{"id":2315,"date":"2010-06-17T09:30:34","date_gmt":"2010-06-17T08:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.weddingdates.ie\/blog\/?p=2315"},"modified":"2015-10-23T20:36:38","modified_gmt":"2015-10-23T19:36:38","slug":"how-to-become-a-master-in-wife-carrying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/how-to-become-a-master-in-wife-carrying\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Become a Master in Wife Carrying"},"content":{"rendered":"

Straight from the official Wife Carrying Website<\/a>, here are the expert tips on how wife carrying is good for your relationship! \u00a0You\u2019ll find the wife carrying enthusiasts all over the world – \u00a0They are strong men and tenacious women. \u00a0Most of these easy-going people seem to be characterised by placidity and happiness. \u00a0Of course, with a few more serious looking devotees among them.<\/p>\n

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Attitude<\/strong><\/p>\n

The wife carrying is composed of humour and hard sport on a fifty-fifty basis. Everybody may choose what attitude to take towards the competition. The course is open for all to participate.<\/p>\n

Postures<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are four customary styles to carry the wife: the traditional piggyback, the wife dangling upside down on the carrier\u2019s back, thrown over on the shoulder and crosswise on the carrier\u2019s shoulders. The style is free. You may also create a new personal style of your own.<\/p>\n

Outfit<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is preferable to wear clothes which won\u2019t be stripped off in full speed running and which are easy to hold on to. The carrier\u2019s belt is the only equipment allowed to help in keeping one\u2019s grasp. Some other tools known to be beneficial are a bunch of birch switches, swimming glasses and swimming slippers.<\/p>\n

Life<\/strong><\/p>\n

The wife carrying is an attitude towards life. The wives and the wife carriers are not afraid of challenges or burdens. They push their way persistently forward, holding tightly, generally with a twinkle in the eyes.<\/p>\n

Eroticism<\/strong><\/p>\n

You can sense the excitement in the air during the wife carrying competition. The core of the race is made of a woman, a man and their relationship. The wife carrying and eroticism have a lot in common. Intuitive understanding of the signals sent by the partner and becoming one with the partner are essential in both of them \u2013 sometimes also whipping.<\/p>\n

Wife<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to the rules the minimum weight of the wife is 49 kilos. If it is less, the wife will be burdened with such a heavy rucksack that the total weight is 49 kilos. Generally the best wife is the wife of one\u2019s own, all the more if she is harmonious, gentle and able to keep her balance while riding on the shoulders of her man.<\/p>\n

Track<\/strong><\/p>\n

The traditional track for the wife carrying consists of sand, forested terrain, a water obstacle and two log hurdles. If your style is \u201cthe wife dangling upside down\u201d, you have better to remember that in the water pool the wife\u2019s head is likely to go under the water.<\/p>\n

Rhythm<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is of great importance to find a mutual rhythm. I the wife on the man\u2019s back is rocking out of time, the speed slows down. When the rhythm is good, the wife and the carrier become one accompanying the motions of each other. It is advisable to practise in order to find the mutual rhythm before the competition.<\/p>\n

Training<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is possible to train for the wife carrying competition everywhere in the middle of the daily routines: in the bath, in the super market, in the playground or in the body building centre. The wife carrying is good for your relationship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Straight from the official Wife Carrying Website, here are the expert tips on how wife carrying is good for your relationship! \u00a0You\u2019ll find the wife carrying enthusiasts all over the world – \u00a0They are strong men and tenacious women. \u00a0Most of these easy-going people seem to be characterised by placidity and happiness. \u00a0Of course, with a few more serious looking devotees among them. Attitude The wife carrying is composed of humour and hard sport on a fifty-fifty basis. Everybody may […]","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[61],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2315","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-weddingdates-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2315","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2315"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2315\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2315"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2315"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2315"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}