Essential SUP Exercises For Active & Aspiring Paddle Boarders

Whether you enjoy paddle boarding once day, week, month, or year, you’ll know that it’s a great way to keep fit. There are plenty of SUP workouts that you can practice both on and off the water, to help perfect your paddling skills while boosting your fitness levels at the same time. So, if you’re hoping to stay on your game, we’ve put together some essential SUP exercises for you to try out!

Roll Ups

One of the best paddle board core workouts you can do is roll ups. For this SUP exercise you want to start by lying on your back with your knees bent (as if you were about to do a sit up), and your arms stretched upabove your head, holding your paddle. Engaging your core, raise the paddle towards your knees, and come back to the starting position. To increase the intensity of this SUP exercise, you can keep your legs fully extended, rather than bent at the knees, and stop when your paddle is just above your toes.

Floor L- Sits

L-Sits are another great SUP exercise for working your core. Start in a seated position with your legs stretched out in front of you, and back straight. With your palms flat on the floor, push yourself away from the floor so that your rear and thighs are off the floor but your heels are still on the ground. Try your best to keep your shoulders down so that you're not shrugging, and hold for as long as you can up to 60 seconds. 

It may take a while but once you're able to hold it for 60 seconds, you can make it more difficult for yourself by lifting one of your legs off the ground so that only one foot remains on the floor. With enough time and practice, you might be able to get both feet off the ground at the same time!