No surfing this week..

The cold snap this past week made it impossible to surf; not just because it is so darn cold that I don't want to even think about getting in the water, wetsuit or not, but also because it flattened out the surf. No waves, so, naturally, no surfing. I visited with my friend Robin this week. We are planning a short trip to Mexico. While I was at her house, she showed me a new yoga for surfers video that she recently ordered online from Netflix. Yoga...I definitely need more of that. Right now, my training for surfing is a a lot of spinning, some weight-bearing exercise and as much cycling as I can get. I used to swim several mornings, but I have found that the swimming exercise isn't as good for me, believe it or not, as the weights. The weights are increasing my swimming on the board. I think yoga will help me overcome the severe muscle memory I have from riding bikes in a slightly, hunched position for so long. I need to be able to arch my back more for the swim out. When I watch the really good surfers, they all have great form on their swim out. They arch their backs and make it look effortless. Just got to keep on practicing!