{"id":1925,"date":"2014-11-03T12:46:04","date_gmt":"2014-11-03T11:46:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.theactivitypeople.co.uk\/?p=1925"},"modified":"2015-01-05T11:54:21","modified_gmt":"2015-01-05T10:54:21","slug":"white-water-rafting-six-handy-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/white-water-rafting-six-handy-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"White water rafting: Six handy tips"},"content":{"rendered":"

1. Be prepared to get wet! \u2013 You’re in for a soaking so wear swimwear, take a towel and pack a spare set of clothes to change into.<\/p>\n

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2. Make sure your boat is well balanced. \u2013 Balancing the boat is essential, people of similar weight and paddling power should be positioned opposite each other.<\/p>\n

3. Communicate with your team. \u2013 When you’re racing down fast flowing stretches of white water simple communication is key. Establishing a basic set of commands will mean you can quickly relay instructions as you meet obstacles head on.<\/p>\n

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4. Make sure you’re holding your paddle properly. \u2013 Holding your paddle correctly is key for safety. One hand should be at the base of the paddle and the other should be over the T shaped grip at the top. Keeping your hand over the T grip will not only help you control the paddle, it will also cushion the blow should you accidentally catch yourself with the paddle.<\/p>\n

5. Fully submerge the blade of the paddle \u2013 Improving your paddling technique will give you more purchase as you fight the fast flowing water. Submerging the blade of the paddle is a much more efficient way of paddling.<\/p>\n

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6. Try and stay in the raft \u2013 It sounds obvious doesn’t it but it’s easier said than done. Hold on tight and try to keep your balance by leaning towards the centre of the boat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1. Be prepared to get wet! \u2013 You’re in for a soaking so wear swimwear, take a towel and pack a spare set of clothes to change into. 2. Make sure your boat is well balanced. \u2013 Balancing the boat is essential, people of similar weight and paddling power should be positioned opposite each other. … Continue reading White water rafting: Six handy tips<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,275],"tags":[185,38,34,285],"class_list":["post-1925","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-featured","category-watersport","tag-adrenalin","tag-health-and-fitness","tag-stag","tag-white-water"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1925"}],"collection":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1925"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1925\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2925,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1925\/revisions\/2925"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1925"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1925"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1925"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}