http://www.kayakquixotica.com Tilting At Waves Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:09:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/07/28/is-kayaking-a-good-way-to-lose-weight/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/07/28/is-kayaking-a-good-way-to-lose-weight/#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2011 13:59:21 +0000 derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=8587 These days it seems everyone is looking for a good way lose weight.  As a kayak coach and dare I say, an advocate for the sport, it’s a bit of a no-brainer that I would tell you that kayaking is indeed a good way to lose weight.. After all, any exercise that supports physical fitness, [...]]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/07/28/is-kayaking-a-good-way-to-lose-weight/feed/ 13 http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/04/23/the-good-fight/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/04/23/the-good-fight/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2011 11:40:14 +0000 derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=7646 I take time to share this little battle with you all because it's not unique. You may not see pictures that look like you in the catalogs or on the websites, you may see very few 250lb Greenland style rollers.. but they are out there. Don't doubt it for a second. And even if there weren't.. So what? ]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/04/23/the-good-fight/feed/ 8 http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/01/20/30-new-50/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/01/20/30-new-50/#comments Thu, 20 Jan 2011 11:28:33 +0000 derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=6986 I don't know about you but when it comes to outdoor sports/recreation, I'm not worried about young guys kicking my a** any more. I came to a sort of epiphany. No, I didn't surrender to being 45 years old and accept that I'm over the hill. I didn't bow under to the fact that my body is not capable of what it once was. No, I realized that the majority of people, including the "young guys" simply don't get around much anymore. In fact the majority of humans (in our culture at least) participate in very little physical activity. ]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/01/20/30-new-50/feed/ 3 http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/01/07/snowshoes-stop-you-from-skinkin/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/01/07/snowshoes-stop-you-from-skinkin/#comments Fri, 07 Jan 2011 20:46:12 +0000 derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=6913 My snowshoe journey continued yesterday as I took my first silly steps through the local state park. One thing I learned, the most obvious thing, is that snowshoes stop you from sinking. My hiking partner without snowshoes, (and substantially less um, sturdy, I may add) sank about 5inches into the virgin snow of the abandon Northern Lights campground. With my cool new snowshoes under foot, I sank maybe an inch or two at most. Well, that's what they are made for right? And that's why it was so much easier to blaze your own path through the frozen wilderness. But then, that got me to wondering.. ]]> http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2011/01/07/snowshoes-stop-you-from-skinkin/feed/ 0 http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2010/02/01/paddling-from-the-beginning-fitness/ http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2010/02/01/paddling-from-the-beginning-fitness/#comments Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:46:35 +0000 derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=5610 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/feed/ 8