havent made progress much, frustrated...

[dtc]

You dont have to be that fit to surf, it helps without any doubt, but if you arent fit it just means you cant surf for very long. Not that you cant surf at all. And, obviously, if you can only surf for 1/2 hour at a time, then it takes you more sessions to learn. And there are safety risks.

[oldmansurfer]

Yeah and if you get tired after the first half hour then you waste a lot of time trying to catch waves when you don't have the arm strength or endurance for it.