Women And Kitesurfing - The Myth That's Stopping You Learn To Kitesurf

There is a huge misconception generally held by women interested in learning to kitesurf

that you need to be very strong to practice or to learn to kitesurf. This is often cited as a reason for not ever taking those first steps to learn to kitesurf and in my opinion is one of the main reasons that the number of women partaking in the sport is so low. The number is currently increasing at a steady rate but not nearly as fast as it should be given that the simple truth is this is a lie and its a whopper.

Many women look at people kitesurfing and think that you need huge amounts of upper body strength to hold down the full power of the kite. If that were true I'd now have arms like an Orangoutang, fortunately for me I don't. Because you are attached to the kite by way of a harness strapped around your waist all of the pull of the kite is delivered through your core...great for toning up those abs! (but again not requiring a 6 pack to handle)This means that the whole weight of your body is counterbalancing the pull of the kite and by simply leaning back you can control this power flowing from the kite. This reduces the pressure on the bar to practically zero..meaning you can fly the kite with one finger of each hand..easily.

Kitesurfing requires very little in the way of upper body strength!

I have seen people from the age of 5 up to 85 learn to kitesurf and have a great time riding afterwards, not one of them looking remotely like an Orangoutang, most of them aren't particularly fit or strong before they start.

Compared to a sport like windsurfing or even snowboarding or skiing the level of fitness and body strength required to learn to kitesurf and then actually get out on the water and do it, is a lot less. Of course once your up and riding you can control exactly how much effort you put and it can become an extremely physical sport...if you want it to be. On the flip side I have seen 85 year olds cruising up and down all day with no problems.

So if you've always fancied getting in to kitesurfing but always thought it looked a little too physical then now I've given you the perfect excuse to start. The sport needs a great many more female ambassadors and there are some great opportunities for women inside the kitesurfing world at the moment because of the small number of women participants and the relative infancy of the sport. So go on give it a go, you'll be surprised how easy it is to learn to kitesurf and how quickly you progress once you have!

by: Sam Guest

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