How To Warm Up For A Bodyboard Session - Bodyboard School

A good warm up prior to entering the water before the surf is the best way to not only maxmise your performance but also help to avoid injury.
Brendan Moore from Moore Movement Fitness and Bodyboard Holidays takes us through a few easy steps to ensure that you are giving yourself the best all round, surf specific warm
up routine to get the most from your surfing experience.
Dynamic warm-up exercises
A light jog along the sand is the perfect and most simple way to start your warm up routine.
During the jog incorporate ‘High knees’ and ‘Heel kicks’. High knees are designed to get your heart rate up and the knee must come above the hips to perform this correctly. Heel kicks are a great way to not only stretch out your thigh muscles but done with purpose and vigour can also be a great way to work your cardio vascular system.
Head to toe stretch
Neck and shoulders
Now that you're nice and warmed up it's time to have a good top to bottom stretch.
First work the neck and shoulders. High reaching arms, interlocked fingers, reach up and back. Big open circles all the way up and round with the arms and then shake them out.
Lower back and spine
Next we’re going to work the lower back and spine. The ‘Cat Cow’ pose is ideal for this and 10 repetitions is the perfect way to get your core engaged and the lower back nicely stretched out.
Legs
Finally, on to the legs with some lunges and the Samson stretch to help open up and stretch out your hip flexors. A handy bodyboard provides the perfect prop for those hard to reach calves.
Now you’re all warmed up you’re ready to go….
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