Whether you own a paddle board or just renting one for the holiday,
experience the newest fitness craze of standup paddle board aerobics.
Improve your balance, coordination, and agility while building core
strength and having tons of fun. Paddle Fit incorporates calisthenics
(push-ups, sit-ups, squats, etc) and balance training while you enjoy
being out on the water.
History of Standup Paddling (from www.supglobal.com)
Stand up paddle surfing, or SUP, is a surface water sport, a variant
of surfing where the surfer uses a paddle to move through the water
while standing on a surfboard. Stand up paddle surfing is derived from
its Polynesian roots. The Hawaiian translation is Ku Hoe He'e Nalu; to
stand, to paddle, to surf, a wave.
The popularity of the modern sport of SUP has its origination in the
Hawaiian Islands. In the early 1960s the Beach Boys of Waikiki would
stand on their long boards and paddle out with outrigger paddles to take
pictures of the tourists learning to surf. This is where the term
"Beach Boy Surfing" originates, another name for Stand Up Paddle
Surfing.
In the early 2000s Hawaiian surfers such as Dave Kalama, Brian
Keaulana, Rick Thomas, Archie Kalepa and Laird Hamilton started SUP as
an alternative way to train while the surf was down. As the years went
on they found themselves entering events such as the Moloka'i to O'ahu
Paddleboard Race and MÄkaha's Big Board Surfing Classic. Now you can
find Stand Up Paddle Surfers in many of the Outrigger and Paddleboard
races as participants within their own division.
One difference between the modern idea of surfing and SUP is that the
latter does not need a wave. In SUP, one can paddle on the open ocean,
in harbors, on lakes, rivers or any large body of water. One of the
advantages of Stand Up Paddle Surfing is the angle of visibility.
Because of the standing height over the water one can see both deeper
into the water and further across the surface of the water, allowing
better visualization of features others lower above the water may not be
able to see, whether it is the marine life in the harbors, lakes and
coves or the incoming swells of the ocean marching on the horizon.
Paddle Fit Class
If you're looking for a great way to cross train or want something more challenging to do on your SUP board, contact ProAction Fitness by phone (808-446-4569) or email (maweirich@gmail.com) to schedule a session.
Whether you have experience on a standup board or not, you will enjoy this class...You get to be out on the water in beautiful Maui. For beginners, we start out teaching you safety, paddle techniques (how to turn, stop, paddle efficiently, etc), and work on your balance. For experienced paddlers, we jump right into the calisthenics (squats, lunges, core work, & anaerobic sprints).
