We know you investment-banker-adventurer types like to get all bad-ass. You’re taking yoga.

You just went shark-hunting with your buddies.

You’re letting it all hang loose in those crazy new fit-flops -- you are fierce!

What you need now is to go surfing. Oh you say, been there, done that? Well, fine. And it was at the Ritz Carlton -- with instructor. But have you ever stand up paddle surfed?

Jennifer Aniston and her BFF, Courtney Cox, have ... in fact, they recently broke away for some stand up paddle surfing down in the Hawaiian Islands.

Stand up paddle surfing is an aspect of surfing that has seen a recent resurgence, and with good reason -- it's a lot harder than it looks (and more fun.) For those not familiar with the sport, it entails standing on a large longboard and propelling yourself with essentially a canoe paddle. It is a sport practiced at one time by photographers who didn't want to get wet while photographing other surfers and tourists riding the waves. Recently, it has been picked up as an alternative way to ride surf and as a means of staying in shape. The level of surfing on stand up paddle boards has sky rocketed in the last few years and has grown into a real competitive sport turning each wave into an epic ride. At the bottom end of the performance spectrum, stand up paddle surfing on calm water is an enriching experience as it affords you a brilliant angle of visibility of life both above and below the water.

SUP surfing is a superior core workout on both flat water and amongst the waves. It is an ideal sport for crosstraining as it builds core strength and balance and it's only a matter of time before beaches worldwide are lined up with boards and paddles of every size, shape and color.

Stand Up Paddle Surfing 101