Physical fitness

In the following text, we will briefly present some starting points on how you can improve your physical fitness without taking too much time. We definitely recommend physical activity not only for windsurfing, but for general health.

You don't need a few hours of daily fitness and a personal trainer to reach suitable fitness state of your body for windsurfing. For recreational athletes, it will be quite enough time to take half an hour to yourself every day and work on strength and balance. You can do all this right at home in the apartment or in front of the house on the lawn.

When windsurfing, the muscles of upper part of the body are most active - that is, the muscles of the torso, back and arms. Of course, the muscles of the legs are also highly active, both during the water start and the ride itself, so we must not forget these either.

In the following, we will not present the exercises and programs themselves, as you can find everything online, where it is more professionally written/presented and displayed. For those of you who have various fitness accessories (weights, elastics) at home, we of course recommend that you use them, but at the same time don't forget the classic push-ups.

 

We recommend that you delve a little deeper into the different exercises. - We are sure that you will find enough varied exercises that will contribute to your better body shape and well-being. It is important to focus not on, say, the biceps, but on as many muscles as possible.

30 push-ups, 50 sit-ups (+ 50 back sit-ups), a few 10 squats and jumps are numbers that can be reached in a few days or weeks with some willpower by anyone. You will notice that your time on the water has lengthened, fatigue has decreased, and the technique will also improve as you will have a little more power in your hands and find it easier to keep the sail in the correct position. Of course, it is necessary to start gradually with numbers that suit each individual, and then slowly escalate.

 

When we do some strength exercises, we should not forget about balance exercises. On the board, this is extremely important to have good balance in all situation - when lifting the sail, during turns and the ride itself in practically all situations in which we encounter due to waves, sudden gusts of wind, lack of wind and various (too small) volumes of the board.

For balance exercises, we recommend exercises on a balance board, as this somehow illustrates the balance on the water. Quick and at the same time calm reactions are the ones that play an important role in windsurfing. We can make the situation on the balance board even more difficult by adding weight to just one hand or trying to catch the balance with closed eyes. In addition to balance, you will also greatly strengthen your joints, tendons and muscles, which is again extremely important for your well-being, health and fitness.

Browse the web a bit and you will find many interesting exercises and displays with a balance board.

                                                     

10 minutes of exercise on a balance board a day is quite enough to notice a difference on the water after just a few days. At the same time, it is an extremely fun accessory for children as well.

At Recharge, we discovered the value of the balance board a long time ago. For some time now, we have been offering our own balance board, which is suitable for all ages and as a support exercise in all sports. Of course, the emphasis was on windsurfing and the diameter of the roller and the width of the board are such that they optimally illustrate the balance we have on the water.

We recommend that you do all of the above throughout the year for at least a few minutes a day. A month or two before you go out on the water, take a few more minutes and further strengthen your body. We are sure that you will be extremely grateful to yourself.

 

Many clients ask us what we recommend for warming up on the beach just before we head out into the water. While some swear by one-hour runs and endless warm-ups, most surfers want to get in the water as fast as possible. Yes, we fully understand you and acknowledge that we are often like that too.

Nevertheless, it is very important to activate and warm up your muscles at least a little and stretch your joints and ligaments. Warming up is very important especially when we go to more extreme and overpower conditions, when the whole body has to function 100% from the moment you go into the water. If you are going to a pleasant warm wind that blows with 10 knots, warming up and activating the muscles will not hurt you, but you can also do it while already driving on the water.

 

After the session, when we come out of the water, we are often "coiled" and our muscles of the arms and torso hurt the most. We recommend that you stretch your muscles a bit after you end with windsurfing while they are still warm, as regeneration will be faster. The palms of the hands usually tell the story of how much time you spend on the water and are often full of blisters and minor injuries due to the boom.

Until now there was no specific product on the market to help you with this issue. In other sports such as climbing, climbers have similar problems with hands, but they have some fantastic products to help them with this matter. Therefore, we transferred this knowledge and here it is – the WORLD’S FIRST lotion dedicated to windsurfers. The specially made hand cream will help your hands regenerate after windsurfing much quicker so you will be able to enjoy even more time on the water and with fewer blisters!