Mike Aronoff: We're here talking about recreational kayaking. So let's take a quick look and how to sit in the kayak, inside the kayak up forward are foot braces, and the balls of my feet are going to be on those braces, so that I can sit upright, keep my knees in this position. When you hold a pedal, you use a loose grip, my arms are ought to be at about 90. You want your hands equal distant from the blades.

Probably more people fall on the water getting in and out of the kayak than any other time. We're going to show you how to launch your kayak from a low dock or pier. Set the back face of the paddle to the shore-side behind the cockpit. Put your hands on the paddle shaft, and if you're going to tip your weight, your weight is going to be towards the shore, slide into the kayak.

Get your paddle in your hand, now just push off from the shore; and you're off. Now that you're in your kayak, I want to give you some ideas in using the forward stroke, because it's the one you're going to be using most of the time to get from point A to point B. You want to use your torso for your power, rotate, catch, which is the beginning of the stroke at your foot, as you un-rotate, your hand is going to come back to your hip, paddle exits the water. Rotate forward, catch on the other side, paddle exits off the hip. Work on something that will be efficient, so that you can really get to go sites seeing in your kayak.