Why standup paddleboards are so fun

Last spring I bought my first standup paddleboard and from that moment I was hooked. I bought a cheap 150$ paddle board and took it down to the quiet part of our local river. For the first 5 minutes I thought, this is impossible - I will never learn this sport. After 15 minutes I was like ok I can now stand on the board without falling into the water - still pretty darn hard. Half an hour later I would paddle around a little bit without fall into the water to much. An hour later I felt like I had finally gotten the hang of it and actually made some progress down the river.

Paddleboarding are fast becoming one of the most popular sports these days, but what is actually so fun about paddleboarding? This is something we are looking closer at today.

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Which type of stand up paddle board should you choose?

It's important that you select the right type of paddleboard when you start out. If you go with a fast slim board as a beginner - you will likely have a hard time keeping your balance on it and learn how to use it properly. Changes are that you will loose interest and quit before you even really get started. If you are the athletic type who has a good balance and love speed, they you might get away with buying a race or touring board.

For many a medium all around board are often a good place to start for the first season, then if you really get into the sport and feels your board are starting to become a bit slow then you can always upgrade to a faster one. But for many the all around paddleboard will still be a great board to use. Here I would go for something like a 10-6.

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Where to start out on the standup paddleboard?

Many who have tried standup paddleboard and quite, have done so because they start somewhere much to difficult and it feels like an impossible mission to learn how to keep the balance on the paddleboard. So a good place to start could be somewhere with no waves and shallow water, 40-60 cm if often a good dept to start out with. The beach can be fun too, but a lot of the times there are a lot of waves there, so don't expect a smooth experience and be able to keep your balance on the board here to begin with. Quite lakes are also a good place if the water isn't to deep. The reason I mention this, is because it can actually be a bit hard to get back on the board when you fall into the water and don't have a lot of experience with it yet. So start out on quiet shallow water and once you get the hang of it, you can progress to deeper water - just always keep a safety west on like with all types of water sports.

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What is so great about standup paddleboarding?

Paddleboarding is one of the fastest growing sports these days, but what is so fun about? Being on the water is something that has always facinated us and it's certainly one of the charms of paddle boarding, but also that it's a great way to exercise where you decide how hard it should be. Some enjoy racing down the river as fast as possible, while others prefer to take it slow and enjoy the view of the surroundings. I think that is one of the best things with paddleboarding, that you get to experience nature from a whole new angel. Taking a trip down the river during sun rise on a quiet morning with no wind can be a truly amazing experience. For others paddleboarding is something you do with your friends, like take it to the beach and play around with it. Or you take a full day trip down the river and combine it with a tent camping or something like this, which is also really cool and something I can really recommend trying.

For others it's more of a workout experience, and a good alternative to running or fitness. I used to do a lot of gymnastics on my Airtrack, now a lot of the time I used there, are now used on my standup paddleboard.

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