Episode 5
Suzanne Lier from Paddlefit.ch
In this session Nick chats with the creator of Paddlefit.ch, stand-up entrepreneur and tour racer Susanne Lier. Susanne splits her year between Lake Geneva and Fuerteventura, one of the Canary Islands (described as Europe’s Hawaii). She also spends a large amount of time on the ‘road’ attending international races and running paddlefit events.
In this episode we cover:
- Paddlefit.ch – What it is and how paddlefit sessions are made up
- Exercises
- Benefits of different conditions
- How Susanne found SUP
- Start of Susanne’s Racing Career
- Susanne’s Boards
- Euro Tour
- Robbie Naish
- Susanne’s Plans for the year including BOP 2015
- Transporting Boards
- Fuertaventura – The Hawaii Of Europe
Susanne Lier Links & Resources
Susanne is ambassador and /or distributor for a number of paddleboard brands including:
- Hobie SUP Switzerland
- Bombereyewear Europe
- Howzit Europe
- FCS SUP Switzerland ( Cloud 9 Distribution)
- Zilooa Garmin Switzerl
- and IMUA Paddles
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