Cross Training Fitness for Surfing is used by professionals and surfers who want to improve. The best exercise for surfing is surfing, but even professionals who might be in the water every day want to work on improving strength and movement.
Surfers who can’t make to the water frequently or who need improvement with strength and movement can gain with cross training. Surfers need strength, stamina, flexibility, and cardiovascular fitness. A wide variety of exercises can assist in each area.
Some Cross Training for Surf Fitness
Strength is important for pushing off the board and getting a foot under the body to stand up. Advanced surfers need strength to improve carving. Upper body strength is easily improved with push ups. Lower body leg strength is assisted with squats and dead lifts. Beginners can start without weights on these two exercises and with correct form add weights as they progress.
Flexibility is greatly increased with squats and dead lifts. They strengthen the hamstrings, buttocks, and lower back. Touching ones toes is a way to test flexibility but it is not enough for surfing. These exercises will also improve core strength. Core strength is needed for the pop up and advanced surfers need it for carves, maneuvers, and tricks.
Cardiovascular fitness is needed for paddling. Paddling is like swimming and not many people can jump in the pool and swim for an hour. The upper body strength helps stamina when the carbs have run low, but paddling is like intervals. After each exertion there has to be recovery. Cardio with interval training is most helpful. Swimming can be improved through 10 foot sprints. Running can be improved with short bursts of speed. Biking can be the same.
Everything doesn’t have to be done on the same day, but a routine where each is engaged in a week is important. An hour a day of cardio is great for health and fitness but a half hour will work. Practicing pop ups in the living room each day will improve surf muscles and timing. You will notice improvement to your surfing over time.
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