How to Get Fit

Many people learning to surf have been sedentary and find that surfing is an uphill battle. They have questions about How to Get Fit. Fitness is a whole body effort.

What is fitness? First, a person should be a normal weight. This is both for recreation capabilities, ease on organs and joints, and less strain on the heart for aerobics. Weight in the medical industry is gauged by the Body Mass Index calculator.

Getting fit usually requires weight loss. Secondly, most endeavors benefit from increased flexibility. In surfing it is crucial. One cannot do a beginner pop up if they cannot get their foot planted flat under their butt to stand up. One cannot do an advanced pop up without flexibility.

Flexibility, Strength, and Aerobics

Flexibility is best increased with squats and dead lifts. They can be executed each morning without weights. This will bring the quickest progress to loosen the hamstrings, buttocks, and lower back. Add weights as desired and if you have perfect form. Watch Youtube to learn how to execute.

Strength is important for most recreations and is built gradually. The best beginning exercise for surfing is pushups. Start with a few and increase by one every few days. Surprising how fast you can make progress. Floor exercises and weight machines or free weights are good for increasing full body capability.

Stamina is important for surfing and is the secret for running, bike riding, swimming and treadmills. Engaging builds stamina. The muscles have to develop receptors to absorb glucose. As the muscles learn to store glucose from you training them to exercise, they will store more and allow you to exercise longer.

Combining weight loss and strength building plus flexibility and aerobics will result in your feelings of fitness and greater capability for life and sports.

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