“Stand-up paddleboarding’s great because I’m working out. I’m standing. You’re getting a balance exercise, a little more so than you would in a canoe or kayak. There’s so many variations. Some people use it for yoga. Some people use it for just fitness. Some people use it for recreation, for touring, for just nature, photography. I’m involved with more fitness and racing personally, but we have fishing stand-up paddleboats as well,” said John Batson, a physician in Hilton Head, South Carolina.

Paddleboarding can offer more than just good exercise.

“It’s just a wonderful sport to get out, do some fitness, be out in nature, which is great for your mood to get out from the computer and see some amazing sights. It’s becoming a wonderful sport with a great community,” concluded Batson.

Via Inside Science