I recently had the opportunity to work, surf, and live at Red Frog Bungalows in Panama. Red Frog Beach is located in the Bocas del Toro archipelago in the Caribbean in the north eastern corner of Panama. While I'd planned on surfing a lot, I knew there'd be flat spells here and there and wanted to maintain, if not build on my strength and endurance down there. (Afterall I am a co-founder of a fitness company for surfers, Surf Stronger.) So, I brought my trusty fit ball, and my TRX.
I had an awesome time training on the TRX in Panama!! I found it super convenient -- more so than my fit ball even. It was really easy to grab my TRX, run down the beach a few hundred meters to a little stand of trees that fell over the beach perfectly. I could hook up the TRX in a minutre and get busy with my workouts. Working out barefoot, in the sand (sometimes with water rushing in around my feet!) under the shade of a tree in the Caribbean was incredible! I ususally did a pretty basic progression of upper body and core work and then finished off with a ten minute sand run, and 10 minute ocean swim. Truly "fitness anywhere."
We will be working on some surf-specific TRX workouts in the very near future and I will post to this forum when they are ready.
Stay healthy and see you in the water,
Todd
SURF STRONGER(TM)
http://www.surfstronger.com/
