Seniors take surfing lessons and usually perform well. Age is functional more than chronological. The secret to longevity and a quality life is keep moving. Those who do aerobics, stretch, and maintain some body strength are good surf candidates. Surf lessons begin in shallow water so there is little threat of big waves or drowning….
The right age to begin surfing maybe anytime from 7 to 70. Surfing is physical and age is more functional than chronological. My oldest student was 77 and he was great. He had been a helicopter ski guide all his life. The important factor with young kids is that they are not intimidated by the…
Taking the first lesson is often fulfilling an item on the bucket list and starting a life long adventure. Surfing is great exercise, physically challenging, a connection to Nature, and lots of fun. Some physical capabilities are helpful. Surfing uses the upper body so the ability to do pushups is helpful. Flexibility is crucial especially…
Kids learn to surf and then can enjoy a great sport for the rest of their lives. Surfing fathers often take kids in the water at 3 or 4 years old, but for lessons it seems 6 or 7 is the earliest that is practical. It is important that kids are comfortable with the ocean…
Adults learning to surf is becoming more common in the covid era. Especially adults working remotely from other cities decide while they are in Oceanside, they might as well learn how to surf. If they have the opportunity to take a few lessons they can move from beginner to catching real waves. One adult male…
Surf timing for catching foam waves will serve beginners when they begin to surf real waves. Beginner surfers learn the timing of catching waves, doing pop ups and riding to the beach. The ease of catching a foam wave is that it can be seen for a long time before it arrives. Even then, beginners…
Kids Learn to surf and have a recreation to enjoy all their lives. It is something you can use to center vacations. The ocean is free. Right now, lots of moms are getting kids into surfing because it is seemingly Covid safe and outdoors. Kids learn easily. They are flexible, strong enough to catch waves…
Seniors surf long boards because it makes surfing easier and for many feasible. The long board starts at 9′ and has the volume to make paddling easier, catching waves easier, and riding easier. Seniors can learn on a 9′ surf board and then even move to a 9’6″ or 10′ surf board. It is good…
Beginner surfers catch real waves after they have learned the fundamentals on foam waves. So many kids are taken by their surfer friends on their first experience out to the line up on short boards to catch real waves. They have no idea of the techniques or the timing. That is the purpose of starting…
The beginner surfing basics are the fundamentals that surfers use through all progress including advanced surfing. The beginner learns techniques that are crucial in foam waves and then real waves. The beginner lessons are about handling and learning to ride the surf board in easy to manage foam waves. As progress continues, surfers learn to…