The Ultimate Conditioning Exercise for Surfing
Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 2:23 pmHowdy, as those of you who follow this forum know, I am new to surfing and live in So. Fl. were we rarely get waves especially during the summer. Thus when we do have a good day of waves we are not in surfing condition. I've been training in the gym doing the usual stuff however, the other day while on the beach there was a female lifeguard in her tower doing this cool exercise. So I tried it, It's the next best thing I found to being on the board, even better than swimming. So if your looking to do some training on land give this a try it's so simple! Get an elastic band with handles at each end. Wrap it around a fixed object (ie. a pole) with one handle in each hand bend at the waist until your back is flat (horizonal ) look up slightly (as is you are on a board) now just imatate paddling, alternating strokes and for a little extra try both arms at the same time. It's awesume. Hope this helps those needing help with there conditioning. 
