Improves Flexibility
The various poses used in yoga improve flexibility and increase mobility. Paddleboarding also calls on a lot of different muscles and help to strengthen muscles. The two exercises combined offer a wide range of motion that works different areas of the body.
Increases Circulation
An important part of yoga is focusing on breathing. This has been shown to increase circulation. Yoga also helps to reduce stress. Relaxation and stress reduction techniques help to improve circulation.
Improves Balance
Yoga poses focus on improving and maintaining balance. SUP yga works well for improving balance because it requires a lot of balance to stay on a floating board while doing yoga poses. Frequent workouts help improve balance.
Great Core Workout
Yoga poses that target the core area combines with the use of core muscles to stay afloat make for a great workout. The core muscles are very important when it comes to balance.
Refines Yoga Technique
With yoga, as well as any exercise or sport, technique improves with practice. The added paddleboard challenge assists with refining as well as improving technique.
Calming
The sense of floating on the water can have a calming affect, Yoga in itself is very relaxing and relieves stress. SUP yoga combines the peacefulness of the water with the stress reduction of regular yoga. The feeling of being close to nature by being out on the water also adds a calming effect to the workout.
Empowering
This is not an easy workout to complete. It takes hard work and patience as well as some skill. It is quite an accomplishment to be able to do these exercises.
Fun
Not only is this a great exercise for improving mobility and overall health, it is also very fun. Exercise should be enjoyable. People who enjoy their exercise program are more likely to stick with it and achieve better results.
Yoga paddle boarding
is certainly more fun being out on the water.
Challenging
These workouts supply not only a physical challenge, but mental as well. It takes concentration and determination to balance on a board floating on the water while doing yoga poses.
