KICK
BOARD’EM
TO THE
KERB!
It’s time to bust the kick board out of storage
and discover how, with a smart approach, it can
be a truly effective training tool.
WORDS: MARIETTA MEHANNI
The 30-second article
• The kick board was the original aqua training tool, but fell out of
favour when noodles and dumbbells arrived on the scene
• The board needs to be controlled in a different manner to other
aqua tools; not be held underwater; and be gripped only
sparingly
• Most participants will feel the exercises most in their torso when
using the kick board
• Skimming movements across the water are the easiest actions
to perform, and the surfing actions, with their greater tilt and
depth, the most challenging.
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