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Surfing
For Health and Fitness
In
California one need only look up at the beautiful and
awe inspiring coastal bluffs to see the influence the
ocean waves have had on sculpting them. The relentless
exposure to the pounding surf over thousands of years
has formed every cave, nook and cranny of these pristine
sea cliffs.
Ocean waves and pounding surf also help form and sculpt
surferfs bodies. In fact long time surfers who regularly
practice are cut and chiseled to a physical shape that
can only come from surfing. Regular surfing practice
also generates endurance, vitality, stamina and flexibility
as well as a plethora of additional health benefits.
The ocean could just be a true fountain of youth.
The physical results of surfing don't take years to
happen for the human body. Instead they can be realized
and felt within weeks and even days. Surfing is good
for the bodies of boys and girls, men and women of all
ages.
Witness Peter Cole, Rabbit Kekai, Fred Van Dyke and
others who still manage to surf almost everyday. They
are all in their late 60's, 70's and Rabbit - nearing
80 years young, still "rips" and maintains
a powerful physique for any age. These guys all older,
are all handsome in a rugged way and very healthy. They
and others were recently featured in Bruce Brown's documentary
"Surfing for Life", a film enjoyed by all
ages. The amazing footage of them surfing shows and
proves aging is really in the mind. Surfing helps bodies
feel and look young, maintaining health and fitness,
while having fun.
There is no greater workout gym than the ocean. Since
the beginning of time those who dared to enter the sea
all come back with transformed bodies full of strength
and vitality.
Some people believe "surfers are lazy". In
actuality, surfers are anything but lazy. After all
who else gets up at dawn, sometimes climbing down and
up steep cliffs, or walking long ways to paddle a few
miles, get pounded on by waves and occasionally getting
held down underneath the water. It takes a high energy
person to be a surfer and high energy comes from surfing.
Surfers chase waves finding their pot of gold in the
ocean, rewarded with a healthy mind, spirit and body.
The ocean is health therapy for free. Plus you get the
seawater sprayed on you like a Jacuzzi as a bonus. A
teaspoon of ocean water is so full of life. Viewed under
a microscope, its consistency is actually more like
jell0 than water.
Perhaps the ocean really is a fountain of youth. The
results on surfers bodies seem to prove this. It appears
that surfers stay forever young.
The physical demands of surfing require good nutrients
to give our bodies needed energy for wave riding. The
following is a delicious smoothie recipe you can use
as a high energy health drink before or after surfing
or any activity for that matter. Sea you in the surf.
? cup rice dream (milk substitute)
? cup orange juice
? cup frozen strawberries
1 frozen banana chopped into small pieces
1 ? half of your favorite seasonal fruit: papaya, pineapple,
avocado, etc. 1/2 cup your favorite fruit yogurt Blend
until creamy Add 1/4 cup diced walnuts
Sprinkle with teaspoon of shredded coconut and or bee
pollen, (optional)
The
Willis Bros. are surfing experts recognized for surfing
the worlds largest waves and teaching thousands in Hawaii
and California to surf.
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