surfers workout
After last weeks column, I hope that I opened your eyes to the incredible coastline of surfbreaks that are hitting Ireland’s west coast every weekend, how easy it can be to start surfing with just one lesson and just how easy it is to progress your surfing once you have managed the basics. Think six packs, think toned arms and firm legs, think healthy glowing skin, radiating health from all that fresh air . Surfing in many respects is one of the ultimate sports for health, ticking every box. But what if you want to take your surf to the next level, what are the best exercises?
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how to build your own programme
Having spent the past few days on my holidays around Ireland, surfing on the wonderful Inch strand, mountain running around the mysterious caragh lake near Killorglin and mountain biking through the black valley into the gap of Dunloe, my girlfriend and I were blown away by the amount of people who are out exercising, its astonishing to see that people are beginning to realise just how much Ireland has to offer interms of sports,
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Events.....
Mini Marathon, the great Ireland run, the adidas race series are just some of the hundreds of races that are now appearing around the country on a monthly basis. A quick look on www.runireland.com will show you just how many races are now on. We are rapidly becoming a nation of running and adrenaline junkies, with these low cost races adding fuel to the fire. As I sit in Galway, penning this article, eating another meal of carbohydrates , fueling up for the connemara Ultra Marathon tomorrow morning......
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