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SUP-yoga: you should try it!

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You can breathe life into the usual practice or you can diversify your fitness routine with yoga classes on SUP. SUP is a new kind of sport looks like surfing with a paddle. SUP Yoga is a fun way to strengthen your muscles and a great balance workout. The slightest movement of weight changes the position of the board below you. SUP-guru will help to rebuild the technique and quickly "make friends" with the board. You will learn to hear your body like never before. Even the movement of the little finger is important!   UNFORGETTABLE EMOTIONS Falling off the board into the water and rising again is the fun part of the workout. MAGIC WATER Water affects a person in the most relaxing way. The sound of water soothes the mind, and it helps to relax muscles better. BALANCE IN SOUL - BALANCE IN BODY Performing a balance asana on the board is a difficult job. But it will not be given to the one whose mind is concerned about thoughts about work, experiences. Co...

First steps in Paddleboarding

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Have you ever tried Paddle boarding? SUP is good that rowing on a SUP-board happens intuitively. Any newbie can stand on the board, take the paddle in his hands and start to move somewhere. Today we want to give some useful advices for your first time on board. Launching. For your first ride it’s better to choose calm water area without boats and river trams. Sand beach will be perfect. You can start to row on knee deep. Entering the water, remember that one day you will want to return to shore. So look for a place where the water level will not change in a couple of hours and will not prevent you to approach. Position on the board. Put your legs on board parallel, face to nose. Board’s handle should be between your feet. Rest your feet on the board, feel good support under your feet and bend your knees slightly. Bend the body slightly forward to stay on the board in case of fall. How to row on SUP. Keep paddle with two hands. On hand on the top and other on the middle...

What is sport SUP?

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Did you know, that Standup paddle boarding (SUP) is almost an Olympic sport? Yes, it’s surprising, but on paddleboard you can not only relax. Nowadays, SUP surfing is very popular, because it is simple and everyone can learn it. It doesn’t depend to how fit you are. For many people it is a way to be close to nature and relax. But today there are also SUP races. For professional SUP riders paddle boarding is really difficult sport, where you will need special training. SUP is young kind of sport. First world championship was in 2012 in Peru. SUP racing has 4 basic disciplines: Sprint, Longdistanse race, Technical race and SUP surfing. Sprint is the fastest and short term race. Usually it is only 200-500 meters long. Longdistance race is a long marathon. It is 15-20 meters long and lasts 1,5-2 hours. Technical race has several circles with distance 2-5 km. It includes carrying the board along the shore and passing the surf wave. SUP surfing has same rules with classic sur...