Paddleboarding is much more than just exercise. Like other types of exercise, if you over do it, injuries can happen, especially from the sport's repetitive motion. Balancing paddleboarding with an exercise that doesn't use the upper body can help people stay fit and also rest their upper bodies.

Originally released by Inside Science, 2019. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on March 25, 2019.

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