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The Best Water Sport You Haven’t Tried Yet Why You Should Get Into Stand-Up Paddleboarding Today!
I t’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. 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, and Maui surf legend Laird Hamilton was the first person to bring SUP to the continental United States.
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 in order to enjoy paddleboarding. Wide lakes, lazy rivers, and even fierce rapids can all be perfect places to paddleboard. Basically, if you can bring a canoe, you can SUP there, too. 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. activities. SUP enthusiasts created specially designed paddleboards for fishing, yoga, racing, and even touring the open ocean. If the combination of yoga and paddleboarding sounds intriguing to you, sign up for classes at Sound Yoga and SUP. Classes are $25 per person if you rent a board, but only $15 if you bring your own. Visit soundyogaandsup.com to learn more about the program and to sign up! Part of what makes SUP so fun is how the simple premise has been adopted into so many other
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