With the weather cooling down yesterday, I took my daughter out on a rowboat. It was a beautiful day. Not too hot, not too cold, not to cloudy, not too sunny, a few sprinkles of rain, ...
Since my daughter is only 8 years old, I ended up doing all the rowing. I don't row much so found it much harder to move and control the rowboat compared to a paddle boat. My left arm was hurting until I realized that the oars had slipped through their rings and thus weren't of equal length. After correcting their alignment, the rowing became easier. I ended up rowing steadily for 2 hours, with only two short breaks. That's the same length of time it takes me to run a half-marathon.
I fully expected my back, chest, and upper arm muscles to be sore and hurting. Thankfully, that hasn't materialized (yet). After getting back home I was exhausted, energy-drained, and starving. Practiced yoga at night to ease the tension in my neck, accentuated by the need to constantly turn my head when I was rowing backwards. During yoga, I felt that the greatest tension was not in my back and shoulders, but in my legs - hamstrings, calves, and especially glutes. While rowing, I must have been bracing hard with my legs.
Now, the next morning, I feel surprisingly little soreness, except in my glutes. I used a tennis ball to massage the sore spots there, accompanied by great pain. Overall, I am glad we went out. Was a good full-body workout, and a great way to spend time with my daughter while performing intense physical activity.
Since my daughter is only 8 years old, I ended up doing all the rowing. I don't row much so found it much harder to move and control the rowboat compared to a paddle boat. My left arm was hurting until I realized that the oars had slipped through their rings and thus weren't of equal length. After correcting their alignment, the rowing became easier. I ended up rowing steadily for 2 hours, with only two short breaks. That's the same length of time it takes me to run a half-marathon.
I fully expected my back, chest, and upper arm muscles to be sore and hurting. Thankfully, that hasn't materialized (yet). After getting back home I was exhausted, energy-drained, and starving. Practiced yoga at night to ease the tension in my neck, accentuated by the need to constantly turn my head when I was rowing backwards. During yoga, I felt that the greatest tension was not in my back and shoulders, but in my legs - hamstrings, calves, and especially glutes. While rowing, I must have been bracing hard with my legs.
Now, the next morning, I feel surprisingly little soreness, except in my glutes. I used a tennis ball to massage the sore spots there, accompanied by great pain. Overall, I am glad we went out. Was a good full-body workout, and a great way to spend time with my daughter while performing intense physical activity.
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