The Wonderful World of Stand Up Paddleboarding (SUP)

I personally love the simplicity of Stand-Up Paddleboarding. You don’t need a boat, you don’t need wind, you don’t need waves, rapids or whatever. All you need is the ambition to get outside and do something. You can learn it in about 10 minutes and it is a total body workout that won’t get you all fatigued in 10 minutes.

SUP got its start in Hawaii and made its way to the main land in 2000. So it’s a relatively new thing. It’s slowly gaining popularity with all sorts of people, but one group that has taken a particular liking to it is women. Because SUP is so easy to learn and is such a great workout women everywhere are wanting to give it a try.

Living in Minnesota SUP seems to make a lot of sense to me personally. Surfing isn’t really an option for obvious reasons, wakeboarding, wakeskating and wakesurfing are a little more tricky cause 1.) you need to have a boat or a friend with a boat and 2.) you need to have that friend or just a friend come with you to drive the boat. So it gets a little harder to get out as much as you might want to. Lastly, transporting a paddle board is going to be much easier than loading and unloading a kayak all the time. At least in the land of 10,000 lakes SUP seems to me to be a primo summer time hobby, and I’m sure it will be just as convenient in other regions around the globe as well.

Here is a quick little instructional video that will get you on your way to paddleboarding.

For those of you  who are just looking for a new relaxing way to get outside and spend time with your friends or family SUP will have you covered in that area too. Stand-Up Paddleboarding is a easy simple sport that you and your friends can hang out and talk the whole time you’re at it. Guys, if you’re looking for an outdoor sport you can do with your girlfriend, this is a good one to look into.

No matter if you have fresh water lakes, sea salt oceans, calm water or waves SUP will work for you. I know I’m gonna get after a try at it and if nothing else I can lay in the middle of the lake on my board and get a tan. See ya out there!