| If you and your friends and family are planning on | | | | class, but you have to know how to swim well. |
| spending your next vacation or holiday outdoors, | | | | If you have any health conditions, such as asthma |
| why not do a little white water rafting? This | | | | or heart problems, you should definitely talk to |
| activity is great for groups, and is ideal for people | | | | your doctor about the safety of going |
| who enjoy being outside or in the water. If the | | | | whitewater rafting. There are lots of sharp turns |
| idea sounds interesting, and you're not quite sure | | | | and intense twists depending on the course you |
| where to start, here are some white water | | | | take, and you should be prepared for this before |
| rafting tips for beginners that will help you feel | | | | you and your family book your trip. Pregnant |
| more at ease during your first trip. | | | | women are advised not to go rafting, but you |
| First of all, you'll want to select a white water | | | | may be able to do so if you are in the first |
| park or white water river that caters to | | | | trimester; however, any time after that may |
| beginners. This way, you'll feel comfortable in the | | | | pose a threat to the health of the baby. |
| raft with your instructor, and you'll know that | | | | Once you're in your raft, be sure that your life |
| you'll have someone there to give you white | | | | jacket is fastened securely before the raft starts |
| water rafting tips every step of the way. If you | | | | to move. Be sure that you are seating correctly |
| can't swim or haven't gone swimming in a while, | | | | so that the weight is evenly distributed, and keep |
| you can take what are called class III courses for | | | | young children near you at all times. Your raft |
| whitewater rafting, which are safe for everyone, | | | | should be able to fit up to 8 people, so if your |
| even children. | | | | group is not quite that large, be sure to sit in the |
| Kids as young as 6 or 7 can go on most white | | | | raft evenly so that you don't tip over. |
| water park excursions, so you won't have to | | | | After your rafting trip, you may want to try |
| worry about not including everyone in your trip | | | | other water activities such as kayaking or |
| (unless you can toddlers or infants in tow). If you | | | | canoeing, so be sure to schedule other classes at |
| want to go on a more intense whitewater rafting | | | | your water park before your trip is over. Enjoy! |
| trip, you'll need to enroll in a class IV or class V | | | | |