in kniehouding / kniezit [canoeing terminology]

English translation: kneeling position

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Dutch term or phrase:in kniehouding / kniezit [canoeing terminology]
English translation:kneeling position
Entered by: Kitty Brussaard

17:04 Oct 11, 2016
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Tech/Engineering - Ships, Sailing, Maritime / canoeing terminology
Dutch term or phrase: in kniehouding / kniezit [canoeing terminology]
Although on the surface these may look like two separate terms, they are basically the same concept.

my context:

"De kruising van de twee spanriemen kan gebruikt worden als ondersteuning van de billen bij het roeien (bijvoorbeeld wanneer in kniehouding geroeid wordt). Een kniezit is ergonomisch de gezondste manier om kano te varen."

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Michael Beijer
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:13
kneeling position
Explanation:
Considered to be healthier because there's less strain on the back/spine compared to the conventional legs-in-front position used in kayaking.

See for instance:

Inexpensive sit-on-top kayaks are great fun for the beach and the lake, although many people maintain that the conventional legs-in-front kayaking position is hard on the back. Not only is a kneeling position said to be healthier, but proponents of the C1 style of whitewater paddling (in which the paddler kneels in a specialized whitewater kayak) also state that it allows for better control of the boat. With these claims in mind, Quebec City inventor Pierre Parant created the Yogakayak.

The Yogakayak allows paddlers to kayak in a reportedly more ergonomic kneeling position
The Yogakayak's structure lends itself to stacking
The carbon fiber pedal-powered Surfbike
The Yogakayak allows paddlers to kayak in a reportedly more ergonomic kneeling position

“The main advantage of the kneeling position is definitely the resolving of back pains,” Parant told Gizmag. “If you try to paddle on a sit-on-top ordinary with no back rest you will have a back pain in 15 minutes, because you have to compensate with your abs and put pressure on the spine.”
http://newatlas.com/yogakayak-kneeling-kayak/17101/
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kneeling position


Explanation:
Considered to be healthier because there's less strain on the back/spine compared to the conventional legs-in-front position used in kayaking.

See for instance:

Inexpensive sit-on-top kayaks are great fun for the beach and the lake, although many people maintain that the conventional legs-in-front kayaking position is hard on the back. Not only is a kneeling position said to be healthier, but proponents of the C1 style of whitewater paddling (in which the paddler kneels in a specialized whitewater kayak) also state that it allows for better control of the boat. With these claims in mind, Quebec City inventor Pierre Parant created the Yogakayak.

The Yogakayak allows paddlers to kayak in a reportedly more ergonomic kneeling position
The Yogakayak's structure lends itself to stacking
The carbon fiber pedal-powered Surfbike
The Yogakayak allows paddlers to kayak in a reportedly more ergonomic kneeling position

“The main advantage of the kneeling position is definitely the resolving of back pains,” Parant told Gizmag. “If you try to paddle on a sit-on-top ordinary with no back rest you will have a back pain in 15 minutes, because you have to compensate with your abs and put pressure on the spine.”
http://newatlas.com/yogakayak-kneeling-kayak/17101/

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Local time: 00:13
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