It gets worse.

http://www.ushpa.org/2009/11/what-is-paragliding/

How is hang gliding different from paragliding?

A Hang glider has a rigid frame maintaining the shape of the wing, with the
pilot usually flying in a prone position. The Paraglider canopy shape is
maintained only by air pressure and the pilot is suspended in a sitting or
supine position. The Hang glider has a “cleaner” aerodynamic profile and
generally is capable of flying at much higher speeds than a Paraglider.

The paraglider folds up into a 30 lbs. Backpack in about five minutes and can be
easily transported – people commonly carry their paragliders to the top of peaks
in the Cascades, Alps, Andes, and Himalayas. The hang glider, due to its weight
and rigid frame, is transported on a vehicle with a roof rack and requires about
30 minutes to set up and again to take down.

Because hang gliders fly faster, they can cover greater distances more easily.
But paragliders, which have advanced rapidly over the last few years, can now
cover distances almost as great and, due to their tighter turning radius, can
often stay aloft in light lift when hang gliders can’t.

It’s somewhat easier to learn to fly a Paraglider. Paragliding has a faster
learning curve than hang gliding due to the paraglider’s slower forward speed
and more forgiving design. Your launches are not “committed” with a paraglider;
if you want to stop your launch, you just stop running and the canopy floats
down behind you. By contrast, once you start your launch in a hang glider, which
weighs anywhere from 60 to 100 lbs., you are committed. What can you do with a
hang glider?

Hang gliders are designed to soar. The duration record is over 11 hours and the
distance record is over 300 kilometers. In training you will start out just
skimming the ground. As you progress and become more skilled and confident you
will probably want to go higher and use the wing for its designed purpose —
soaring!

Average recreational pilots, utilizing thermal and ridge lift, routinely stay
aloft for 3 hours or more, soar to altitudes of 15,000? And travel cross-country
for great distances. Who can hang glide?

Almost anyone can fly a hang glider. If you can jog while balancing a 50 – 70
lb. Weight on your shoulders you can learn to fly. While flying does not require
great strength (since the straps not the pilot’s arms – hold the pilot up) long
duration flights in turbulent conditions require a moderate degree of upper body
endurance. This typically develops as the pilot progresses through training to
these longer flights.

Since flying depends more on balance and endurance than on brute strength, woman
and men make equally good pilots. While the fraction varies regionally, about 10
– 15 % of the hang glider pilots in the US are women.

More important than physical conditioning, is being physically and mentally
alert and prepared. To be a successful hang gliding student and pilot, you need
to be able to think clearly and to listen well.