{"id":2574,"date":"2021-10-13T10:11:22","date_gmt":"2021-10-13T02:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.expolifestyle.com\/?p=2574"},"modified":"2021-10-13T10:11:23","modified_gmt":"2021-10-13T02:11:23","slug":"supski-turns-stand-up-paddleboarders-into-skiers-or-rowers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.expolifestyle.com\/en\/news-en\/archives\/2574","title":{"rendered":"Supski turns stand-up paddleboarders into skiers \u2013 or rowers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"732\" height=\"481\" src=\"https:\/\/www.expolifestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1013lux1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.expolifestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1013lux1.png 732w, https:\/\/www.expolifestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1013lux1-300x197.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 732px) 100vw, 732px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Using a stand-up paddleboard (SUP) is definitely a great form of exercise, although the ways in which a typical board can be paddled are somewhat limited. The Supski is different, in that it offers multiple paddling styles to work multiple muscle groups.<br>Invented by Texas-based entrepreneur Guy Chaifetz, the Supski setup consists of a fairly normal-looking inflatable SUP, along with a paddling kit which the user installs and removes via Velcro connectors. That kit includes adjustable-length poles that have rotating hand grips on one end, and that are joined to rotating paddles via a universal joint on the other. Those paddles are in turn mounted on rails, so they can independently slide lengthwise along either side of the SUP deck.<br>This arrangement allows the user to propel the board in a number of ways, such as by rowing it while sitting or kneeling \u2013 facing forward or backward \u2013 or by standing up and pushing back with the poles like a cross-country skier. Additionally, the paddles can be pushed\/pulled together in unison, or in an alternating left\/right pattern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.expolifestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1013lux2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2570\" width=\"728\" height=\"445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.expolifestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1013lux2.png 971w, https:\/\/www.expolifestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1013lux2-300x183.png 300w, https:\/\/www.expolifestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1013lux2-768x469.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>And yes, the system does also come with a regular SUP paddle, for traditional stand-up paddling. The kit reportedly can be retrofitted onto existing third-party boards, although some modifications will be required \u2013 users are advised to check first with a paddleboard or surfboard specialist.<br>Should you be interested, the Supski is presently the subject of an Indiegogo campaign. Assuming it reaches production, a pledge of US$669 will get you a complete setup that includes a 10.5-ft (3.2-m) board \u2013 the planned retail price is $899. Two longer boards are also available, for higher pledges.<br>Source: Indiegogo<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Using a stand-up paddleboard (SUP) is definitely a great form of exercise, although the ways in which a typical board can be paddled are somewhat limited. The Supski is different, in that it offers multiple paddling styles to work multiple muscle groups.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":2572,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2574","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.expolifestyle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2574","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.expolifestyle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.expolifestyle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.expolifestyle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.expolifestyle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2574"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.expolifestyle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2574\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2575,"href":"https:\/\/www.expolifestyle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2574\/revisions\/2575"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.expolifestyle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2572"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.expolifestyle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2574"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.expolifestyle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2574"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.expolifestyle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}