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This is a great way to kick off the season and get your game on. Injury prevention is at the top of my list these days, check out Sarah's shoulder program below.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Written by World Champion Windsurfer and Certified Personal Trainer, Sarah Hauser<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My shoulder story<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

FROM SO MUCH SITTING TO SO MUCH MOVING<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a professional athlete I had an unconventional path. At 23 years old, after having spent 5 years studying to become a computer science Engineer, I embarked on a radically different journey. I moved to Maui, Hawaii to become a professional windsurfer. I went from sitting most of the day to surfing or stand up paddling in the morning and windsurfing for hours in the afternoons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a year at this intense rhythm, my shoulder was on fire with pain and everyone was unanimously telling me I had \u2018shoulder tendinitis\u2019. Luckily at that time I had decided to invest in high quality fitness training classes where I discovered shoulder mobility <\/em>exercises. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After 2 weeks of mobility practice, the shoulder pain had reduced and after a month it had disappeared. Turns out I did not have tendinitis, I just needed to correct my shoulder joint and keep it happy under stress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Throughout the years I continued to develop my own routines, taking inspiration from professional trainers and athletes in a variety of sports. Nowadays I split my time between at the desk and on the water. I have identified the movements that help me and my personal training clients stay pain free while maintaining the ability to push our limits when we decide to. Some of these techniques are inspired by functional training, yoga, rotator cuff rehabilitation, surf training, rock climbing stretches and even Gyrotonic. All of it combined into my new digital mobility program called Solid Shoulders. https:\/\/www.nc6training.com\/programs<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conditioning specifically for windsurfing <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n


The best way to condition your body for the sport of windsurfing really depends on your goals, your current level of fitness and your discipline. A slalomer has different goals and priorities than a wavesailer or a freestyler. But overall there are 3 key pillars<\/strong> that we should keep in mind for conditioning our bodies for windsurfing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Cardiovascular training<\/strong>. Fast walking, running, biking, swimming, rowing, dancing\u2026 whatever it is, make sure to incorporate interval training in your cardio session instead of keeping the same pace all the time. In the real world we swim after our equipment when it gets pushed by waves or we pump to catch a wave or to come out of a jibe. For our heart it\u2019s the equivalent of doing little sprints throughout the session. Cardio interval training will not only increase the ability to pump hard and catch that wave but once you're on it you\u2019ll have the juice to perform and take full advantage of the ride instead of recovering from the pumping.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
    1. Strength training<\/strong>, in a broad sense. To me that encompasses:<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n