Cardiovascular Endurance

Cardiovascular endurance is important for surfers due to the nature of the paddling involved. If your paddle fitness is down because you haven't surfed for a while, you are always going to struggle for the first few sessions back.

There are ways however to keep your fitness up even when there is no swell. Cross-training by doing a different sport can be a highly effective way to keep your fitness up. If you want the best results, we recommend swimming as a good cardiovascular workout. Freestyle has a similar technique to paddling on a surfboard, and therefore it allows you to keep the endurance up in your upper body as well as building cardiovascular fitness.

In our program Total Surfing Fitness - Functional Training for Surfers, we use a combination of interval training and swimming workouts. Interval training can be done by running, or another suitable exercise (eg rowing, kayaking, riding, etc).

To start improving your surfing fitness, download our free functional training program:

Total Surfing Fitness - Functional Training for Surfers

For the complete exercise program incorporating flexibility exercises, designed specifically for surfers, download Total Surfing Fitness - Functional Training for Surfers. 

Total Surfing Fitness - Functional Training for Surfers is your complete guide to functional training for surfers including 12 weeks worth of exercise programs to get you in peak condition to hit the surf.

To download Total Surfing Fitness - Functional Training for Surfers, click here.