5 most important workouts for wannabe surfers

Let’s admit it, there’s a small part of most of us that would secretly like to be a super-cool surfer girl, so here are the 5 most important workouts for wannabe surfers looking to hit the waves this summer.

Surfing looks awesome, feels awesome and can get you looking and feeling super fit, what’s not to love? Well, we caught up with Louise Searle author of the The Surf Girl Handbook to get her expert advice.

Swim, swim, swim!

The most miliar-to-surfing exercise around, swimming is one of the best ways to improve your paddle power and cardiovascular fitness. Get down to your local pool and follow a well developed regime.

Hit the gym

Incorporate surf specific exercises that mimic surf movements in your fitness plan. Identify the muscle groups involved and train them! Pulls, pushes, squats, lunges, weights…

Improve your balance

Your perfect point of balance is your perfect point of power. There are great training aids to help with this including the Indo Board or the Bosu ball, which you will find in lots of gyms.

Strengthen your core

In surfing terms, a strong core enables you to improve your power, performance and stability, which will help you catch waves and surf them with coordinated style. Pilates is a great way of developing your core strength.

Say om

For focus, flexibility and concentration you can’t beat yoga. It’s no use just having the strength to pull yourself onto the wave if you haven’t got the ability to make the drop. Regular yoga classes will help to restore energy levels, keep the mind calm and improve coordination.

The essential guide for surf chicks everywhere, The Surf Girl Handbook is priced at £14.99 and available from surfgirlbeachboutique.com