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Article: Want to ride the current fitness wave? Grab a kayak.(Health & Fitness)
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- Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
- Article date:
- August 7, 2000
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Mike Garman eyed the colorful kayaks stacked one on top of another at the Galyan's store in Schaumburg.
Garman, like many people who live in the Chicago area, is all too happy to move his workouts from the gym into the great outdoors during the summer.
The problem is that his outdoor pursuits generally target the muscles in the lower body and limit him to the land.
"I like to run and bike, so kayaking is an extension of that," said Garman, 30, who lives in Oak Park. "And I like the relaxing element of it - kind of like free therapy."
Garman is one of many taking the plunge and becoming a kayak owner.
Sales of the buoyant, ...