“I TRIED LIFE!”
So "What's SUP Anyway?" It is kind of fun to use that as a catchy phrase/question.
According to WIIKI, Paddleboarding is a surface water sport in which participants are propelled by a swimming motion using their arms while lying or kneeling on a paddleboard or surfboard in the ocean. This article refers to traditional prone or kneeling paddleboarding. A derivative of paddleboarding is stand up paddle surfing and stand up paddleboarding. Paddleboarding is usually performed in the open ocean, with the participant paddling and surfing unbroken swells to cross between islands or journey from one coastal area to another. Champion paddlers can stroke for hours and a twenty-mile race is only a warm-up for a well-trained waterman.
What's amazing is the craze and excitement around a sport that has been around for ages! It is not only great exercise, but can be very relaxing or can be a rigorous adventure, depending on the type of water you SUP on. As many of you know I LOVE the Ocean and I love to TRY new things! My 1st experience involved SUP Englewood (941)234-4311 with our guide Nicole and with my God Daughter Kylie and her Best Friend, now my God Daughter #2 Shalomin! We had a great time, but I was so nervous about falling off the board. Were the dolphins going to jump over my head and knock me over? Would the manatee think I was a new friend and tip me over my board? Remember, I'm the one who is so afraid of these things, but I push hard to challenge myself to TRY new things! I had so much lack of self confidence that I only knelt and sat the entire time. At the end is when I decided to TRY to stand up and 3 times times I fell off the board. Just before TRY number 4 I simply stated out loud to Nicole and myself, I did not come to FL to TRY to SUP and not Stand Up on this Board! Amazingly that time I hopped on the board, stood up and paddle the last few minutes into the shore.
Fast forward to July, my opportunity to TRY to SUP again, this time with Good Friends DeVonne Bruer and Tracey Caddy! This time I was TRYING to think that I could stand up and not fall in the water and I was believing in my mind that I could make it happen and I was just letting my mind take over that I was going to be successful this time around...from the beginning! With some core exercise training the night before from my Personal Trainer and Friend Tracey Caddy and the "Positivity, Direction and Encouragement" from SUP Guide Randy from Stand Up Paddle Demos I was able to Stand Up and Paddle, Kneel and Paddle, Jump Off My Board to Cool Off, Hop Back on My Board and Paddle and Stand Up Again to Paddle Back to Shore!
All of this I share with you because you can ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING YOU TRY!
As SUP Tour Guide Randy kept saying,
"Tiff, It Is All Simply Mind Over Matter...You Got This!"
If you are looking for a great place to TRY SUP for the 1st time or you are an Expert, then sign up to SUP with Randy! You can contact him on the Facebook page at Stand Up Paddle Demos or http://www.risupvb.com/ or call 757-343-3560!
I want this blog to serve as a place to be a resource, recognize friends & businesses, share ideas, photos and stories of my journey in life as well as sharing the inspiring photos, fun and journeys of others! I hope these will inspire EVERYONE to be able to say at the end of the day and at the end of life...
“I TRIED LIFE!”
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