Just like most sports, surfing can be physically demanding and frankly exhausting. However, just like with any physical activity, you can train yourself to become better and stronger with specific exercises suited to your needed skills. Here are some surfing exercises you\u2019ll need to start doing if you want to get better at riding the sickest waves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Any good workout begins with a little limbering up. Even when you\u2019re doing warm-ups, you need to stretch the muscles most widely used in surfing. First up, of course, would be your arms. Shoulder pain is a common complaint among surfers<\/a>, especially if they only spend their time surfing on the weekends and have a day job at a desk or an office. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Being in a hunched position for long periods of time can cause weakened upper back and shoulder muscles, such as your trapezius,\u00a0 and can round your shoulder, so you have difficulty puffing your chest out. So, it\u2019s crucial to strengthen these to keep yourself from injury<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n One way to exercise the traps is to lay flat on your stomach with arms to the sides. Then, you slowly lift your hands towards the ceiling with your arms still straightened, which isolates the muscles of that area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n