Is paragliding physically demanding?
Hell yeah. Try hauling a 40lb backpack up a training hill all day in the middle of the summer, or struggling with your glider on a windy launch, or hiking back to your car at the top of the mountain after neglecting to make retrieval plans. If you’re a 40/50ish, overweight couch potato, suffering from a severe case of mid-life crisis, good friggin’ luck.