stand up paddling??

[roadie gal]

Anyone do stand up paddling? Since I'm not allowed to do much swimming anymore I want to find a good upper body sport. This one has piqued my interest.

Do I need lessons? What do I look for in a board for lake paddling? What else?

[Veronica]

I've never tried it, but it looks like fun. Thought about trying it while we were in Hawaii, but no time.

I hope you can find something.

Veronica

[KnottedYet]

My Costco has two different boards and paddles (one is about $400 and the other is about twice that).

It is tempting. We've got lots of lakes around here. I see a lot of folks doing it.

I love kayaking too much, and I think I'd rather put that $$ toward kayak rental.

but it is tempting....

[Cataboo]

I've tried it a few times and watched people do it. It's initially fun as a novelty (on flat water) - but I think I'd get bored of it after a while (maybe I'd like it in surf?)... It doesn't look like you can go anywhere fast and then you have the issue of how much you can bring with you.

I like my kayak instead.

I have a friend that bought an inflatable one so she could try the sport without investing too much and it does seem to work well.



Get a life jacket/pfd, a paddle, and a board. maybe find somewhere to rent or take a lesson first to make sure that you do enjoy the sport.

[roadie gal]

I've done a lot of kayaking and would prefer to do that. But I'm worried that the kayaking (elbow is further from the body) motion has too much abduction at the shoulder. Stand up paddling looks like more of a fore-aft arm motion, with the elbow closer to the body.

We're still not sure what motion caused my subclavian vein clot, but I got it while swimming which has a lot of abduction, and did fine with cross country skiing, which is more of a flexion-extension movement. I'm hoping to find an exercise that won't generate another clot.

I'm open to suggestions if anyone has an idea on something to work my upper body besides the paddling.

[Cataboo]

Would you be okay with a greenland paddle for kayaking?

Your paddling motion should be more of a torso rotation than moving your shoulder... but maybe I'm not visualizing what movement gives you trouble right.

[roadie gal]

I just looked at some videos using a Greenland paddle. I'm not sure if that would be a problem or not. It is a different motion than with the type of paddle I've used before. The motion that I think is the problem is when the arm swings back, with the elbow out, away from the body. It doesn't matter if it's a pushing or pulling motion, it's more of the position.