Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome to Paddle Into Fitness

    • Introduction: Message from Gillian Gibree

    • About Paddle Into Fitness

    • Course Requirements

  • 2

    The Sport of Stand Up Paddleboarding

    • History of Stand-Up Paddle Boarding

    • SUP Apparel

    • Types of Boards

    • Choosing a Paddle

    • Other Equipment

    • Equipment Quiz

  • 3

    Water Safety

    • Stand Up Paddleboard Safety

    • Water Regulations

    • Ocean Safety

    • River Safety

    • Emergency Situations and Rescues

    • Emergency Treatment Guidelines

    • Spinal Injuries

    • Other Emergencies

    • Water Safety Quiz

  • 4

    Beginner Stand Up Paddleboard Instruction

    • Getting Started

    • Beginner Stroke Technique & Turn

    • Teaching a Beginner Lesson

    • Beginner Lesson Video

    • Beginner Lesson Teaching Cheat Card
  • 5

    Advanced Stroke Technique & Turns

    • Advanced Stroke Technique

    • Advanced Stroke Video

    • Advanced Turns

    • Advanced Turns Video

  • 6

    Business of SUP

    • Business of SUP Yoga & Fitness

    • Internet Marketing

  • 7

    SUP Certification Quizzes

    • WPA Quiz

    • Paddle Into Fitness Test

  • 8

    Intro to SUP Racing & Advanced Stroke Technique

    • Intro to SUP Racing

    • Race Starts & Finishes Video

    • SUP For Fitness, Endurance & Race Training

    • Drills to Help Stroke Technique

    • Video of SUP Drills for Technique

    • Teaching SUP Race Workshops

    • Battle of the Paddle SUP Course

    • SUP Racing & Fitness Quiz

  • 9

    Stand Up Paddleboard Fitness

    • Intro to Stand Up Paddleboard Fitness

    • Surfer's Sculpt Outline

    • Surfer's Sculpt Preview

    • Surfer's Sculpt Land Warm Up

    • Surfer's Sculpt Sprints

    • Surfer's Sculpt Circuits

    • Surfer's Sculpt Cool Down

    • Surfer's Sculpt Video

    • Surfer's Sculpt Quiz

    • Surfer's Sculpt Teaching Cheat Card
  • 10

    Course Completion

    • Post Training Information

    • CPR/AED/First Aid Submission

    • Ambassador Listing Submission

    • Ambassador Location and Address

    • Feedback Form

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Testimonials

What students are saying...

Audrey Lee, PhD Exercise in Sport Science, Masters in Sport Nutrition, Utah

Owner of Power to Shred, Performance & Sport Nutrition Coach, Athlete

“Gillian Gibree is a pioneer, creating an online certification. The information is well organized and thorough. Gorgeous pictures guide you through the sequences and are a wonderful resource to refer back to for proper alignment and cueing. The quizzes are an excellent way to test the material learned. I can not wait to see what Gillian’s impressive forward thinking will lead to next in online education.”

Bianca B, Cape Town, South Africa

Yoga & Fitness Instructor

This certification was run very well – it was organized, methodical, and personal. I feel like my goals and objectives on this course were achieved and exceeded! It has opened up many opportunities in the yoga and SUP industry – and I’m so excited to grow with this wonderful sport!

Sarah L, Traverse City, Michigan

Yoga & Fitness Instructor

The training had a very surf culture California feel which I appreciated, and they taught to US, not just regurgitated verbatim from their manual. The manual was VERY thorough, and I see myself using it for other yoga related needs as well. Great photos and descriptions, as well as detailed class sequencing are very helpful just to glance at before I go out for inspiration. The information was cutting edge, relevant, and nothing like what anyone’s seen up here (Michigan) before. I have been paddleboarding for two years, and I feel like my paddling has improved ten fold this summer after the training. The techniques taught to us continue to to deliver for my students. I feel the techniques were also laid out to us in a paddle talk that is succinct and informative, which is important when offering new information to folks. Well that’s about it, sorry, I don’t think I have any negative feedback! Keep up the good work!

Joanna M, New York, New York

Yoga & Fitness Instructor

I have been in the health & fitness industry for almost 15 years taking many courses and workshops in my ongoing pursuit of learning. This was one of the most pleasurable of experiences in all my years. Not only was the course well taught and organized, but it surpasses my learning expectations in every way. From the hands on instruction, instructor and assistant approachability, the manual, equipment, location, professionalism, and structure. In addition the other students are all like minded and from all walks of life. I would not hesitate to recommend Paddle Into Fitness and my experience from beginning inquiry to this well deserved testimonial. Truly, this course embodied Live, Laugh, Paddle.

Cornelia B, Switzerland

Yoga & Fitness Instructor

I feel really comfortable with you, and I could learn so much in a short time. You positive words were good for me to feel good with my ‘bad english’ Thank you very much! I will never forget this great experience with you. You wake up the fire in me to go ahead. I find a new passion for the summertime and to share it with my Swiss friends. Maybe I am the first SUP Yoga teacher in Switzerland!