Surf Well
Surf forever — well-being for a lifetime in the water. Longevity, recovery, mindset.
What to Eat Before and After Surfing for Energy
Fuel your sessions right: the best pre-surf snacks for lasting energy, top post-surf recovery meals, and a power smoothie recipe to try today.
How to Relieve Sore Muscles After Surfing
Shoulders wrecked after a session? Try magnesium, cold therapy, foam rolling and Epsom salts to ease soreness and get back in the water faster.
Best Stretches for Surfers to Prevent Injuries
Tight hamstrings, stiff backs, rusty shoulders? These five stretches, done in just 10 minutes before and after a session, improve pop-ups, turns, and recovery.
5 Exercises to Fix Your Surf Pop-Up Fast
Struggling with your pop-up? These 5 hip mobility, core and push-up exercises build the strength and coordination beginners need for a smoother pop-up.
Why Does My Nose Run After Surfing? Here's the Cause
That sudden nose gush after a surf isn't random. Learn the two real causes — trapped water and cold-induced rhinitis — plus simple habits to reduce it.
How to Create Positive Change: Micro-Habits for Surfers
A guide to designing and implementing micro-habits to improve surfing performance and overall well-being. Includes examples.
Eco-Friendly Surf Wax: Alternatives to Toxic Paraffin
Around 95% of surf wax contains petroleum by-products. Discover eco-friendly wax options and traction pads that keep your board grippy without the toxins.
The Benefits of Surfing for Children
From the ancient Polynesians to modern professional surfers, the primal allure of gliding along a wave of moving water has been a cherished tradition/guides/what-is-surfing for…
Is Surfing Sustainable? The Truth About Eco Surf Gear
Neoprene wetsuits and foam boards pollute more than you'd think. Here's how brands like Patagonia and Firewire are cutting impact, and how to spot greenwashing.
The Therapeutic Confluence of Surfing and Psychedelics: A Philosophical Inquiry
Two such avenues, seemingly unrelated yet uncannily similar, are the act of surfing and the experiences induced by psychedelic substances.
The perfect bodyweight cross-training program for surfers
In this interview, bestselling author Mark Lauren discusses how bodyweight exercises can dramatically improve surfing performance.
Exploring the Cloudbreak Reef with Dr. Cliff Kapono
An interview with Dr Cliff Kapono who is working on a project to map the reef at Cloudbreak in Fiji.
Mapping Pipeline: discovering the reef beneath the world's most famous surf break
Discover more about the Mapping Pipeline project, including interviews with Dr. Cliff Kapono, Coco Ho and REEF executive Jen Wilson.
How to Surf Forever: A Guide to Surfing Longevity
Want to surf into your 60s and beyond? Learn the strength, endurance, flexibility, and mindset habits that keep paddling, popping up, and turning pain-free.
Wave Ki: Brad Gerlach's Land-Based Surf Training Method
Former world tour star Brad Gerlach explains Wave Ki, his land-based technique system used by pros like Courtney Conlogue, in this exclusive interview.
Surfing Lessons – The Most Important Next Steps
The 10 Most Important Next Steps after your surfing lessons. From how to wax your surfboard to practicing proper surfing etiquette.
Is Surfing A Form of Meditation? Riding the Mindfulness Waves
Surfing is all about clearing the mind, entering a mode of freedom, patience, joy, emotional balance, its the ultimate connection with nature
Surf Skincare Hacks
These are some organic, eco-friendly, and inexpensive products and recipes to protect your skin before surfing and to heal your skin after the session.
Choosing an Eco-Friendly Wetsuit
Leading outdoors companies have come up with environmentally-friendly wetsuits, which is great news for surfers who want to go green.
Surfing and Flow State: Why Riding Waves Clears Your Mind
Explore the neuroscience of flow state and why surfing is one of the fastest paths into it, from transient hypofrontality to ancient philosophy.
Never Stop Learning
Like surfing, learning is a lifelong journey. Explore the science, psychology and philosophy of learning and meet surfers who are lifelong learners.
How to Surf Small Waves Better: Speed Tips and Board Choice
Struggling in small surf? Learn how to generate speed on weak waves, the board shape that helps most, and tricks to keep sessions fun.
Eat Fat, Surf Better With Professor Grant Schofield
Interview with Professor Grant Schofield exploring how the low carb, healthy fat diet can help improve surfing performance.
Ear infections for surfers
For years I suffered from a never-ending series of ear infections which I accepted as an inevitable part of the surfing lifestyle.