Surf Flex Flexibility, Yoga, and Conditioning for the Ultimate Surfing Experience!

by Frediani, Paul; Lucas, Jim; Peck, Peter Field

• ISBN13: 9781578260782
• ISBN10: 1578260787
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-08-30
• Publisher: Hatherleigh Press

Summary

Picture This: You're at your local break and a set wave is approaching. You're out of position, slightly inside. The local demon is dropping in, headed right for you. How will you fare if you have arms of spaghetti? Or what will your teenager think after a session go-out, if afterwards you have to spend the rest of the day laid out on the couch? This book will put you on a workout regimen that will keep you hitting the surf for years to come while your peers will be barely able to push the shuffleboard paddle. -- Jim Lucas, from his foreword to Surf Flex

Author Biography

PAUL FREDIANI is certified by the American College of Sports Medicine as a medical exercise specialist and is a continuing education provider for the American Council on Exercise. Paul began his path in fitness at the age of 12, surfing the chilly waters off the San Francisco coast. He later became the San Francisco Golden Gloves and Pacific Coast Diamond Belt Light Heavyweight Boxing Champion. An Elite+ trainer at Equinox Fitness Club in New York City, Paul has written several books on fitness and has appeared nationally on television and in print.

Table of Contents

Foreword	xi
Introduction: The Importance of Conditioning	1	(4)
Flex Time	5	(24)
Surf Therapy Yoga	6	(12)
Everyday Stretches	18	(4)
Flexibility Assessment	22	(7)
The Surf Flex Workout	29	(48)
Cardio Conditioning	77	(12)
Interval Workouts on the Beach	79	(2)
Endurance Workouts in the Pool	81	(8)
When It's Flat: Dry Land Workouts	89	(26)
The Wahine Workout	115	(20)
Creating a Workout Schedule	135	(4)
Toys For Boys & Girls	139	(14)
Help Your Recovery with Nutrition	153	(2)
The Surf Doc: Preventing and Treating Common Surfing Injuries	155	(12)
Lower Back Pain	155	(2)
Shoulder Injuries	157	(4)
Knee Injuries	161	(2)
Sunburn	163	(1)
Health Tips for Traveling Surfers	164	(3)
Surf Flex and the U. S. Surf Team	167