Getting Fit for Surfing becomes an improvement to your lifestyle. Surfing is a full body sport that requires all systems working together as though you were training for a triathlon. Beginner surfers taking lessons often find their bodies don’t move well and they lack the strength and flexibility necessary. Surfing looks so easy. The surfer…
After lessons I am often asked How Beginner Surfers Get Better. There are several ways to get better. They begin with getting in the water as often as possible. Reading about surfing techniques. Watching video of surfers. Asking surfers about new techniques. And watching good surfers. When I began anew 12 years ago, I always…
I get a lot of questions about When to Buy a Surfboard. The quick answer is after you have learned the fundamentals and are sure you enjoy surfing. The more you learn, the more likely your first choice of surfboards will be a board that lasts you longer in your progress. Parents sometimes buy their…
Overweight people are learning to surf. In the pandemic era in which we still live, many people are afraid of indoor public activities. It is also common that during the lockdown, we all put on extra pounds. It was easier to maintain normal weight when everything was open and more difficult in lock down. Now…
Learning to Ride a Surfing Short Board is a goal for many new surfers. The younger surfers are the more inclined they are to be thinking of a short board. After all, this is what their friends are riding and this is what the Pros ride. Riding the short board comes after paying a lot…
Many new to surfing start by purchasing a short board and ask Why Learn on a Soft Top Surfboard. The first answer is that the fundamentals are very important to master and the surfboard should not be an issue in learning. The soft top is the greatest assistant to a beginner surfer. The reason many…
Many new surfers are wondering how to ride on a surfboard. They make take it upon themselves to rent a surfboard and venture into the foam waves to attempt to ride it. They are often frustrated because they cannot stand on it for long nor ride it very far. What most new surfers don’t consider…
Beginners Surfers Learn Rhythm and Timing to master the fundamentals. When watching movies, the audience sees surfer execute a smooth pop up on the surfboard and ride a real wave with great skill. What is not recognized are the small steps that make up the sequence of that perfect ride. In a dry land lesson…
Can obese people surf is a question that not many ask directly, but they sign up for surf lessons not thinking weight is a problem. One of the problems with gaining weight is it is too frequently simultaneous with not exercising. Exercise can burn some calories, but it is important for keeping the body moving…
Parents ask how young can kids learn to surf. There is a thrill parents experience when they see their kids riding a surfboard. Parents that surf might take their children in as young as 3 years old. An instructor has difficulty working with kids younger than 5 years old because they have a short attention…