{"id":15015,"date":"2020-08-07T16:28:42","date_gmt":"2020-08-07T14:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.athenstrainers.gr\/?p=15015"},"modified":"2020-08-07T16:28:42","modified_gmt":"2020-08-07T14:28:42","slug":"canoeing-exercise-and-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.athenstrainers.gr\/en\/blog\/canoeing-exercise-and-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"Canoeing: exercise and fun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Canoes were developed by cultures all over the world.<!--more-->Canoeing can be done as a hobby, a sport or as a fun activity on holidays. You can paddle on rivers, lakes and the sea.<\/p>\n<p>Many people assume that canoeing is as simple as hopping in a canoe and setting off. However, paddling skills and an understanding of how to manage weight and boat balance are critical.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15013\" src=\"https:\/\/www.athenstrainers.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/canoe.jpg\" alt=\"\u03ba\u03b1\u03bd\u03cc\" width=\"550\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.athenstrainers.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/canoe.jpg 672w, https:\/\/www.athenstrainers.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/canoe-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.athenstrainers.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/canoe-200x111.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.athenstrainers.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/canoe-400x221.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.athenstrainers.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/canoe-600x332.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Health benefits of canoeing:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Improves cardiovascular fitness<br \/>\n&#8211; Increases muscle strength, particularly in the back, arms, shoulders and chest, from moving the paddle<br \/>\n&#8211; Can be peaceful and meditative or can be exhilarating \u2013 depending on where and how you do it.<\/p>\n<p>Make sure to use a properly fitting personal flotation device at all times when you are in or near water. Also, dress appropriately for the water temps and conditions as well as weather conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au\/health\/healthyliving\/canoeing-and-kayaking-health-benefits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">betterhealth.vic.gov.au<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canoes were developed by cultures all over the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15013,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[401,1],"tags":[3495,3494],"class_list":["post-15015","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-other","category-said-about-us","tag-canoeing","tag-conoe"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Canoeing: exercise and fun - AthensTrainers\u00ae<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Canoeing can be done as a hobby, a sport or as a fun activity on holidays. 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