{"id":1336,"date":"2017-12-17T05:24:11","date_gmt":"2017-12-17T05:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paddleboardkauai.com\/blog\/?p=1336"},"modified":"2017-12-14T05:51:39","modified_gmt":"2017-12-14T05:51:39","slug":"avoid-common-sports-injuries-paddling-kauai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paddleboardkauai.com\/blog\/avoid-common-sports-injuries-paddling-kauai\/","title":{"rendered":"Avoid Common Sports Injuries when Paddling in Kauai"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gWqOcUG0Y1s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" gesture=\"media\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Are you planning to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/paddleboardkauai.com\/rentals\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">rent a paddleboard<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and visit Kauai this season? Just like in other season, paddling in Kauai is one of the most recommended things to do there.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Like many other sports, SUP can be pretty risky if you are being serious about this. \u00a0It is not great to be limited by the injuries. Injuries can happen sometimes, but there are few tricks to outsmart the risks of injuries. You need to know that injuries are commonly caused by overuse or trauma. Of the two causes, overuse is arguably the most significant factor in every sport, including SUP boarding. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gone are the days when folks considered the sport as the tool to make the body fit. It is a wrong point of view. In fact, adults and children who play some sports without adequate training are the most candidates to injuries. When you <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/paddleboardkauai.com\/booking-rentals-sup\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">rent a paddleboard<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, you will certainly be asked by the owner whether or not you have trained and got SUP lessons before. Therefore, it is important to take SUP lessons prior to take on the Kauai water. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Local authority in Kauai is pretty strict about the rules. You know, rules are made for good reasons. The rules help to protect people for harmful things and mishaps. Following the rules will protect you from injuries risks. In SUP cases, you will need to complete your gear and equipment. Always check them all. Missing one single item can turn your recreations into disaster. For instance, you forget to wear your PFD. You can imagine in this wet season. Windy rain can come and crash. It will be bad if you don\u2019t wear your PFD. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The third tips, you need to stay healthy. The key to have a fun and safe SUP experience in Kauai is that you have enough sleep. Take a rest when you need it. Make sure that you don\u2019t get on the water if you feel like your body doesn\u2019t want it. Even small symptoms like coughing or sneezing can be the factors to injure you. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Last but not least, don\u2019t forget to warm up. Warm your muscles up so that you will be ready for the SUP. Focus only to warm up exercises for this sport. You know, warming up can also exhaust you. With the effective warm up, you can preserve the energy you need for the SUP activity. Practice the exercises for stretching that are great for SUP activity. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If necessary, talk to your sports therapist before you <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/paddleboardkauai.com\/self-guided-tour\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">rent a paddleboard<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Make sure that you are ready to do this. Good Luck! <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">***<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you planning to rent a paddleboard and visit Kauai this season? Just like in other season, paddling in Kauai is one of the most recommended things to do there. &nbsp; Like many other sports, SUP can be pretty risky if you are being serious about this. \u00a0It is not great to be limited by &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/paddleboardkauai.com\/blog\/avoid-common-sports-injuries-paddling-kauai\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Avoid Common Sports Injuries when Paddling in Kauai&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,3],"tags":[39],"class_list":["post-1336","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-standup-paddleboard","category-sup-rentals","tag-rent-a-paddleboard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paddleboardkauai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1336","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paddleboardkauai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paddleboardkauai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paddleboardkauai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paddleboardkauai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1336"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/paddleboardkauai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1336\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paddleboardkauai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1336"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paddleboardkauai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1336"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paddleboardkauai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1336"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}