How to Become a Stronger Paddler for Surfing

Video Transcript

"Welcome to Expert Village, I am Schell Michael and in this segment we're going to be talking about your surfers workout. Alrighty, distance is a good thing, endurance is a good thing. So, if you want to do paddling, not necessarily for catching a wave but just for getting in shape and kind of also getting a feel of the ocean, it's great. The more you paddle on your board, the better you're going to feel paddling into waves. Because some people feel like "Oh it feels a little funny, I can't stay on my board, I can't get centered." But if you just get out there, you get past the waves and you just paddle around and just the more and more comfortable you get, it's going to help you so much in to those beginning stages and it's going to make you stronger. So, you know, taking, going maybe down to one end of the beach depending on how long it is, paddling back and forth. Once again check for the conditions, you never want to get stuck out there, can be scary. Yeah. Just paddle around."