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chris
- Jul 31, 2019
- 2 min
*******FULLY BOOKED*******
NEW SURF FIT COURSE DATES - 5th October to 12th October
Join us in Portugal in October 5th - 12th 2019 for our next Surf Fitness and Ocean Confidence course. You'll have the experience of a lifetime training with surf and fitness professionals guiding you through sessions to unlock your full potential. Don't worry if you feel your fitness or surfing isn't up to scratch, we tailor the training specifically to you. There are no egos on our courses and you train at your own pace at your own level. We cater for beginners through to ad
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chris
- Apr 22, 2019
- 2 min
******FULLY BOOKED******New Surf Fitness Course Dates - Sept 28th to Oct 5th 2019 in Portugal.
Join us in Portugal in September/October 2019 for our next Surf Fitness and Ocean Confidence course. You'll have the experience of a lifetime training with surf and fitness professionals guiding you through sessions to unlock your full potential. Don't worry if you feel your fitness or surfing isn't up to scratch, we tailor the training specifically to you. There are no egos on our courses and you train at your own pace at your own level. We cater for beginners through to adv
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chris
- Dec 30, 2018
- 5 min
Questions and Answers! Is a Surf Fit course right for me?
Check out the common Q&A's to see if our Surf Fitness and Ocean Confidence weeks are right for you. Find out how we work, what's involved and whether you fancy coming along. Q. What is Surf Fit Life? A. Surf Fit Life is a training programme which has been developed by professionals and is accessible to anyone who practices a watersport. Essentially, it will equip you with the skills, techniques, knowledge and fitness drills to significantly boost your confidence in and around
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chris
- Dec 29, 2018
- 2 min
Is our Surf Fit course right for you?
It's tricky to sum up everything that this course covers in a name. What does 'Surf Fit' actually mean and is it the right programme for you? Essentially, if you've ever thought that you'd like to feel more confident in the sea and be prepared physically and mentally for your next surf session (even if it's slightly out of your comfort zone) then Surf Fit is definitely for you. It's all about equipping you with the skills, techniques and mindset to make you more comfortable i
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chris
- Oct 8, 2018
- 12 min
Article written for a Dutch Surf Magazine by one of our retreat attendees last April.
Massive thanks to Robert Verspui for writing this article about his experience of Surf Fit Life and how he came to be on the retreat in April 2018 with his fellow surfers Jorgen and Onno (collectively known as The Pancake Crew). And massive thanks again to Robert for translating the article into English from Ducth. The Pancake Crew has been charging Mullaghmore and thought it was time to acquaint themselves with Nazare. I've moved the paragraphs around a little so the rest of
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chris
- Aug 24, 2018
- 7 min
Feedback and Reviews!
We love getting feedback on our retreats, good or bad. It all goes to into the mix to continually tweak our formula to make them the weeks the very best that they can be. We're pretty happy where we are right now and that's mostly down to the incredible individuals that we have running the retreats and the awesome guests who attend. We know that we can always find ways to improve and we embrace that. Please take a minute to read through some of the feedback that we have recei
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chris
- Aug 11, 2018
- 2 min
Surf Fit Retreats Nazare Experience
Our Surf Fitness retreats are based in Nazare, Portugal. This is an absolutely stunning fishing town on the west coast about 1.5 hours above Lisbon. Nazare has become a 2nd home for Surf Fit's Andrew 'Cotty' Cotton. Cotty is a professional big wave surfer and he helped Garrett McNamara to pioneer Nazare from the early days in 2010! He was welcomed by the town with open arms and now really feels at home there. Nazare is now the big wave Mecca of the world with the planet's big
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chris
- Aug 11, 2018
- 2 min
Pool Breath Hold Training and Breathing Techniques on our Surf Fit retreats
We always include breath hold and breathing techniques in our Surf Fit retreats. It really is a fascinating skill to explore. Both Andrew 'Cotty' Cotton and Andrew Blake have been on many courses and forCotty it's a vital part of his big wave surfing. In actual fact Cotty says that even on the big wipeouts (waves of 50 feet high plus) you don't get held down that long, the average being between 10 and 20 seconds. Unless something goes wrong and your leash gets snagged on rock
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chris
- Aug 5, 2018
- 1 min
Nice edit about a Surf Fit week in April 18
One of our Surf Fit retreat attendees Rob Verspui kindly put together this awesome edit of his experience of the week in April 2018. This gives you a little flavour of the week with a little explanation from retreat hosts Andrew Cotton and Andrew Blake. Check it out below. We've got some spaces left on this October's retreats. You can check out what's involved on our website www.surffit.life or visit our social channels below@ * Instagram * Facebook * Twitter Or you can emai
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chris
- Aug 4, 2018
- 1 min
Surf Fit in the Media
We've been in the media this summer. Check out below what journalists had to say about us! Sharp's Brewery ran a competition to win a place on our October Surf Fit Retreat in Nazare. Lucky winner Wayne joined us for our week long retreat and loved every minute. Read about what Wayne got up to and what he had to say about it on this link CLICK THE PHOTO TO READ MORE We welcomed The Metro to one of our micro Surf Fit weekends in North Devon, England. We had it all, amazing venu
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chris
- Aug 3, 2018
- 2 min
Surf Fit Retreat - The Nazare Experience
If you come to our Portugal retreats (next dates October 2018) then you will be based in Nazare. Of course we wouldn't expect you to surf this world famous big wave surf spot, but just being around it is an incredible experience. Our retreats are open to surfers (kiters, SUPers and any ocean sports really) of any level. We've had complete beginners, intermediate and expert in the same group as our small groups allow us to tailor the programme specifically to you. We will of c
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chris
- Aug 3, 2018
- 2 min
Life long skills, techniques and fitness
Here at Surf Fit we do things a little differently. We think about our guests well after they've left our retreats. For us it's all about the long term. Our aims are simple: * teach you skills and techniques to become more confident in the ocean * teach you how to become and stay fit, especially for surfing * have some fun along the way Although our retreats are professionally delivered and cover a range of skills and techniques, they are always delivered in a fun and engagin
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