If you’ve ever wondered whether TRX suspension training actually helps with surfing performance — we’ve got some science-backed proof now. A new peer-reviewed study published in PeerJ  and indexed on PubMed (Wang et al., 2025)  found that TRX suspension training led to significantly greater balance improvements in competitive surfers  compared to traditional balance training methods. This wasn’t a marketing study — it involved 32 members of China’s National Surfing Team, test

At Surf Ready Fitness, we train surfers to move like athletes — strong, stable, and explosive. One of the most effective (and overlooked)...

If you’re still doing static stretches before paddling out, I’ve got bad news: you’re prepping your body the wrong way. Static stretching...

Father's Day! The perfect gift is here for the dad who surfs!

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Surfing, once considered a leisurely ocean activity, has evolved into a high-performance sport. With this evolution comes the need for...

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Paul Norris, owner of Surf Ready Fitness, has launched an online training app as well as the Surf Performance Kit.

In part four of this surf fitness series, Paul looks at how training relates to us and what we’re doing in the water each time we paddle out

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