It’s not surprising that more and more local fitness centers include the paddling boarding in their training program. Stand up paddle boarding is not only a chill activity but also a solid core workout.
It’s a total body workout when your neck, shoulders, arms, back, toes and legs all work together to paddle or balance on your board. The combination of stability, strength, and endurance offers the best exercise for most people in various body shapes, sizes, and ages.
A number of calories burned is another significant difference between the surfboard and the paddle board. When you engage in surfing activity, you spend most of the time waiting for a wave. Only small bursts of energy in between is used for riding waves. In contrast, SUP requires the long term physicality for gliding across the waves, especially the balance so that you have to pay attention the whole time onboarding.
Compared to other sports like running, swimming, surfing, paddle boarding can burn a lot of calories. Of course, the amount of calories SUP player can burn is based on the amount of time paddle boarding and what intensity he is in the exercise.
Among the most common categories, the highest intensity of SUPing is racing as you have to travel through the water quickly without slowing down. On the other hand, SUP touring requires paddling for a long time at a moderate pace catching waves without stopping in-between.
Besides, one of the categories that calm your spirit the most is SUP yoga. Although the paddle boarding can be soothing and meditative, the energetic yoga flow is more intensive than the performance on land.