how resting more can improve your paddling. The three core pillars of sports performance are training, nutrition and recovery. In recent years, getting good quality sleep has been recognised as a key tool to improve athletic performance. We know that sleep is an important part of resting and recovering from your training, but why exactly does sleep help, what happens if you aren’t sleeping enough and what can you do to maximise the quality of your sleep?
Wind: Friend or Foe?
The safety advice contained within the Radar is designed to help you enjoy Coastal environments safely. I live on the coast and it was becoming more and more obvious that the wind was both my friend and a foe.
Top Tips from Haywood Sports
This series is a collection of short videos packed with tips to help paddlers of all abilities progress and learn. Covering two primary areas of safety and skills, these bi-weekly videos focus on a specific element and give you some useful tips and knowledge to either refresh your memory or take away as a new skill.