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written by Mark Sisson and is narrated by Brock Armstrong. Why I paddleboard and why you should try it.

If you've been keeping up with Mark's Daily Apple, you know that stand-up paddleboarding is a long-time favorite pastime of mine.

And though I was into it before it was cool, I'm certainly not the first.

Fishermen have been paddling their water vessels from a stand-up position for thousands of years,

and pre-contact Hawaiian surfers employed long paddles to reach the best waves on their three to five-meter longboards.

In the mid-20th century, Oahu surf instructors would lead classes atop long boards with paddles,

but it wasn't until Laird Hamilton and Dave Kalima started stand-up paddling and filmed while doing it,

that the sport gained broad sport status, and board marketers began producing dedicated subboards. So, a lot of people have asked,

why do I love paddleboarding so much? I love the minimalism of paddling. Consider snowboarding,

which I also love. Snowboarding requires a bunch of equipment. You've got to get the lift ticket.

You got to wear the cold weather gear. You need to strap on the boots. You got to ride the

lift and wear the goggles and check the conditions. It's exhausting.

Exilarating too and I look forward to it every season, but you can't beat the simplicity of slipping into the water

and hopping up on your board with just some shorts and a paddle, and no plan at all.

I can't do traditional meditation. I've tried. I know the benefits. It just doesn't work for me.

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