Kitesurf Rehab — by Fabrice Baret
Do not start by choosing exercises.
First identify what you should prepare — and why.
Kitesurf Rehab helps adult riders prepare for a planned riding period, a progressive return, or a situation where pain means choices need to be framed more carefully. The approach starts from your goal, your context and the available information before proposing a strategy.
Rider Protocol
by Kitesurf Rehab
Assess. Understand. Prepare.
The issue is not always a lack of exercises.
Before a trip, a camp or a return to riding, riders often stack routines without knowing what is really limiting their preparation. Volume increases, fatigue builds faster and choices become harder to organize.
What riding goal?
What return or load context?
Which capacities are most challenged?
Which signals mean slowing down or asking for advice?
Understand before choosing.
The Kitesurf Rehab method separates three steps: gather useful information, formulate a careful reading, then choose a strategy adapted to the context. Exercises come after that, as the consequence of an explained priority.
1. Situate
Goal, frequency, equipment, riding context and safety signals.
2. Interpret carefully
Observation, hypothesis and recommendation stay separated.
3. Prepare
A readable strategy helps organize effort before the riding period.
Choose the starting point that fits your situation.
I am preparing a trip or riding period
Start with Rider Protocol to identify what you should prepare first.
I am returning progressively after time off
Clarify your context and move forward with a progressive strategy, without presenting this step as medical clearance.
I have pain or an injury to clarify
If the situation needs a professional, human support comes before an autonomous protocol.
Rider Protocol — by Kitesurf Rehab
Assess. Understand. Prepare.
Rider Protocol helps the rider identify what they should prepare first before a planned riding period. It starts from the goal and context, uses the available information, then proposes an explained priority and a strategy. Exercises come after that.
An approach built by a physio and rider.
Fabrice Baret has been a physiotherapist since 2004. He is also a rider, the founder of Kitesurf Rehab and the creator of Rider Protocol. His approach helps riders organize their preparation while not replacing medical advice or individualized care when needed.
Ready to Kite remains a simple resource to move.
Ready to Kite offers a short free routine. It can be a starting point, but it does not replace the Rider Protocol assessment when you want to understand what you should prepare first.
FAQ
Does Rider Protocol replace medical advice?
No. Rider Protocol helps organize preparation. In case of significant pain, unusual symptoms, recent injury or medical doubt, professional advice stays the priority.
Do I already need to know which exercises to do?
No. The journey starts with your context and information. Exercises come after the explained priority.
Are Ready to Kite and Rider Protocol the same thing?
No. Ready to Kite is a secondary free routine. Rider Protocol is the main journey to identify a priority and organize a strategy.