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Kitesurfing is a sport that is growing in popularity all the time. In fact, the governing body in the UK claim it is the fastest growing of all water sports. It is also one of the fastest growing extreme sports out of all of them also, and it seems people are ditching their snowboards in favour of kites, as snowboarding growth has recently been overtaken by this great sport . You’re going to need your body to be in great shape however if the sport is one you would like to take up seriously. This is what you should be focusing on.

• Upper Body Strength. This is definitely among the top most important fitness elements you will be required to build on. The majority of effort in the sport comes from the muscles of the upper body and so these are required to be developed in order to properly control yourself and the kite. The main muscles you should focus on are those of the shoulder, known as the deltoids. These muscles work as ‘fixator’ muscles, providing stability for the rest of the body. Also pay attention to the muscle of the upper back and the major pectorals

• Core Strength. Due to fact there is so much movement and various directions of force taking place in the sport, your core muscles should be well trained. A core stability ball is a very useful piece of equipment to use to develop core strength. You may also have to add extra weights to your core stability exercises in order to truly match the kind of forces you will face in the when in the water. Often the kite will want to pull you in a direction you do not want to go so it will be your developed core strength that will let you remain planted

• Aerobic Fitness. Although the sport is arguable not aerobically centred, it does require a well developed heart and lungs. Due to fact various muscles will be working incredibly hard, they will be demanding ever increasing volumes of oxygen and they will be churning out more and more CO2 and lactic acid. Without efficient heart and lungs to supply the oxygen and remove the waste products from the blood, you will become fatigued very quickly. Cycling or running are very good methods to develop your CV fitness.

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