Strengthens Your Core
Stand-Up Paddleboarding (SUP) is a full body workout helping increase your overall strength. As a low impact exercise, it is easy on the joints but great for building strength. Using your feet, legs and core to stabilize and your upper back and arms to paddle, every muscle in your body gets some love. If you are trying SUP for the first time you may notice the muscles in your feet may not be as strong as you think they are! Remember, just like any other sport, it is a good idea to stretch afterwards.
Unplug and Reconnect with Nature on a Paddleboard
Sometimes we just need to step outside and get some fresh air. I’m sure we can all admit that most days are spent with a few too many hours staring at a screen. Taking some time to enjoy nature is exactly what our bodies need. Unplug from life for an hour or two, look up at the sky, listen to the water crash along the shore, feel the breeze on your skin and focus only on trying to stay upright on your paddleboard! I promise, it will be so good for you. Unplug. Get outside!
Improve Balance and Coordination
As you can imagine Stand Up Paddleboarding (SUP) challenges your balance! Good news is that it doesn’t take long to get the hang of it. An average first-time participant will feel comfortable on their board after 60 minutes. After a few hours on a board, your balance and coordination will improve significantly, which is beneficial for all aspects of life.
Paddleboarding Reduces Stress
Stress is linked to a multitude of physical and emotional health issues, including sleeping problems, depression, headaches and stomach pain. Yoga is one of the most common stress relieving exercises, but Paddleboarding is too! Surrounded by nature and concentrating on your movement, it’s a perfect way to relieve stress. We like to combine the two for Stand-up Paddleboard Yoga. Give it a shot! Or just enjoy a simple paddle, whatever calms you down, allows you to focus on the moment and take a few deep breaths.
My kids gained a few pounds this past holiday, so I want to take them out this summer from some family activities to keep them active. It’s awesome that paddleboarding is a great way to exercise your stability because it requires balancing on the board and also improving your coordination. I’ll keep this activity in mind when we visit the lake so we can rent a few paddleboards, so thank you for sharing the benefits of this venture.
Absolutely! I hope your family has a wonderful time. (:
I liked how you said that paddle boarding can help with balance and coordination. My friend is thinking about taking us all out to paddle board next spring. It seems like it could be a lot of fun to try out with everyone.