About Us
Our Mission
At Shaka Fitness, our mission is to accommodate everyone, regardless of experience, fitness level or limitation with the goal of providing each person the tools to create their own outdoor adventure. Stand-up paddle boarding is a fun and challenging new way to play on the water and provides an excellent low impact workout to build core strength, endurance and balance. By eliminating many of the external challenges we enable our students to focus on the experience rather than the struggle to stay on the board. The calm environment of the flat water and limited boat traffic at our specific locations allows for a relaxing, mindful and personal experience.
What is “shaka”?
“Shaka” is Hawaii’s most well-known hand gesture and is often referred to as “hang loose" in surfer culture. Shaka Fitness owner, Kelly Pierce says, “The shaka is a symbol of the “Aloha spirit,” which brings together the mind and body to think and exude good feelings. It is also means welcome, no worries, and have fun, which is all a big part of the mission at Shaka Fitness.”
It’s a greeting like hello, and also a way to say thank you. This playful, exploratory, and friendly name perfectly embraces the energy of the company and our offerings. The Shaka is a symbol of the communal spirit that is created in coming together to support one another throughout the challenges presented by this totally new activity. We encourage you to embrace the “Shaka Spirit” and wave a “hang loose” to start or end class as a reminder to let go, be playful and share your good vibes.
We love our community!
Once you take a class with Shaka Fitness, you become a vital member of our welcoming community of SUP yogis and paddle boarders. Our classes serve every person with an interest. Whether you are completely new to yoga, practice daily, or have never been introduced to water sports, our goal is to help you find joy on the land and water. Perhaps it’s a relaxing yoga class, a paddle lesson or an intense workout; your personal adventure awaits with Shaka Fitness.
We regularly offer exclusive events and merchandise created just for our community. Join us for sunset paddle nights, glow events, retreats and our newly introduced SUP-ventures scavenger hunt. Each season, we work to create exciting new ways to enjoy our shared love of summer, SUP and outdoors experiences. We can’t wait to meet you and hope you will join us!
Shaka Fitness is fun for the whole family!
Shaka Fitness offers programs for all ages. Our SUP Kids Adventure Camps, SUP Teen Camps and Shaka SUPGirl Retreats are wildly popular and sell out yearly. Each program offers a unique summer experience for youth that is not offered anywhere else. Beach obstacle courses, SUP races, SUP yoga and more create memories that last a lifetime.
Our SUP XL Adventures and Giant SUP Kids Adventures are a rare opportunity for families and kids to paddle as a group on our 17’ multi-rider inflatable. Kids love the challenge of riding together with friends and accidentally on-purpose, taking a tumble into the water for a refreshing dip. Shakas SUP kids! Let’s have some SUP summer fun together.