Losing Weight to Get Surfing Fit
Losing Weight to Get Surfing Fit is an important element for beginner progress. Many new surfers are aspiring to surf because it is on their bucket list or it is a safe outdoor exercise.
Surfing is one of the most impactful exercises in which you can engage. Even very fit athletes that are runners and triathletes mutter they have to get in better shape after their first surf lesson.
Losing weight has a number of benefits for the overweight beginner. It makes the pop up easier. Losing weight automatically increases the surfer’s power to weight ratio. This is the strength needed to pop the body off the surfboard.
Losing weight automatically increases the surfer’s oxygen uptake. Less weight reduces the necessary amount of blood circulation delivering oxygen. World class runners are about 135 pounds which is an efficient oxygen uptake weight.
Losing weight will improve flexibility by reducing the load on muscles. The beginner pop up requires the surfer to move one foot under their butt and stand on it. The lighter a surfer is, the easier it is to get that foot forward on the board and under their butt without contortions.
While the surfer is losing weight they should include three exercises in their daily routine. They should do push ups. I like to do 50 everyday when I wake up. I also do 20 squats and 20 dead lifts without weights. These stretch the hamstrings, buttocks and lower back. Those three muscle areas support pop ups.
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