SUP Mag UK October 2016 issue 11 | Page 27

ON WATER Taking fitness to the water Fitness and lifestyle should be integrated; to maintain a level of fitness, it needs to be part of your lifestyle, something to enjoy. Stand Up Paddle boarding brings an active outdoor lifestyle, and, performed the right way, gives you an effective workout and a challenging exercise option. Combining elements of SUP, fitness and yoga, SUPfit introduces you to working out on water, surrounded by nature, with the elements to challenge you, making each workout interesting and never the same. Reaping huge benefits to both mind and body and enjoying the lifestyle that Stand Up Paddle boarding brings. SUP Fitness SUP Fitness is an exciting way to workout on water, offering dynamic and challenging workouts on Stand Up Paddle boards, which are low impact, fun and effective. With the correct technique mastered you can move onto combining exercises on the board with intervals of paddling, or perhaps tethering your board so it remains static and practicing body weight moves to increase the challenge of your normal routine – the options are endless. Exercises can be designed to meet any goal, from improving general fitness to more specific goals such as strength gains. Overleaf are a few moves to get you started… 27 s t a n d u p p a d d l e m a g u k