Gone are the days when cross-training for surfers meant a few push ups and an occasional jog along the beach. Now, the modern surfer stays in shape with the help of personal trainers, organic diets and cardio boot camps.
Need proof that surfing fitness has evolved? Look no further than the magazine rack at your local bookstore, which is filled with surf mags featuring training tutorials, conditioning tips, even oatmeal recipes.
The Wall Street Journal recently examined the workout regimen of a 42-year-old arts commissioner living in D.C. who attends weekly workout boot camps and conditioning sessions with a private trainer to prepare for surfing sessions. She even uses an indo board during breaks in the workday to prepare for her $3,000, biannual surf trips.
And at WSJ.com, Steve Walters, an Internet entrepreneur, contends on the paper's Hire Education blog that job hunters have much to learn from sitting on the beach and watching surfers, well, surf:
Some surfers are very aggressive trying to catch every wave, big or small. Others are more selective, biding their time for those waves that look or feel right. No matter the surfing style, they frequently fall or miss the wave. The better surfers make better decisions, and stay on their boards longer. At times, a good ride is interrupted by another surfer. But no matter what, they always paddle back out again. The waves keep coming.
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