Stand-up paddleboarding grants people an experience akin to walking on water, just as skiing grants people an experience akin to being tossed down Mount Olympus after stealing Zeus's flip-flops. Serenely skim across nature with today's Groupon: for $32, you get a semi-private stand-up paddleboarding lesson at SurfSUPnj, LLC. This Groupon is valid at locations in Manasquan or Belmar (a $65 value).

SurfSUPnj's CPR-certified instructors anoint wave-ready riders with stand-up paddleboarding lessons amid the area's majestic maritime vistas. Populated by intimate groups of two to four, each one- to two-hour tutorial spans the basics of standing, paddling, and maneuvering, imparting the foundational skills needed to propel pupils across the water and into the hearts of sea otters river-wide. Depending on location and climate conditions, students hone paddling prowess gliding atop the idyllic Manasquan River's placid waterways or squaring off against the frothy spumes of Shark River in Belmar. A set of complimentary photos accompanies each session and lets paddlers remember the way their muscles bulged and their hair caught fire during stand-up paddleboarding's rigorous upper-body workout.