INSIGHTS: BOARD SPORTS: FUEL FOR BODY AND MIND
Beyond the fun and sensations, your sessions contribute to your health!
This World Health Day, GONG Galaxy highlights how regular sports — especially board sports like surfing, SUP, winging, or kiting — are key to keeping your body and mind strong.
SUPers: Clément and Julie, GONG staff, with a I-SUP Cruising and I-SUP Allround with Carbon Mix paddles.
Ride, feel, and thrive
Board sports have this unique feature of offering a full-body workout, simultaneously engaging muscles, the cardiovascular system, as well as balance and coordination. Surfing boosts flexibility and tone while building endurance and lung power. SUP fires up your core and legs, helping you stand tall and steady. Kiting and winging sharpen your coordination, balance, and core strength. Open to all levels and easy to adapt, these sports are a fun, powerful way to fight back against the modern-day trap of inactivity and its impact — from heart disease to obesity.
The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that regular physical activity cuts the risk of heart disease by 30% and type 2 diabetes by 27%. Staying active can even add 3 to 5 years to your life. So yes — life is longer and better, especially out on the water!
Kitesurfer: Tristan, GONG staff, with a Steez Wood Flex twintip and Elips Aramid DP kite.
A healthy mind in a healthy body
The perks of board sports go far beyond the physical. Being out there — surrounded by water, wind, and raw nature — brings real mental peace. Stress melts away, daily pressures fade, and many riders say regular sessions help ease anxiety and lift depression. This special connection with nature positively impacts mood, improves sleep quality, and promotes an overall feeling of well-being and serenity.
And let’s not forget the community. Riding with fellow enthusiasts builds real connections, fuels support, and keeps the stoke high as you push each other to grow.
At GONG Galaxy, we’re all in on the good vibes of board sports. So this World Health Day, we’re inviting everyone to jump in — or back in — and soak up all the body-and-mind benefits they bring.
Wingfoilers: Jules, GONG staff, and Pamella, GONG team rider, with a Mint FSP 2X, Cruzader Point FSP Pro, and Plus wings.
I-SUP Inflatable Cruising
I-SUP Inflatable Allround
Elips Aramid DP Pro Team Series Kite
Steez Wood Flex Twin Tip
Wing Foil Board Mint FSP 2X
