http://www.kayakquixotica.com Tilting At Waves Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:18:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Ultimately there are many ways to lose weight and stay healthy. Often the biggest challenge to fitness and exercise is boredom and the feeling that we are depriving ourselves of the basic enjoyment of life. Paddling offers a way to exercise in an ever changing, non-repetitive environment which ultimately helps us to overcome exercise boredom. In fact you paddle for the fun of it. Fitness.. is just an accidental by-product.]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2010/02/01/paddling-from-the-beginning-fitness/ Morning all. Today we've got a bit of exciting news and I'm also looking for your thoughts. First of all my friend Justine Curgenven; filmmaker, adventurer and occasional country chef has just released the preview of her latest DVD called, This Is Canoeing! (10,000 canoeists stand up and shout, "IT'S ABOUT FRIGGIN' TIME!) What's more, we've also.. (I can say "we" for this part...) updated her website at www.CackleTV.com.. Ok, now for the discussion bit...]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2010/01/27/this-is-media/ Today on KayakQuixotica we start by going all the way back to the beginning. After being online 5 years and traveling every wandering road in those years it seems a good time come back full circle and meet up with all the folks just coming into the sport here in 2010. It's also a good reminder for me as a paddler and a coach as to why I got into this gig in the first place. So for the old sea dogs, I invite you to jump in and give your thoughts and advice as I travel down the road from considering paddle sports for the first time to insanely jumping into whitewater or a tidal race. ]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2010/01/25/kayak-101-why-paddle/ Now I absolutely refuse to comment on this image or the guy in the red shirt. It's more than my life is worth!.. What I can say is that anyone involved in the Outdoor Recreation Industry or for that matter any businesses interested in how to make social media work for them, should know these folks. You can start by watching the “Boots on the Ground” is the first of a series of “unofficial” social media panel discussion here. Besides if you watch it, you won't have to listen to me tell you the same stuff. As they say it's easier to to bring the mountain to... or climb to.. or those who buy Mohammad a beer will certainly... Anyway, I forgot. ]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2010/01/24/you-me-the-wall/ She’s Breaking Up Captain! So I’ve not been paddling in awhile. It’s not easy to do when the ice is 10 inches thick on the local waterways! Normally I would spend this time of year on the blog going off into weird corners and endlessly rehashing warmed over paddling topics.  I mean if you want to [...]]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2010/01/20/losing-containment/