Stand up paddling is exploding nation–scratch that–world wide. And with it now, traditional paddleboarding is also making a strong resurgence. People are discovering the ocean and waterways in new and interesting ways. But to really do this right, we all need to pay attention to our bodies. Right now, I am training to run 50 miles in Catalina – a double marathon. Pretty dumb idea. But when I got running, I can tell when my body needs hydration, it tells me. And likewise, after paddling, I can tell when my shoulders need rehabilitation. They tell me. Lately, I have spent too much time at the desk and I have found a new and interesting way to keep my shoulders happy while I am entering this workaholic phase. My arthritic shoulder is really strained sitting at a desk and when I run, I tend to use a lot of upper body to push myself up hills  thus, I am usually swinging my shoulders tightly to help with propelling myself. That being said, my shoulder is feeling the strain.

While I am working, I keep my 1lb clubs here next to my chair, every time I get up to use the restroom, get some water, whatever, I stop and swing my clubs two or three times. It takes less then a minute. But it is like getting a little massage. For the past week I have been practice this and it has helped me a lot. I do not feel that dull pain I have felt for weeks in my right shoulder – and I am starting to regain some of the flexibility in it. It was getting to the point where I could not reach for things on my desk without grimacing in pain. Mind you, this is mostly due to the fact that I had stopped with my regular club exercise - if I had been doing the 10 minute a day thing, I would not be in this. But let me tell you, the clubs are so simple that you forget about it. It seems like it should be more complex – when I go to physical therapy it is a maze of contraptions and tests – it just does not compute that these simple, ancient tools can do what modern medicine can only inject Cortisone into to help relieve the pain. But I suppose that is the beauty of the clubs. These simple short exercises can go a long way towards helping to heal sore shoulders and get me back into the water.

The best thing about doing working with Jack are the many emails we get from people around the globe who discover the amazing benefits of Indian Club swinging. Recently, we got an email from a client in Austin, Texas who is a kayaker, golfer and all around athlete. She is in her mid 50's and enjoys a loving relationship with →

Found this really informative history of Indian Clubs on Wikipedia and wanted to share with you... Indian clubs belong to a category of exercise (and juggling) equipment that was popular in the late 19th and early 20th century in Europe, the British Commonwealth and the United States. They comprise bowling-pin shaped wooden "clubs" of varying sizes and weights, which are swung →

Of all ironies, I have been diagnosed with degenerative shoulder arthritis in my right shoulder. My name is Chris Aguilar, and I am one of the two producers who helped Jack create the Surf Clubs video. Over the last month, I have had to come under the care of the clubs and from time to time will be giving you updates on →

Here is a video showing my condition as of 6/21/2010 and my use of the clubs. Yea, my form sucks, watching it back really helps me to see the mistakes I make when swinging the clubs!