Each week Michelle Mulak heads out and tries a new fitness or water activity for her column #TryThis I’ve been watching people stand up paddle board surf for the past couple of years and thought it ...

As an instructor from Corky Carroll’s Surf School gave 9-year-old Maya Madden a gentle push into the whitewash at Bolsa Chica State Beach, her mother snapped photos. It was Maya’s first surf lesson.

Mike Laielli is proprietor of Primal Surf in Brigantine. He has taught surfing lessons for 15 years and also gives instruction in the increasingly popular activity of stand-up paddleboarding (SUP).

If you’ve been lucky enough to book a Shore stay this summer, there are plenty of opportunities to move your body that don’t involve running miles on the sand (though, there’s nothing stopping you ...