Fit Tips

Exercises for Healthy Shoulders

This latest Surf Stronger fit tip is also featured in the April 2009 TransWorld Surf Magazine. To keep your shoulders healthy you want to create good muscle balance, solid joint stability and maintain good flexibility. Here at Surf Stronger we recommend the following three exercises to keep your paddling muscles in tip top shape.
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Post-Surf Stretching

As surfers we can all agree on the importance of being flexible. Surfing is such a dynamic sport that we need to stay limber to keep at the top of our game. And although some of us may not be as "bendy" as we were 10 years ago, there is no reason to succumb to the stiffness that inevitably develops if we don't maintain regular flexibility training.
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Surf Stronger + TRX

A little over a year ago we were introduced to the TRX Suspension Trainer--a bodyweight-based training tool that helps build strength, balance, flexibility and core stability. After spending some time incorporating it into our own workout routines, we quickly realized what a great training tool it is--especially for surfers.
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Ball Push Ups for Better Surf Endurance

Whatever happened to that classic, gold-standard exercise, the push up? You don't see people busting them out like they used to. Yet the push up remains one of the best strength building exercises you can do.
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The Surf Stronger Acai Smoothie

Here at Surf Stronger we are big fans of the Brazilian super berry: Acai! And one of the best ways to enjoy this super berry is in a smoothie.
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180 Jump Squats For Better Surf Performance

In Surf Stronger Volume 1 we have several exercises for the lower body, and the jump squat is one of the best.
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Surf Fitness - The Fundamentals

Every surfer knows that surfing is a physically demanding sport. And like most surfers you want to add some training to boost your surfing fitness.
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Warming Up For Surfing

You pull up to your local break and it's firing. Winds are light, and the crowds aren't on it. So you add a little wax to your board, race across the beach, and drop your board on the sand. You reach to touch your toes (man, those hamstrings are tight), do a few arm circles, and hit the water. Sound familiar?
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Rainy Day Workout

Another rainy and onshore morning and I'd love to surf. But since I don't have the option of driving around all afternoon hunting for that elusive wind protected cove, I'm going swimming instead.
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Be the Best Surfer You Can Be in 2008

Putting this article together was a tough one. We wanted to write an original, helpful article, but wanted to limit our list to five things surfers can do to get the most out of their surfing life.
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Happy New Year! 5 Resolutions For a Better Surf Year

So you want to be a better surfer in 2007? You might have already made some goals for yourself:
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