Stand-up-paddleboarding (SUP) is referred to as "hu hoe hee' nalu" where it originated in Hawaii. SUP mixes the traditional Polynesian outrigger canoe paddling with surfing. The result of this wonderful combination is a water sport that is easy for anyone to do. It is grown to be a year-round-global-water-sport largely due to pioneers Laird Hamilton, Dave Kalama and Brody Welte.

  These boards (called SUPs) are the latest fitness sensation and fastest growing water-sport across the globe. SUPs appear to be large surfboards, and are propelled by standing paddler who uses an extra-long canoe paddle. As stand up paddlers, we share the water-ways with boaters, sailors, kayakers, jet-skiers, wind-surfers, body-surfers, para-sailors and the like. More and more paddlers are emerging on the waterways and especially at the Jersey shore.     

SUP offers us many health benefits. As the board is floating on water, the paddler must constantly recruit deep stabilizing muscles of the pelvis and spine just to stand on the board and paddle it. Taking it further, adding core-based exercises such as yoga and pilates to the board will enhance the recruitment of such muscles and provide cardiovascular benefits. This core balance challenge increases core strength, improves muscle mass and increases endurance.

We recommend taking a lesson from a SUP certified instructor to learn the basics and for your personal safety. Most of our SUP students are standing up in as little as 10-20 minutes without any prior surfing experience.Just about anyone can learn how to SUP. Dogs are always welcome! 

Our Jersey Shore Stand Up Paddle Club meet-up members are a diverse group of paddlers who range from novice-to-expert. Some enjoy flat water paddling, paddle surfing wakes, enjoying a leisure eco-tour paddle, white-water river sup'in, ocean paddle surfing and SUP race events.  

2012 SUP Season  

• SUP private/group lessons
• SUPfit classes and AmbaSUP yoga/pilates (total out-of-body-experience)
• SUPeco-tours (5-10 mile excursions)
• SUPrace training with Mark Colino
• SUP events: SEA Paddle New York for Autism (SUP race team or solo) and annual Beat Breast Cancer with a paddle (October event) 
• SUP Seva: Community outreach for Autism events, Environmental events, Feed the Children, Animal rights, etc.

You are just a few-clicks from becoming a member of our flourishing SUP community. 

~SUPholistic~SiouxWomanSUP~AmbaSUPyoga/pilates 

Holistic Care Services, LLC   

http://holisticcareservices.healthcoach.integrativenutrition.com

 Susan Castiglia's SUP Credentials

• ACE Paddle Fit Certified (American Council on Exercise #CEP28123)
• World Paddle Association (Active member, WPA cert. candidate)
• Certified Yoga Teacher~AmbaYoga                             
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (RN) 
• American Red Cross First Aid & Safety Instructor

Our lessons are affordable and we offer group discounts. Watch for GROUPON and LIVING SOCIAL 2012 specials!  

Please contact us at: (732)503-9275 

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Our SUP Event Organizers: In northern Ocean county, water-man Mark Colino (Stand Strong Paddle Fitness). Mark is a board member for Sea Paddle NYC, offers SUP beginner/group lessons, SUP race clinics and has an array of SUP gear and paddle-boards for purchase or rent. 

In southern Ocean county, water-man Jim Karabasz (Extreme Wind Surfing www.extremewindsurfing.com) offers years of SUPS industry expertise including SUP lessons, gear and SUP boards.  

SUP Sponsers: Please check ours out and recommend some too! 

SUP News:  Introducing AmbaSUPyoga! As a Certified Yoga Teacher, I invite members to experience Yoga on land on water for a body-mind-spirit transformation~ 

Personal Flotation Devices: According to U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) rules and regulations:  Wearing Personal Flotation Devices (PFD) is mandatory in New Jersey when SUPS. Please know that USCG fines in excess of $250.00 can be incurred. For your personal safety, we provide PFD gear for SUP students.  

PLEASE READ: As a participating member you certify that you are of adequate physical condition to participate in the New Jersey-Stand-Up-Paddle-Surf-Club meetup group events that you chose to attend.

The Jersey-Shore-Stand-Up-Paddle-Surf-Club Meetup is a mechanism for providing local Stand Up Paddle Boarding and Stand Up Paddle Surfing enthusiasts the opportunity to participate with one another in recreational events. The Jersey-Shore-Stand-Up-Paddle-Surf-Club Meetup is not a guide service nor should event organizers be regarded as guides; we are all Stand Up Paddle Boarding enthusiasts like yourself. No liability is assumed for any member who participates with sponsors for this meet-up.

Meetup activities can involve certain dangers, including but not limited to:

hazards of paddle-boarding in rugged terrain,  physical/ mental stressors,  accidents,  weather events,  and the direct actions of other persons and/or participants. As a result, each member is ultimately responsible for their own safety.

Participation in group activities is strictly voluntary and members assume all risks in connection with Meetup activities; per Meetup.com's Terms of Service Agreements and this Risk and Liability amendment, group organizers, assistant organizers and event leaders are released from any and all forms of liability related to Meetup events. Additionally, participants under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Any on board animals will assume same risk and liability. 

By joining the Jersey-Shore-Stand-Up-Paddle-Surf-Club you, the member, have read and agreed to the SUPS RISK/LIABILITY WAIVER.  

X _____________________   Date: ___________

SUP waivers must be signed (in person) prior to lessons/events~Thank you!