: Hi Sean,
: Warm up, stretch, exercise, stretch, cool down. Rest. Repeat.
: Won't really cure the present 'burning' but it'll help, particularly in the
: future.

: Hope this helps,
: Mike Savag
: South West Cork

Thanks, Mike. I wasn't really expecting a serious answer, but I appreciate the input. I've generally cut the stretching and warm-up from exercising, particularly for X-C skiing, in favour of more time actually being aerobic. Perhaps I shouldn't apply this to lessons in what is essentially self-defense. Our instructor always urges us to take a break at the half-way mark of the class but it's hard to get out of the boat when you finally get a reliable roll going.

Practising rolls in white-water kayaks has its advantages, but room to relax one's legs is not among them and they were cramping pretty badly. This morning my legs are the least of my suffering now that I can feel the bruising on my hips. It's all good, reminds me that I'm alive and all that.