Paddle board yoga is the latest trend to stand the ancient practice of breath control, body postures, and movements on its head- this time on a surfboard surrounded by water.
Fitness experts says classes for waterborne yoga focus concentration and lure exercisers who prefer open air to suffocating studios.
Paddle board yoga instructor Gillian Gibree ,who has been teaching paddle board yoga since 2009 said first timer begin with a water safety demonstration on dry land before going on to water, where even the simplest yoga can take on an added intensity .
"On the board , even plank (a foundation push-up pose) is a challenge,"she said."Everything is slowed down because it takes much longer to keep balance."
Gibree , said her clients comes from places as far-flung as Canada,Switzerland, South Africa and New Zealand.
Paddle board yoga classes start up with warm - up, breathing and stability exercises on land , much like a regular yoga class.
Standup paddle board or (SUP) yoga joins two ancient traditions .The modern SUP sport originate in Hawaii in 1950's and 1960's but stand up paddle boarding dates back thousands of years to ancient fisherman from Polynesian to Peru.
The classical techniques of yoga dates back more than 5,000 years,a world wide survey of more than 3,000 fitness professional published this month by American college of sports Medicine rated it number seven among top ten fitness trend for 2015.
SUP yoga offer full body work out ,if your aiming for a six pack of abs , sculpted shoulders, or perfect posture ,SUP yoga is best fitness move.The pressure also allows to develop strong obliques.The extra challenge of tricky yoga poses on a board build strength ,flexibility and agility.
It can be practiced even indoors ,if it is too cold during winters .Indoor swimming pools or even on dry land .
The six- foot long Indo yoga board for an indoor session, is perfect for bringing the real water experience right into the gym.
Another advantage for practicing paddle board yoga is that ,constant motion pf paddle boarding is good for building a toned core.The combination of movement and yoga allows the body strengthen the arms and core muscles.Even smaller muscle groups in the core that aren't used as often can
feel the pressure , and developed from it.
Besides ,many yoga poses can be practice on paddle board like- tree pose or plank pose ,downward -facing dog pose and it can gives you double -trouble work out on paddle board.
Balancing bow pose is perfect on paddle board in water ,to help stabilize the body.
The main elements of this is ,
testing balance and combining the serenity of yoga with unique exercise of paddle boarding.
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Fitness experts says classes for waterborne yoga focus concentration and lure exercisers who prefer open air to suffocating studios.
Paddle board yoga instructor Gillian Gibree ,who has been teaching paddle board yoga since 2009 said first timer begin with a water safety demonstration on dry land before going on to water, where even the simplest yoga can take on an added intensity .
"On the board , even plank (a foundation push-up pose) is a challenge,"she said."Everything is slowed down because it takes much longer to keep balance."
Gibree , said her clients comes from places as far-flung as Canada,Switzerland, South Africa and New Zealand.
Paddle board yoga classes start up with warm - up, breathing and stability exercises on land , much like a regular yoga class.
Standup paddle board or (SUP) yoga joins two ancient traditions .The modern SUP sport originate in Hawaii in 1950's and 1960's but stand up paddle boarding dates back thousands of years to ancient fisherman from Polynesian to Peru.
The classical techniques of yoga dates back more than 5,000 years,a world wide survey of more than 3,000 fitness professional published this month by American college of sports Medicine rated it number seven among top ten fitness trend for 2015.
SUP yoga offer full body work out ,if your aiming for a six pack of abs , sculpted shoulders, or perfect posture ,SUP yoga is best fitness move.The pressure also allows to develop strong obliques.The extra challenge of tricky yoga poses on a board build strength ,flexibility and agility.
It can be practiced even indoors ,if it is too cold during winters .Indoor swimming pools or even on dry land .
The six- foot long Indo yoga board for an indoor session, is perfect for bringing the real water experience right into the gym.
Another advantage for practicing paddle board yoga is that ,constant motion pf paddle boarding is good for building a toned core.The combination of movement and yoga allows the body strengthen the arms and core muscles.Even smaller muscle groups in the core that aren't used as often can
feel the pressure , and developed from it.
Besides ,many yoga poses can be practice on paddle board like- tree pose or plank pose ,downward -facing dog pose and it can gives you double -trouble work out on paddle board.
Balancing bow pose is perfect on paddle board in water ,to help stabilize the body.
The main elements of this is ,
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