Adults Get Fit for Surfing
Adults Get Fit for Surfing with some basic exercises and conditioning. The obstacle for adults arises from spending so much time being sedentary. All the important muscles for surfing get tight. The surfer needs flexibility in the hamstrings, buttocks, and lower back. These tighten from sitting.
In these pandemic times, adults have often found they have put on weight as they have also reduced their exercising. No one has had access to gyms where some muscle building and cardio were possible. As the body is not exercised, the muscle receptors for glucose atrophy allowing carbohydrates to pass to fat and stamina to decrease.
The Basics of Getting in Shape to Surf
The sedentary body wants to get all the muscles firing and develop flexibility. The preparation might include building strength and losing weight. There is a power to weight ratio for surfing which says a person must be able to lift their weight off the surfboard with upper and lower body to stand up and ride.
An adult might want to check their body mass to see if they are normal weight, overweight, or obese. This could be a warning that more weight loss is required than imagined. See a calculator. Weight gain is insidious in that it happens a little at a time without noticing. Losing weight and gaining strength is a great lifestyle change that benefits all activities.
The basic exercises for gaining upper body strength are push ups, bench presses, and cable pulls. Lower body strength and flexibility can be gained with the same few exercises. Try squats and deadlifts. They can be performed at first without weights. Form is critical to prevent injuries. Look at some YouTube videos for instructions if you are not familiar with them.
Stamina is important for surf paddling. People ask for two hour lessons and I often ask if they can swim for one and a half hours. Paddling is swim sprinting. Swimmers should practice sprinting even if its only for ten feet. Catching a wave is a swim sprint. Paddling is the first thing to fatigue the body. The fatigue sets in subtly where the surfer often doesn’t realize they are tired, but all their efforts get sloppy.
There are good surfer yoga exercises to warm up and get loose. I do burpies every morning. When I arrive at the beach, I practice some pop ups. Great preparation is practicing pop ups in the living room. Here are 7 yoga exercises for surfing- https://barefootsurftravel.com/livemore-magazine/7-yoga-poses-will-keep-surfing-longer-sessions. Here are some warm up yoga exercises for surfing-https://barefootsurftravel.com/livemore-magazine/pre-surf-session-yoga-flow.
Get into a routine in which you do a few things every day. It doesn’t take long for the benefits to accumulate but give yourself a month if you have been inactive to see some results.
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