¿what is kitesurf?

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Kitesurfing is an extreme sport of sliding on the water in which the wind propels a kite of traction (kite, in English) attached to your body by means of a harness, so that you navigate on a board on the waves (wave riding) or perform maneuvers in the air than even the most jumping dolphin (freestyle).

Although there is news that already in the twelfth century some communities of Chinese and Indonesian fishermen used kites to drag their small boats, this sport modality officially dates from 1977, the year in which Gijsbertus Adrianus Panhuise patented a navigation system on a surfboard pulled by a kind of parachute.

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Since then the so-called kiteboarding or flysurfing has gained great popularity, thanks to its spectacular and accessible learning, and specialized schools have multiplied throughout the planet.

Although for your practice it is not necessary that you be a physical wonder or be in the best years of youth (the kiters go from approximately six to 60 years old - however, the Spanish Gisela Pulido has been seven times world champion before turn 17 years old -) yes you have to take into account that it is a risk sport, so certain doses of strength, resistance and coordination are necessary.

That also implies that those with severe respiratory deficit or cardiovascular problems should not do it, because the adrenaline released increases blood pressure and heart rate significantly. It is also not indicated for those who suffer serious or recurrent shoulder or knee injuries, suffer from diabetes or do not know how to swim, since any incident at sea could be doubly dangerous.

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