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Jacksonville Florida Stand up Paddle Board is the fastest growing sport in the United States. Ty Miller, featured on many publications and interviews on the sport is now giving SUP lesson. You can learn this exciting and  Stand Up Paddle Board. Group and Private SUP are available. SUP lesson scheduled in Jacksonville Beach, Jacksonville, Ponte Vedra, Fernandina Beach, Amelia Island and even St Augustine.

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Enjoyed for its calm, relaxing way to get yourself into shape and enhance your balance, this is a great way to stay fit and active. Without high join impact, it is the perfect exercise for all all ages. Stand Up Paddle Boarding (SUP) is the new water-sport that is exploding into popularity. Essentially it is standing on a giant surfboard and propelling yourself along wiht a single ended paddle. Stars like Rihanna (shown below) Pierce Brosnan, Sting, Cindy Crawford and Kate Hudson enjoy Stand Up Paddle boarding. It is a simple, yet captivating and great way to keep in shape water-sport.

SUP, also known as Beach Boy Surfing, is a water sport that can be enjoyed by everyone, everywhere there is water. 

It can be serene and peaceful form of gentle exercise or can be exciting and physically demanding, both of which being great for your body. Training on an unbalanced surface is very effective for buildingn the core muscle groups (stomach and back) and for training muscles to fire in coordinated ways so that the benefits are immediately transferable to other dynamic sports and activities. As opposed to traditional resistance training where muscles are trained to work in isolated groups, with north Florida stand up paddle board we require our bodies to provide explosive strength while we are in motion.

SUP originated in Hawaiii about 40 years ago as a way for surfing instructors to manage large groups of learning surfers. Standing on the board gives you a better view of what is going on around you. When standing up, you can also see down into the water much better than in a canoe or kayak. Seeing fish, manatees, dolphin frolic just below your feet is a real perk to this training exercise. The history of the sport actualy goes back much further than Hawaii. Long before man discovered sailing, people haeve been standing and paddling. For two thousand years the worlds naval forces were paddle powered.

Lighter than kayak and easier to store and simpler than windsurfing, it is a safe and easy sport to master. Wether you have an ocean, lake or river nearby, you can enjoy the the nature and peace of stand up paddle board somwhere near you. 

How to Get Started Stand Up Paddle Board (SUP)  in Jacksonville and Jacksonville Beach Florida: It is recommended that for the first time you seek the training of an experienced SUP board individual. Ty Miller, experienced SUP Trainer for the northeast Florida area, including Jacksonville, is the best trainer to teach you the sport. He is integrally involved in the Stand Up Paddle Board community and can help you with all aspects to get started in this exciting and fitness SUP lifestyle! You will only need a short lesson on the basics but that will include important safety considerations. With lessons, he can guide you to the right board and paddle and give you the basics to safely master the sport. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  and can rent a SUP training board (board rental starts at $40/day). 

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Often while paddling off-shore, you will see many of the ocean's wildlife. Dolphin often emerge in the ocean unbothered by you boarding by. You can also come across some of the other beautiful species either coming up for air, such as the Sea Turtles while you might catch some rays or shark sunning themselves on the surface. Gulls and other birds abound and jumping fish are almost always a sure bet. No matter what you see, this awesome exercise gliding on the life filled sea is sure to provide each and every time with a pleasurable experience.

Call us or Email Us if we can help you get started in this fun, enjoyable and peaceful sport to a better you. 

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