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Fantastic video. Invaluable content, every kiter should know

I am soooo warmed up after pumping my kite and doing the lines

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Thank you for your videos!! I watch your kitesurfing warmup video everyday before I ride. I had an ankle injury a while back and learned a lot from physical therapy about core stability. And I would love to see what exercises you recommend for ankle strengthening.

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Watching this while I am injured... Will try to do some more warm up next time!

So forgive me for making timecode of the warmup: 00:40 begin with easy jumps and shake your whole body the way you want 01:17 make slight jumps and turn your upper body in the opposite direction to your lower body stay relaxed throughout your joints 01:49 shake yourself again briefly and take a deep breath 01:55 put your hands on your buttocks and do fast leg curls by touching your hands with your heels. this activates your hamstrings and is good for fast plyometric and quick movements in your hip and knee 02:27 now again shake your body briefly 02:34 stand hip width apart and put your hands on the back of your head bend over and come back up and straighten keep your knees slightly bent 03:09 shake briefly your body again 03:18 stand hip width apart, bend forward and swing your arms up to stretch yourself upwards and backwards try to stretch yourself backwards more and more 03:53 shake everything briefly again 04:01 move your arms in big circles in the opposite direction to each other. stay relaxed in your hip and knees and move with the rotation 04:17 now change direction this exercise improves your shoulder mobility 04:40 straight out both arms to the side. alternate sides rotating one arm in and one arm out and move your upper body width. you will more than likely experience some fatigue in the shoulders as you perform this exercise. try to relax and move smoothly. this exercises activates your shoulder muscles and is good for example when you're riding unhooked or doing handle passes 05:23 go into a wide stance and stretch your arms up over your head start circling your upper body by leaning forward and bend your knees slightly 05:38 change the direction 06:01 now go into the same stance like before bring up your arms straight out sideways bend your upper body forward and start rotating your arms up and down by touching each side's feet this activates and mobilizes your spine and upper body for rotations 06:42 shake your body briefly again 06:49 stand with a tall posture placing your feet in line with your hips lift up one leg bending your knee until it's level with your hips open your hip rotating your leg around with your knee pointing outwards and now bring your leg back down to the start position and switch the leg 07:29 step one foot back and lower the other leg having your knee bended as you are coming back up throw a kick to the front ensuring your leg stretches out in its straight form and try to touch your toes with your fingers and then get back and repeat 07:49 now change for the other side 08:13 shake your body again briefly and take a deep breath 08:23 start by getting into the high plank position and push your body backwards come back towards into the plank position and place one foot outside of the hand on the same side. now switch the side and repeat as on the other side 09:04 bring your arms straightened up to the sides and on shoulder level now do dynamic alternating circles with your forearms outwards and inwards 09:24 now change the direction this exercise is good for example when you're having kite surface elbow 09:40 shake your body again and take a deep breath 09:45 now fold your hands together and rotate your wrist in each direction 10:01 that's good change the direction now 10:30 just jump by moving the arms up and down and extending and closing the legs 10:48 yeah come on keep smiling 11:04 well done that's it

i was waiting for it... correctly stated: static stretching is the enemy and a common mistake! probably a reason Andre Agassi was successful against most common practices during his peak era. (i choose to warm up while on the water & cool down, "quitting while I'm ahead" to avoid injury)

Thanks man !!

Awesome job, keep it up. Looking forward to more videos

Pump is enough warm up

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Als Physiotherapeut und Kitesurfer, bin ich bei diesen Übungen ganz bei Dir. Tolles Video, freue mich auf das was da kommt!

My knee pain went away when I moved my foot bindings closer together.

Thanks for the exercices. How often do you recommand to do this routine ? Once a week, more or less ? Next topic : Core improvement for grabs ?

Excited to see your upcoming videos! I have been wondering what I could do off the water to help my kiting. Do you have any plans to go over gear setup (footstrap placement, harness location, etc...) to minimize injury?

Is that a statement or do you have proof that injuries have increased?

Hi Yann, this is a dream job, physical conditioning to prevent injuries or improve for kitesurfing performance. I'm also kitesurfer and trainer. This is a good idea.

great Yann