This week we speak to Charlie Jones...by day she's a physiotherapist working for the UK's National Health Service, specialising in muscular-skeletal rehabilitation... and in her spare time she is 'SUP Physio' providing rehab...fitness...and the occasional post-workout cocktail to her clients in the spectacular coastal county of Dorset.

In this episode we carry out a head to toe analysis of the SUP benefits for the body, with recommendations for warming up and how to deal with that annoying crampy foot pain. We also discuss common SUP injuries and how to prevent them.

Check out the SUP Physio website here: https://www.thesupphysio.co.uk/

Connect with Charlie on social media

Instagram: @the_sup_physio

Facebook: @thesupphysio

Mentioned in the Episode

Charlie referred to the work carried out by a study team from Bond University, Queensland, Australia into the physical benefits of SUP

Link to the study here: https://bmcsportsscimedrehabil.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13102-016-0057-6

Simon's article on SUP Mag UK about the benefits to the mind of SUP: https://standuppaddlemag.co.uk/mind-body-and-soul/

Our University of Portsmouth Episode discussing the physical implications of lockdowns on SUP https://www.supfmpodcast.com/episode/sup-science

Professor Mike Tipton's episode, examining the physical effects and benefits of cold water on the body for winter paddlers: www.supfmpodcast.com/coldwater

This episode is brought to you in association with Starboard.

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