Wouldn’t it be amazing to experience and enjoy the best of both worlds: the strength and grace of Pilates, with the tranquility of the ocean? Believe it or not, you now can!
Pilates Instructors across the country are taking Pilates to the water in their nearest ocean, lake, or river on Stand Up Paddleboards. These boards (also called SUPs) are the latest fitness sensation and fastest growing water-sport across the globe. SUPs appear to be large surfboards, and are propelled by standing paddler who uses an extra-long canoe paddle. Stand Up Paddling originated in Hawaii, which mixes the traditional Polynesian outrigger canoe paddling with surfing. The result of this wonderful combination is a new sport that is easy for anyone to do. Fitness professionals have flocked to Stand Up Paddling not only because it’s fun and the cardiovascular benefits of the workout are superb, but also for the core-based balance challenge that the board provides to their clients.
As the board is floating on water, the paddler must constantly recruit deep stabilizing muscles of the pelvis and spine just to stand on the board and paddle it. Taking it further, adding core-based exercises to the board will enhance the recruitment of such muscles. Hence, adding Pilates exercises to the board will enhance the challenge and benefits of Pilates.
Want to know how to bring Pilates to the board? SUPilates Workshops can bring it to you! SUPilates is a program that combines Pilates with SUP, creating a fully engaging and fun Pilates fusion workout. SUPilates Instructor workshops provide high-quality, informative, and fun education to the fitness professional that teach the basics of both Pilates and SUP paddling, as well as provide instruction on teaching beginner to advanced Pilatse exercises on the board. SUPilates Instructor workshops also provide pre-formatted, turn-key SUPilates classes that can be applied in your SUP community.
See our UPCOMING WORKSHOPS page to see our schedule of workshops!