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         What size board do you intending on buying or what size board do you own? Do you just get any board based on how cool it looks? I hope not. I wouldn’t think you’d go out and get a board that’s two feet over your head nor a board thats below your waste, am I right? You already know some type of range that is reasonable but did you know that even a few inches will make a huge difference and for some experts just a few millimeters means either have a good day of shredding or a not so good one…

 First of all, you need to know a little bit about yourself, you need to know what’s comfortable and reasonable. Another great idea is to know a little bit about how a snowboard is designed and it’s aerodynamics. I would suggest doing just a tiny bit of further research and just looking at the basics of how a snowboard is designed. It might really help you on selecting a board and what style board would work for you. There are three major skill level: beginner, intermediate and advanced/expert. All levels may require a different type, style and size board. The length of your board is so important! It can’t be stressed enough, because if you have the wrong size then it’ll be you who will be stressin’ on the mountain. We don’t want that, now do we?

It is a well known fact that staying active helps keep you looking and feeling young. Not many activities come close to the effect surfing has on the mind, body and spirit. According to experienced surfers, the special bond the surfer has with their surf board and the open ocean is almost impossible to explain.

Fresh Air

Fresh air does a body good! Surfers all over the world enjoy lots of cool, refreshing fresh air and sunshine. No matter if you’re surfing a remote location or something closer to the city, the ocean air smells fresh and clean. Out on the surf, there’s virtually no smog. When you are on the waves, it’s just you, the water and the fresh air.

Stress Free

Out in the swells, you can let your stress and every-day worries float away with the tide. Out there, it’s just you, the breeze, your board and the water. No one yelling for help or that report you should have handed in already. When you’re out there, you’re surrounded by total peace and relaxation. The only sounds are the sounds of the wind lightly kissing your skin and water slapping against your surfboard.

According to the majority of surfers, this type of relaxation is hard to come by anywhere else in the world. Just a few hours of surfing a week can help release the tension that builds up at home or in the workplace.

Muscle Tone

Surfing and swimming go hand in hand and are great exercise. Swimming works muscle groups you don’t always think to work at the gym. Sometimes even seasoned athletes will complain of muscle fatigue after swimming simply because of the different muscles being used.  Read more...

Surfing has become a popular pastime and hobby which resulted to having more people who wanna surf. However, not all interested surfers are able to hit the waves successfully. The reasons behind why some people who wanna surf just can’t are endless. But the greatest contributing factor among many others is the failure of surfing schools to give high-quality education to the beginners.

Surfing schools are a very controversial topic.

Even though marketing forces kept on making us believe otherwise, majority of the surfers are not so ecstatic about the introduction of modern surf schools. Even though there are some very fine surf schools operating today, surfers often blame surf schools for filling the lineup with people, who can’t surf. This is simply a generalization and pointing a finger at the whole surf school industry is quite a misguided accusation.

But the major concern is that everyone wants to surf and they wanna surf right now. They have the slightest idea of its difficulty and they want to make some short cuts. They want the ability of a surfer with ten years experience, and they want it in two weeks. Unfortunately some surf schools take advantage of this situation. These institutions know that once they explain how complicated surfing is in reality, they would get fewer learners.

This omission of the truth is a huge injustice to the surfing student. The newcomer to surfing needs to be able to trust the information given to them by the surf school operator whom they have paid, to teach them to surf. But it’s a sad reality that for many cases they simply can’t do it.  Read more...

Surfing is one of the most thrilling sports there can be on sea. But unlike most sea sports, it does not require machinery of some sort. All you need in surfing are: a board, surfing gear, rippling waves and a sense of adventure. But just like any other sport, surfing can also drain your energy and patience. It can be grueling especially to the neophytes, as it requires perfect mind and body coordination. To have a body in total harmony with your inner self to get your body in the best surfing condition, surfers will recommend one thing and that is to practice yoga!

You might think that surfing and yoga are far out from each other but you are wrong. Both have similar concepts that really blend well to give you a better life. Here are five reasons why surfing and yoga is a great combination.

1. Yoga and surfing have a common denominator. They are ways of life.

Yoga is more than an exercise as surfing is more than a sport. Both are ways of living that help make people attain a fuller and more complete life. They also help you know more not only about yourself but also about your surroundings: yoga seeks enlightenment of your spirituality while surfing makes you one with nature. The yoga world is also similar with a surfing moment; a place of freedom, a place of peace, a place without time… Either way, you become your better person as you completely immerse yourself in the activity and in the process, rest your mind and spirit to release your fullest.  Read more...

While on vacation in Mexico, many people think that in order to participate in activities such as scuba diving, you must be an experienced diver in order to scuba dive.  This is simply not the case. It is advised that you have some basic knowledge of diving and also be a strong and somewhat experienced swimmer. What is intriguing about scuba diving in Mexico is that you do not have to be an experienced diver. In Mexico, there are many people who go diving for the very first time.
The general idea of scuba diving in most areas is the same. However, with scuba diving in Mexico, what you will see underwater can be quite different and alluring by the prevalence of underwater animals and plants that can only be seen in the Mexico area. Below is a list of the top 3 reasons why you should consider your first diving adventure by scuba diving in Mexico:

(1) The Yucatan Peninsula: ‘Cenote Dive’
A ‘cenote’ is vast system of underground rivers, pools, and caverns. Many of these ‘cenotes’ can be found in Tulum in the Yucatan Peninsula. With an experienced guide, these ‘cenotes’ are open for swimming and cave diving. The Yucatan Peninsula is world renowned for its network of underground caverns. Diving in a ‘cenote’ is unlike cave diving and requires no certification beyond OpenWater. The reasoning that no certification is required is because you are never more than 30 feet (50 meters) from an opening.  Imagine diving into a lagoon, with sunlight and trees sparkling through the clear blue water.  These ‘cenote’ dives also offer snorkeling as well.  These ‘cenotes’ make scuba diving in Mexico the ideal place to enjoy your first scuba experience.  Read more...