Living in the ski region of St.Anton am Arlberg I enjoy spending the Winter in the snow but I am all to aware of the need to keep a level of fitness and not loose any of those kayaking muscles. We are renowned for snow throughout the Winter and with temperatures averaging around -5°C you would think I am in the gym for the season!? Well, not so! Here is my guide to keeping fit for kayaking over the (northern hemisphere) Winter.

Diederik Gerbranda4 January 2020kayaking, winter, stamina, fit, Austria

Autumn 2018 at Base Camp Arlberg, Austria.

We had a golden Autumn with plenty of sunny days. The sky was a deep blue and certain trees full in their colourful best. Our 2019 dates have been published and certain courses are starting to fill up.

Steve Brooks22 February 2019Kayaking, Austria, Arlberg, Kayak school arlberg

Summer 2018 at our home base in the Arlberg

And what a Summer it was! The weather was unbelievable, long hot sunny days with very little rain! While the higher tributaries were drying up, the Sanna was at a fantastic level giving us plenty of places to teach on, making some sweet moves and working on creeking techniques. The River Inn was just a dream to kayak with BIG waves, bouncy rapids and pretty much the river to ourselves made for some memorable days kayaking around our Home Base in the Arlberg Region.