Category Archives: Surfing Tips

Top 10 tips to beat the winter freeze

Just incase we ever get swell again, here are our top ten tips to help you beat the winter freeze • Layer up. Thermal rashies are a godsend and layering is as effective in the water as on the slopes. • Investing in good gloves and boots is worth every penny. Make sure the boots [...]
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Surf Fitness 5: The Ab Crunch

Good for:       Core strength and power The Crunch This is the simplest and most effective exercise for the abdominal region, and it’s the one most often done badly.  Here’s how to do it right.
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Stay Safe in Swell

The following basic safety guide is designed to help you stay safe in waves with size. Only paddle out if you know you could swim back – if you lose your board you’ll be swimming in so make sure you can make it Avoid surfing alone.  If there’s no-one else out there it could well [...]
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Surf Fitness 4: Strengthening the Upper Body

Good for:       Paddling, popping up Weights Lifting weights will help give you something you are not going to be able to do without – strong arms for paddling.  Don’t go crazy – pulled muscles will get you nowhere and weaken your muscles in the long term.   Light dumbbells are the way forward – increase the [...]
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Surf Fitness 3: Press ups and Pop ups

Good for:       Paddling & Popping Up Surfers generally spend more time paddling than actually riding waves, and its amazing how tiring this is.   You need to be good for long, solid paddles, and also to pull out short bursts of speed when it matters – wave catching means matching the speed of the approaching wave, [...]
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Tips for beginners

We’ve got together and come up with a list of tips for those starting out – if you have any you think we should add please leave a comment Never turn your back on the ocean.  This ancient adage comes from Hawaii where they know a thing or two about the power of the ocean, [...]
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