Edwin Hammond Meredith, spec driver for Score International Series, has a great interest in water sports. In addition to sailing, surfing, and scuba diving, Edwin Hammond Meredith enjoys stand up paddleboarding (SUP).

1. Turning SUP
Boarding into a
Fitness Opportunity
Edwin Hammond Meredith

2. Introduction
• Edwin Hammond Meredith, spec driver for Score International Series,
has a great interest in water sports. In addition to sailing, surfing, and
scuba diving, Edwin Hammond Meredith enjoys stand up
paddleboarding (SUP).
The health benefits of SUP have been known for a while. The participant
can strengthen the core, assist with balance, and become conditioned.
Fortunately, for fitness junkies tired of their standard workout, SUP drills
can replace a stale or boring workout.
Of the many drills that can be performed on the board, plank exercises
can strengthen the core. Participants need only lie on the board face
down with their hands placed in front of them (almost if ready to do a
push-up and then push up into high-plank position). Take one foot and
tap it in the water and then repeat with the other foot. Another plank
drill involves starting in a low-plank position with hands under the
shoulders. Participants only need to push away from the board to work
the triceps and chest muscles. If trying to work the core, repeat the
movements in the high plank exercise, except for tapping the water.

3. SUP Boarding
• Instead, twist the entire body to the side and lift one arm off the
board (the arm should be raised horizontally), and then resume
the original position. Afterward, repeat the movements using the
other side.
In the last few years, yoga has also found its way onto the SUP
board. Participants can perform sun salutations (forward bends,
planks, and downward dogs), side planks (previous paragraph),
and tree poses on the board. Yoga is one of those activities that
build on prior skills and can be as simple as completing stretching
exercises to as complicated as developing strength and
conditioning.
Alternatively, participants can simply opt for interval training. One
drill asks for participants to kick for ten minutes in the water. Six
minutes can be devoted to paddling at 70 percent transitioning to
75 minutes for three minutes and then spending the last minute
at 90 percent.