A recent post on Stand Up Paddle Flatwater blog gives you 10 reasons "why stand up paddling (SUP) is a fantastic choice" to achieve your fitness goals ( remember your "every year New Year resolutions " - loose weight, get in shape ?...).
As a personal trainer I'll give you this advice - don't rush to REI to dump $1000+ on a new board. I could give you 10 reasons why, but then it would be a waste of time. The main two are :
1 - doing the same routine every day ( paddling your SUP ) sooner or later you will hit fitness plateau . As your body adapts to your workouts, it becomes more efficient at it and, therefore, doesn't expend as many calories doing it.
2 - eventually you will get bored doing the same stuff
Personally, I love SUPing ( especially in beautiful sunny weather ! even if it's winter time ), but can't see myself doing it every day.
Last year, I found out about these great workouts that you can do...on a stand up board !
There are quite a few personal trainers who do this, but for some reason :) Nikki Gregg caught me personal attention. Here is a quick preview of her future DVD ( I am not sure if it has been released or not yet ):
I have a feeling we'll see these fun SUP classes being offer in Seattle this summer.
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