{"id":3505,"date":"2011-07-30T09:00:21","date_gmt":"2011-07-30T14:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/?p=3505"},"modified":"2011-07-15T06:52:53","modified_gmt":"2011-07-15T11:52:53","slug":"paddle-board-your-way-to-good-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/2011\/07\/paddle-board-your-way-to-good-health\/","title":{"rendered":"PADDLE BOARD YOUR WAY TO GOOD HEALTH"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Paddleboards.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3504\" title=\"Paddleboards\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Paddleboards.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"252\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Paddleboards.jpg 252w, https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Paddleboards-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \><\/a>You may have seen the sport out on the beach. \u00a0While many people find paddle boarding fun, many also see the health benefits with this popular sport.\u00a0\u00a0 If you are an avid water lover, and ready for a good challenge, then stand up paddle boarding might be the perfect combination for your summer activity.\u00a0 Also, more activity promotes good health so having fun with your summer activities can improve overall health and fitness.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to exercise experts, this sport is a full body workout.\u00a0 Paddle boarding strengthens your core, improves balance, and best of all burns calories.\u00a0\u00a0 When you paddle you rotate using your abs.\u00a0 You may also develop muscles on the core areas (hips, trunk and buttocks). You can contact most local surf shops to find paddle board lessons which are being taught up and down the East Coast.\u00a0\u00a0 Our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\" target=\"_blank\">agency<\/a> owner worked closely with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.absurfshop.com\" target=\"_blank\">AB Surf Shop<\/a> on Atlantic Beach to purchase an awesome board for a Christmas gift and we were very happy with our purchase.<\/p>\n<p>Paddle boarding does take a little practice.\u00a0 The hands-on experience is challenging.\u00a0 Although regular practice will guarantee success, most people usually are able to stand within 10 minutes.\u00a0 Paddle boarding is an active sport for any athletic ability and any size person.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Paddle boarding is a fast growing water sport.\u00a0 Remember it is important to stay active and healthy.\u00a0 Not only do you get\u00a0health benefits from your healthy lifestyle, but you can save money when purchasing private <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\" target=\"_blank\">health insurance <\/a>and get discounts in your premium due to\u00a0excellent health.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For more information on health insurance coverage in North Carolina, please visit our website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/\">www.nchealthplans.com<\/a>\u00a0or call our toll free number 888-765-5400 and speak to one of our qualified agents.\u00a0 Our agency provides coverage for health insurance in North Carolina through <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\" target=\"_blank\">Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC)<\/a>.\u00a0 You may qualify for a 15% healthy lifestyle discount if you are in excellent health.\u00a0 Call us for details.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You may have seen the sport out on the beach. \u00a0While many people find paddle boarding fun, many also see the health benefits with this popular sport.\u00a0\u00a0 If you are an avid water lover, and ready for a good challenge, then stand up paddle boarding might be the perfect combination for your summer activity.\u00a0 Also, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,3],"tags":[23,136,455,811,53],"class_list":["post-3505","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bcbsnc-insurance","category-fitness","tag-bcbsnc","tag-blue-cross-blue-shield-of-north-carolina","tag-excellent-health","tag-fitness","tag-health-insurance"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3505","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3505"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3505\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3593,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3505\/revisions\/3593"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3505"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3505"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3505"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}