Overweight people can surf. People learn that size is not necessarily as big a problem as the time they spent not exercising. Surfing is physically very demanding and a full body sport. Surfing requires upper body strength, leg strength, core strength, flexibility, and stamina. Surfers may talk about power to weight ratio as the strength…
Obese people train to surf through a program of nutrition and exercise. Surfing is a physically demanding full body sport. The main problem beginners surfers have that are overweight is conditioning. Surfing requires upper body strength, leg strength, core strength, and stamina. People that put on weight are often not exercising. This is more of…
Are you in surfing shape? People don’t really understand what the physical demands are for surfing. They see experts in the movies that make surfing look easy and decide they want to give it a try. That’s good. What people learn in their surf lessons is there is more than meets the eye. Surfing is…
Many people wonder if being overweight is a problem for surfing. What is more interesting is that being overweight is a symptom and not a cause of the difficulty in surfing. The problem is why someone became overweight. People can become overweight because they eat more calories than they burn and that is a measure…
Selecting the right surf board if you are not fit can make the learning experience much easier. Not being fit in surfing means lacking strength, flexibility and stamina. It might also include being over weight. Beginners need boards bigger than what they would select if they were intermediates. For beginners the right surf board will…
One wonders why obese people are surfing. I really mean why are they taking surf lessons? If they were to continue it would be life changing for their life style. With the pandemic there are few inside activities available other than staying locked down. People that are over weight to the clinical definition of obesity…
A good question is there too big to surf. There is. As an instructor using 9′ surf boards, many people are too heavy to stand up on the surf board. This generally begins at about 230 pounds. As a person gets shorter, it gets worse to deal with that weight. I have taught fathers with…
Surfing is the exercise people need with so much lock down and restriction. It is physical and spiritual. It is great for the self-esteem if you make progress. It is a fun solo sport with no ceiling. When you get out of the water after a session you feel proud of yourself. Surfing reveals to…
Surfers build physical fitness through a number of methods. Most surf lesson students I experience in Oceanside greatly underestimate the physical demands of surfing. Those who are over weight and those who thought they were in good condition both say it is tougher than they imagined. The first problem for new surfers is being overweight….
Physical conditioning for surfing beginners may be important for success. Occasionally, I have a student who engages in no physical activities and maybe never has. Surfing is one of the most demanding full body recreations. Three aspects are important. A student needs some upper body and core strength to get from a lying down position…