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Stand up and paddle on a surfboard for a change

Originally published: July 12, 2010 1:43 PM
Updated: July 12, 2010 3:49 PM
By EMILY J. WEITZ  Special to Newsday

Quick ReadLike surfing, paddle-boarding is a full-body workout that demands both balance and strength. It is becoming more popular on Long Island as local surf instructors began offering lessons.

Photo credit: Gordon M. Grant | Gina Bradley, the owner of Paddle Diva, center, a paddle-board instructor, gives a lesson, from left, to Meg Salen and Jennifer Ford at Louse Point in East Hampton. (June 24, 2010)

A long, lean woman stands upright on a wide surfboard, her oar-like paddle cutting through the smooth water of Gardiners Bay in East Hampton. The people on shore just watch, intrigued, wondering what she's doing. The answer? A hip "new" sport on Long Island, getting a monster workout and taking in the scenery - all without getting her big toe wet.

STAND-UP PADDLING

Stand-up paddling...