New surfers often want to Get Fit and Lose Weight for Surfing. This is the perfect combination of goals for the post pandemic era. Many have been locked down and both put on weight and stopped exercising.
Now that it is time to get outdoors and do fun things, they may find they are not in surfing shape. There is a power to weight ratio spoken of in surfing that is the strength and power to get your weight off the surfboard. It requires upper body, core, and leg strength to do a pop up.
The Basics of Getting Fit and Losing Weight for Surfing
Losing weight is a lifestyle and long term goal for health. It is best to plan to a strategy that can be followed for months. Therefore, we do not want to be too radical in a quick loss scheme that has us binging or dropping out quickly.
I have found two great strategies for losing weight. One is drinking a lot of water. At 180 pounds, I am drinking almost a gallon a day. It takes time to work up to higher volumes if you are not a water drinker, but it happens. A gallon is about 10 -10oz glasses of water a day. I am not a sipper nor do I always have water at my side. I find I just drink a full glass at every opportunity.
Reducing calorie intake is also a process that should develop slowly. I am fortunate in that I don’t consume sugar or alcohol and have no trouble dropping bread, pasta, pizza, pastries, and desserts. For most people this takes time. I like the Keto diet in which I eat a lot of protein and fat and reduce the carbohydrates.
A meal for me is some protein, some fat like avocado, nuts, or cheese, and some carbohydrates like brocoli or fruit. I have little problem sticking to the plan during the day, but have most struggle after dinner before bed time. I also eat during a 9 hour window. My dinner is at 5 p.m. and that is it for the night. Breakfast at 8:30 a.m.
Exercises that are surf specific are pushups, planks, burpies, dead lifts, and squats. Start slow without weights and gradually in each add some duration and maybe some weights to squats and dead lifts. With push ups, start with a few and add one or a few every other day or week. These exercises build strength, core, and flexibility.
Next is your aerobic program. Aerobics burn calories and develop stamina. They also build recovery. Once again, you can start slow and evolve into a more aggressive program. My book Get Fit to Surf discusses the stages of aerobics and how to add intensity for real cardiovascular improvement. The book Everybody Can Surf has the same details but includes the fundamentals of learning to surf.
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See the book on Getting Fit to Surf and Losing Weight at the same time. A great combination for changing your lifestyle and improving your health. Everything becomes possible when you are fit.
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Get the book Everybody Can Surf. It is a great guide for those who have been inactive or are overweight. Learn how to get the body in motion, start exercises to improve surf specific muscles, develop the flexibility for the pop up, and how to begin a weight loss program. Also learn all the fundamentals learned in a surf lesson for catching and riding waves.
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