Many adults with surfing on their bucket list wonder How Do Adults Condition for Surfing. There are several areas of development for adults who have become more sedentary because they have responsibilities. They do a lot of sitting and have little time for full body exercise.
Surfing requires strength, flexibility, and stamina. The element that affects most adults is flexibility. They will admittedly say at the beginning of a lesson they are not very flexible. This means they can’t touch their toes with their fingers. Flexibility for surfing is more. The surfer needs flexibility in the hamstrings, buttocks and lower back to execute a pop up.
Upper Body Strength is Important for Surfing
The next issue some adults have is upper body strength. It must be strength as a function of their weight. The surfer needs to have enough strength to lift their body off the surf board with both upper body and leg strength not to mention core strength. Overweight people who lack flexibility and strength can’t get their feet under their body in the water to stand up on the board. The surfer must have good upper body strength to paddle fast enough to catch waves.
Stamina is important for the surf learning session. The beginner does a lot of paddling. Paddling is the tiring aspect of surfing. When the body gets tired of paddling, it has a difficult time executing a pop up and the surfer becomes more sloppy about executing the right techniques. Stamina improves endurance by forcing muscles to absorb and store more glucose. Glucose is muscle fuel. When it is gone, muscles don’t function.
The Best Conditioning Exercises
The three most basic exercises for strength and flexibility are pushups and squats. They work the large muscles of the body. They improve upper body strength, lower body strength and core muscles. Squats can be executed without weights. I do 40 pushups and 60 squats each morning plus a one minute plank. This works the major muscles and keeps me loose enough to do the advanced popups.
Stamina can be increased with any aerobic exercise. Walking is good, but raising the heart beat is important for cardiovascular development. A walker should have intervals where they speed up for a few minutes. Biking, running, treadmill, hiking, and swimming are all good for developing the cardiovascular system.
The final consideration is weight. The post pandemic bodies of adults are mostly heavier (kids and teens too). Weight hinders surfing. Losing weight and building strength are the good practices for conditioning for surfing and improving surfing. Gaining weight and losing strength occur together and are a product of each other. The western world needs to get back into conditioning to have more recreation fun.
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