WHY YOU SHOULD GET INTO STAND-UP PADDLEBOARDING TODAY! The Best Water Sport You Haven’t Tried Yet
It’s the end of summer, and before fall and winter start to creep in, you can still take advantage of the warm weather and jump into the world’s fastest-growing water sport, stand-up paddleboarding (SUP). This sport is exactly what is sounds like. You stand on a paddleboard — like a surfboard, but wider and more buoyant — and use a long paddle to glide across water. It sounds simple enough, but with a 200 percent boost in gear sales in the last year alone, SUP fans can tell you how much fun simple can be.
all be perfect places to paddleboard. Many outdoor gear providers across the world rent out SUP supplies now, so you can try it out with your friends before fully investing in the sport.
If you’re preparing to try SUP for the first time, here are a few tips to keep in mind:
• Hold the paddle with one hand on the shaft and the other hand on the top handle. Many beginners make the mistake of trying to hold the paddle with both hands on the shaft, but this will not allow you enough control. • Use your core, not your arms. Letting your arms do most of the work will tire you out fast. Instead, let your core and back muscles do the heavy lifting. • Despite the similarities, paddleboarding is not like surfing. Instead of a surfing stance, you want to keep your feet parallel and shoulder width apart, with your toes pointed toward the front of the board. Part of what makes SUP so fun is how the simple premise has been adopted into so many other activities. SUP enthusiasts created specially designed paddleboards for fishing, yoga, racing, and even touring the open ocean. So, what are you waiting for? Enjoy these last days of summer and have some fun out on the water!
Stand-up paddleboarding has ancient roots in African, Peruvian, and Hawaiian cultures. Thousands of years ago, each independently developed traditions of traveling across the water while using a paddle and a longboard. However, it was the Hawaiians who surfed the big waves with a paddleboard. Most stand-up paddleboarders aim to battle the waves to challenge their balance and core strength, but you don’t need to live by the ocean to enjoy paddleboarding. Wide lakes, lazy rivers, and even fierce rapids can
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