The energy requirements of a surfer differ from that of a gym junkie or body builder considerably. A basic understanding of nutrition will help you, our valued clients, to be in peak condition when you hit the water. We at Adventure Fitness consider the God Diet. If it has been manipulated repeatedly by human hands in some way, has a shelf life of more than 4 days, or comes from contaminated soil trash it!

Adventure Fitness provides some basic guidelines in this nutrition section to promote: healthy weight, increased performance, balanced nutrition, reduced inflammation, sustained energy and longevity. If you are going to put expensive high octane fuel into the car when you fill up, you may as well put it in the body as well. Not the petrol doopdee!

We acknowledge that this is a small amount of content in relation to the enormous amount of information available on the topic. What you will find in this section is meant as a guide only and it is in the best interest to seek professional advice for individual nutritional assessments.

Focussing on less helps you achieve more.

Let’s explain. By choosing one area of nutrition to focus on at a time, you will empower yourself, gain confidence and increase your chance of success by up to 80%. This may include increasing your vegetable/ fruit intake or aiming to drink a couple of litres of water a day. Our society is so focussed on energy that we have forgotten our essential nutrient dense foods. Fuelling the body correctly can be a massive break through with increased vitality, energy and zest for living.

The Basics

• Eat unprocessed, organic food sources: fruit, vegetables, protein, seeds, nuts and good fats.
• Consume 2-3 litres of water per day depending on exercise and weather conditions. We are an electrical system and the best conductor of electricity is water.
• Eat smaller meals approximately 3 hours apart.
• Aim to eat protein at each meal.
• Reduce refined sugars, alcohol, and soft drinks.
• If surfing or training for long periods, increase complex carbohydrates from good whole grain sources.
• Take a good quality fish oil, preferably in liquid form. Example: Fresh Ketch.
• Fill out a food diary for three weeks continuously and see what comes up.

Alternatively, contact Adventure Fitness and we will be able to do this for you for a nominal fee.