Human-powered transport

yoke of wood or bamboo used by people to carry a load

ceremonial throne on which popes were carried

thumb|A rowing dinghy in use thumb|Typical Finnish rowing boats on the shore of Palokkajärvi, Jyväskylä thumb|A rowing boat in Japan thumb|Three members of a student rowing club in a coxed pair in the Amstel River thumb|Woman rowing sampan with her feet in Ninh Bình Province of northern Vietnam Rowing is the act of propelling a human-powered watercraft using the sweeping motions of oars to displace water and generate reactional propulsion. Rowing is functionally similar to paddling, but rowing requires oars to be mechanically attached to the boat, and the rower drives the oar like a lever, exe

thumb|Sledding in Yyteri, Finland. thumb|Children sledding in a park, 18 secs video Sledding, sledging or sleighing is a winter sport typically carried out in a prone or seated position on a vehicle generically known as a sled (North American), a sledge (British), or a sleigh. It is the basis of three Olympic sports: luge, skeleton and bobsledding. When practised on sand, it is known as a form of sandboarding. In Russia sledges are used for maritime activities including fishing and commuting from island to island on ice. thumb|right|Sledding in Podkowa Leśna, [[Poland, Feb., 2010]]

any transport performed by human muscle power

thumb|Sari-clad woman in [[Mysore, India, balancing a basket of chikoo on her head.]] Carrying on the head is a common practice in many parts of the world as an alternative to carrying a burden on the back, shoulders and so on. People have carried burdens balanced on top of the head since ancient times, usually to do daily work, but sometimes in religious ceremonies or as a feat of skill, such as in certain dances.

thumb| group of Kayayei women marching at Ghana's 2020 Independence Day Parade in Kumasi

modern reconstruction of an ancient Greek rowing warship