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In The Zach Zawenburg Talks
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ZONE Competitive Kayaking and

The World Championships

By Molly Kett shoulder injury,” says Zawenburg.
“When it comes to training, my
hen it comes to kayaking shoulder has been a bit hard to handle
Creating Opportunity Wor any other sport, this year but I will continue with weekly
has been just as hard as 2020. With
the amount of necessary travel training sessions on the water in
Valleyfield and some flatwater
With Justin Roethlingshoefer and in short, it’s an indicator as to restrictions and COVID regulations
how your body is adapting to the put in place, competitive kayaker training here in Cornwall mixed in
here is something that we often stress and strain that is being placed with some land workouts.”
Zach Zawenburg says that it has
Tfail to really think about when on you. The higher the number, the In terms of what’s next for
made it very difficult to train on the
it comes to our long-term wellness better (although being incredibly Zawenburg, the first big one will
water.
and performance. High performance individualized). be the World Championships next
is defined by Dr. Steven Kolter as “That doesn’t mean I wasn’t able summer in Nottingham, UK.
“allowing your biology to work for Now what does this mean for to get out on the river this year,” says
you’’. This definition is great, but implementation? We have talked about Zawenburg. “Early spring during the “I’m very excited to once again
the 8 controllable before, the areas attend a world championship event
what does it mean? Many of us have snow melt, I was able to go paddle on
apple watches, whoop bands, oura within our control that have biggest some great rivers in Quebec before with the rest of team Canada,” says
impact on HRV. These areas are
rings, and a slew of other wearable they closed the Quebec boarder. Zawenburg. “Otherwise, if COVID
fitness devices, but how do they nutrition, hydration, movement, self- Some of these rivers included the allows, there should be a multitude
impact our choices and decisions care, environment, immune function, Delisle River in Coteau-du-Lac and of local events through next spring,
sleep, and mindset. Each one has
daily? That is where the information- a new wave we discovered on the including the Rouge Challenge
application gap exists. certain action steps based on HRV, but Rigaud River just 5 minutes out from on the Rouge River and National
I will simplify it even further. Think
Rigaud, which we plan on revisiting Championships later in the year, which
Now I am not saying everyone about it from these areas: next spring.”
needs to be like Sydney Crosby have yet to have a location set for 2022.
Movement/Exercise - If HRV is Overall, I am exceptionally glad to be
or Lebron James when it comes to higher than normal, increase intensity As far as competitions go, there
treating their body like an experiment haven’t really been any this year back in the sport after nearly a 4-year
(although I often advocate for it); but (i.e., HIIT or sprint training). If HRV other than the National Team Trials break from competing. Maybe it’s the
is lower than normal increase volume great community around it or the pure
we should be doing more than going in Valleyfield.
to our doctor once a year and look at but decrease intensity. (i.e., 60-minute “There is another team trial out joy and exhilaration of surfing and
yoga class or walk).
‘’closing our circles’’ on the Apple west in Kananaskis the second week running down big rapids, but there’s
Watch daily. You see, the data that we Nutrition - If HRV is higher than of September, but I’ll have to miss definitely something about the sport
are trying to implement has a purpose normal increase protein intake, but if that one unfortunately due to a minor that keeps me in love with it!”
and each thing we are tracking has HRV is lower than normal focus on
an intentional action. If we wake up more high quality ‘’clean’’ foods.
each morning and go about our same Sleep- If HRV is higher than normal
routines with or without the data, maintain the current sleep pattern, if
why even do it? However, if you
HRV is lower than normal adjust your
could prevent aging, injury, sickness, bedtime by 30 minutes earlier.
fatigue, errors, and performance
decay wouldn’t you want to? These small changes will help
formulate a plan that works FOR you
This is where HRV comes in. If rather than against you!
you take anything away from reading
this column, it’s that there is one I want to give you a free whoop band.
key metric that can guide the entire Go to join.whoop.com/ownit and get
decision-making process of our yours at no cost today! You can truly
lifespan and it is that number. HRV begin to unlock performance in your
stands for Heart Rate Variability, life in a very powerful way! Zach doing an Airscrew on the wave he discovered in Rigaud (An
Airscrew is a full barrel roll in the air on a wave) Photo Submitted