- Upper Body Strength. As areas of general fitness go, this has to be among those of greatest importance to train. The upper body is responsible for around 75% of the work load when you’re on the water and if you want any chance of staying in control, it is vital these muscles are conditioned. Your shoulder muscles should be the ones that receive the majority of training focus. These muscles work as ‘fixator’ muscles, providing stability for the rest of the body. Also focus on the pectoral muscles and those of the upper back
- 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. One very good way to improve your overall core strength abilities is to use a core-stability ball. 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 you might not associate the sport with aerobic fitness, your lungs and heart will need to be in shape. 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. You will feel the effects quite early on if you lungs and heart cannot feed the muscles with oxygen quickly enough and remove harmful bi-products at a steady rate. Swimming or jogging are both useful ways to boost up you cardiovascular fitness.
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