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New trends in health and exercise are always fun to watch.  They’re also fun to take part in.  At the beginning of a trend, it’s a lot like most exercise programs.  We’re excited because the novelty of it is still enticing and fresh, and it’s a great opportunity to move our bodies in new and different ways.  Sometimes the trends are over very quickly, however, because the second time around, it’s not as much fun, and soon enough it turns into regular work.  There are some trends, however, that are based in very old ways of moving and doing things, and these usually have a better chance of lasting.

If you’re booking a Key Largo hotel any time in the near future, you’ll be likely to notice a new craze here, called Stand Up Paddle Surfing.  Also known as simply SUP, or Stand Up Paddling, Stand Up Paddle Surfing is pretty much exactly what it sounds like.  You stand on a surfboard (other boards can be used, and for certain, in any new trend, there will be more expensive versions that will be designed for those who like to spend their money on things that are specially designed), and use long paddles to move yourself through water.  It sort of looks like the elliptical skiing machines, except the ground is constantly shifting and can pull you under at any time and drown you.

The new craze, then, is actually very, very old.  It’s based on how people move themselves around in geographical areas that have a lot of shallow water.  One of the great benefits of Stand Up Paddling is that you can do it in rough or gentle water.  The rough waters work the core much more than gentle water, but all of them work the core very well.  That’s another one of the benefits to it, to go with the era of washboard stomachs, where the core is all that some people seem to care about.   The same thing sometimes happens in yoga classes, but fortunately they get all the other extra benefits anyway.

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