Knowledge...Pt 2 Stand-up Paddle Surfing

Let me start off by saying thanks to John Furey, my good friend and mentor, for taking me through a stand-up paddle surfing lesson today. He may have turned me onto the greatest workout/sport that I've ever tried.

He's been telling me about this great workout that he and his clients get from stand-up paddle surfing, his new company called Maui Paddle Surf Co, and his goal to bring this great activity to the east coast. After a 1 hour and 10 minute/4 mile lesson, my feet right up through my hands, especially my core and arms, knew that he's on to something. This workout addresses many problems that plague many Americans: 1. weak feet thus poor impact absorption, knee pain and poor balance, 2. weak core thus back pain and postural misalignment/dysfunction, 3. poor total body coordination and a general inability to stabilize one's own body weight in space, and 4. an inability to challenge their cardiovascular and neuromuscular systems in an efficient manner. With all that said, my #1 benefit of stand-up paddle surfing is that its incredibly fun while still being challenging enough for good athletes and comfortable enough for novice exercisers. This will definitely be the summertime workout of choice for New Englanders in years to come. I highly recommend anyone interested in trying a stand-up paddle surf lesson to contact John at JFurey@fitcorp.com.