Muscles in Kayak

The muscles that are worked by kayak are practically everyone, do Kayaking is a sport beneficial in many ways, being in touch with nature so directly evokes a relaxation that is not easy to get in other sports.

Also, make Kayak active means having much of the musculature of the body.

This sport is getting a good paddle to move and thus achieve the objective. With each stroke the lats are working because while one arm is paddling back each other's work is to achieve a stretch. 

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Practice Kayak carries intense training back , reaching also to the shoulders , especially at the back of the deltoid. When the game is done, the direct impact on the shoulders is much greater than in a typical back workout. At the end of each stroke, the paddle pulls the front again and this movement is transferring a load to the muscle that also reaches to the shoulders.  This infers move forward movement in the rear, lateral and anterior deltoid.

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As in any other training rowing boats, working the biceps is the most important . In addition, kayak  triceps also play an important role in actively contracting. When one arm is rowing, working the biceps on that side and while the other arm counteracts the work with a forward extension. While the biceps and triceps are doing their homework, forearms also enter a constant work.

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As with all movements of rotation, and abdominal obliques they are very involved and they are responsible for the performance. The trunk, from the waist to the neck, constantly works as rotation and counter-rotation, which is a huge benefit for the stabilization of the spine and balance.

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 As part triceps, kayaking  chest is also involved . When an arm is rowing back, the other is counter subtraction with a push forward, and the effect is like doing dumbbell bench press in one arm. The most interesting is that when any series is done, the pectoral muscles work to stabilize the shoulder and pull the arm, chest so it works both arms simultaneously in opposite ways.

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Reference:
ALOHA SPORT (2015) in http://alohasport.es/los-musculos-que-se-trabajan-haciendo-kayak/