Comments on: How fit do I have to be to surf as a beginner? http://www.easysurfingonline.net/how-to-surf/how-fit-do-i-have-to-be-to-surf-as-a-beginner Surfs Up! Sat, 04 Sep 2010 21:51:40 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Lily http://www.easysurfingonline.net/how-to-surf/how-fit-do-i-have-to-be-to-surf-as-a-beginner/comment-page-1#comment-3009 Lily Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:51:59 +0000 http://www.easysurfingonline.net/how-to-surf/how-fit-do-i-have-to-be-to-surf-as-a-beginner#comment-3009 Just make sure you streach your arms and legs before you start.<br><b>References : </b><br> Just make sure you streach your arms and legs before you start.
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]]> By: swimmer0501606 http://www.easysurfingonline.net/how-to-surf/how-fit-do-i-have-to-be-to-surf-as-a-beginner/comment-page-1#comment-3008 swimmer0501606 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:36:59 +0000 http://www.easysurfingonline.net/how-to-surf/how-fit-do-i-have-to-be-to-surf-as-a-beginner#comment-3008 u know swim team?? if you wanna do surfing - do a set of fifty 25's everyday for a month that should get you in shape for surfing. if you don't know what a 25 is then it is one lap in a lap pool so you do fifty of those p.s. I know that because i do swim team amd do the laps in freestyle or cath up drill and arms by your side catch up drill is where you touch your hands every time before you bring them down to do another stroke good luck!!<br><b>References : </b><br>swim team u know swim team?? if you wanna do surfing – do a set of fifty 25’s everyday for a month that should get you in shape for surfing. if you don’t know what a 25 is then it is one lap in a lap pool so you do fifty of those

p.s. I know that because i do swim team

amd do the laps in freestyle or cath up drill and arms by your side
catch up drill is where you touch your hands every time before you bring them down to do another stroke
good luck!!
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]]> By: surfergurl_020 http://www.easysurfingonline.net/how-to-surf/how-fit-do-i-have-to-be-to-surf-as-a-beginner/comment-page-1#comment-3007 surfergurl_020 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:15:59 +0000 http://www.easysurfingonline.net/how-to-surf/how-fit-do-i-have-to-be-to-surf-as-a-beginner#comment-3007 The best exercise for surfing, is... surfing. But swimming, since it's similar, helps. Your upper body is what needs to have the strength. If you look at the total time spent out in the water, and see how much you actually spend standing up surfing, the percentage of the latter is very small. For example, if you surf for 1 hour, and catch 10 waves, you probably spent a max of 1 minute actually surfing. The rest is paddling around trying to catch waves. So you see how preparing your shoulders and arms is key. Try going to a pool and only swimming with your arms. That's what you do when you are paddling on a surfboard. You can put a kickboard under your chest too.. Anything imitating the actual action of paddling helps. But you can lift weights, use weight machines, etc. to strenghten those muscles. When you start surfing a lot, you will begin to paddle out faster, catch more waves, and be able to surf longer. Other areas that might help: -Balance. Having a lower center of gravity helps for that. Work out your abs and lower back. -Cardio. You will feel that when you surf hard, you might get out of breath. This doesn't help when you are in the water.. Do exercises to get your heart rate up for a stronger heart. I still say just surfing itself often will be the best way to get you into shape for surfing.<br><b>References : </b><br> The best exercise for surfing, is… surfing. But swimming, since it’s similar, helps.

Your upper body is what needs to have the strength.

If you look at the total time spent out in the water, and see how much you actually spend standing up surfing, the percentage of the latter is very small. For example, if you surf for 1 hour, and catch 10 waves, you probably spent a max of 1 minute actually surfing. The rest is paddling around trying to catch waves. So you see how preparing your shoulders and arms is key.

Try going to a pool and only swimming with your arms. That’s what you do when you are paddling on a surfboard. You can put a kickboard under your chest too.. Anything imitating the actual action of paddling helps. But you can lift weights, use weight machines, etc. to strenghten those muscles.

When you start surfing a lot, you will begin to paddle out faster, catch more waves, and be able to surf longer.

Other areas that might help:

-Balance. Having a lower center of gravity helps for that. Work out your abs and lower back.

-Cardio. You will feel that when you surf hard, you might get out of breath. This doesn’t help when you are in the water.. Do exercises to get your heart rate up for a stronger heart.

I still say just surfing itself often will be the best way to get you into shape for surfing.
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]]> By: Rockvillerich http://www.easysurfingonline.net/how-to-surf/how-fit-do-i-have-to-be-to-surf-as-a-beginner/comment-page-1#comment-3006 Rockvillerich Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:25:59 +0000 http://www.easysurfingonline.net/how-to-surf/how-fit-do-i-have-to-be-to-surf-as-a-beginner#comment-3006 Swimming is good. You can practice paddling a board without surfing, you can body surf, and you can boogie board. Go for it!<br><b>References : </b><br> Swimming is good. You can practice paddling a board without surfing, you can body surf, and you can boogie board. Go for it!
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]]> By: litehmusicdj http://www.easysurfingonline.net/how-to-surf/how-fit-do-i-have-to-be-to-surf-as-a-beginner/comment-page-1#comment-3005 litehmusicdj Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:37:59 +0000 http://www.easysurfingonline.net/how-to-surf/how-fit-do-i-have-to-be-to-surf-as-a-beginner#comment-3005 just start getting in shape, for about two months or three. running, punp some IRON, and swimm, a bit start like if you would be skiing, on the bunny waves. gradually work yourself up.. start slow. that's how i started. once o moved to CALI. MUSCLE BEACH. HAPPY SURFFING<br><b>References : </b><br> just start getting in shape, for about two months or three. running, punp some IRON, and swimm, a bit start like if you would be skiing, on the bunny waves. gradually work yourself up.. start slow. that’s how i started. once o moved to CALI. MUSCLE BEACH.
HAPPY SURFFING
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