ZOOM with ADBA
WHEN: Sunday, June 8, 2025 7:30-8:30 pm CDT
TOPIC: Fitness for the Dragon Boater
WHO: OPEN TO ALL –– Please share with your paddlers and teammates!!
Do you and your team members paddle to get fit? Or get fit to paddle? Join us for an informal roundtable discussion with the members of the American Dragon Boat Association and guest Annely Thorstad, USDBF 2nd Vice President, on fitness for the dragon boater.
Questions to get us started:
- What is a good starting place if you’re new to dragon boating and fitness training?
- What is your club/team culture around fitness in and outside of the dragon boat?
- Fitness testing – yes or no? If yes, what do you test?
- Off-season training – what do you require? Request? Do you hold people accountable?
- What does your training cycle look like? How do you communicate it to your team/club?
What questions do you want to ask? Bring them to this conversation!
Your facilitators:
Ginny Moran, Minnesota Dragon Boat Club and ADBA 2nd Vice President
USDBF Level 2 coach and certified personal trainer
Annely Thorstad, MSc, Pn2,
Sport Performance Specialist USDBF 2nd Vice President