Stand Up Fitness Offers Exclusive Opportunity to Receive Paddle Fit Certification
Approved for continuing education credits (CECs) by the American Council on Exercise, Paddle Fit combines the popular watersport of stand up paddling with personal training and group exercise training
“The response to the Paddle Fit program has been both rewarding and exciting for Stand Up Fitness,” explains Welte. “At our last certification class in Clearwater, Fla., we had participants from all across the state and from Texas. Paddle Fit is a core-enhancing workout that is exhilarating and enjoyable without feeling routine like other traditional workouts can. It is easy to learn and the possibilities to enhance your training are endless. An added benefit is the ability to train outdoors and enjoy and appreciate any body of water from the unique perspective that only a stand up paddleboard can provide.”
Welte developed Paddle Fit over the course of ten years of direct personal training and SUP experience and along with inspiration and assistance from industry greats such as renowned professional athletic trainer Todd Durkin and SUP Pioneer Dave Kalama. Durkin has trained elite professional athletes of the likes of 2-time Olympic gold medal winning snowboarder Shaun White and National Football League Pro Bowlers Drew Brees and LaDainian Tomlinson. Kalama, a noted Hawaiian Big Wave Surfer and Windsurfer is considered one of the driving forces behind the reemergence of SUP into the watersports arena.
Welte is putting Paddle Fit to the test in the ongoing St Petersburg Losing Big Competition. Presented by BayCare Health System, Losing Big is a four month long competition where five area personal trainers compete to see whose client loses the most weight in their prospective training programs. Welte is the only trainer using a non-traditional personal training regime and his client is Tampa Bay-based lifestyle photographer Chad Jarae.
For additional information regarding the two day Paddle Fit Certification program and upcoming class dates, please call 727-902-4294 or email brody@standupfitnessinc.com
About Stand Up Fitness
Founded by fitness professional Brody Welte in 2009, Stand Up Fitness is a locally owned multi-dimensional fitness and recreation business serving the St Petersburg, Clearwater and Tampa Bay areas of Florida. Named 2009 Entrepreneur of the Year by the St. Petersburg Young Professionals, certified personal trainer Welte has introduced the fast growing sport of stand up paddleboarding (SUP) to the Bay area through his specially designed fitness class Paddle Fit. Paddle Fit is the first-ever SUP-based fitness program to be approved for continuing education credits (CECs) by the American Council on Exercise. Stand Up Fitness offers SUP lessons, board rentals, Paddle Fit classes, Eco Tours, Boot Camps and personal training. Stand Up Fitness is a proud partner of YOLO Board and an exclusive retailer of YOLO Board products in the Tampa Bay area. Stand Up Fitness has two retail locations, Kahuna Kai Paddle Shop at 1031 4th Street North in St Petersburg and Kahuna Kai Adventure Center at 1001 Gulf Boulevard in Clearwater. For more information, visit www.standupfitnessinc.com or call 727-902-4294.
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