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Ash Boddy

Ash Boddy

Fitness Coach/Surfer

Tommy O'Brien demonstrates a proper use of rail and power.

Refining Your Rail Game From the Feet Up: 3 Exercises to Improve Ankle Flexibility

5 min read Mar 24, 2015

There are better ways to get the same results. Photo: Shutterstock

Don’t Be a Planker: Why I Stopped Giving Clients the Plank

6 min read Mar 19, 2015

Take your time to master this simple exercise. Mastery also means that you can look down your nose a bit at everyone else that cheats and flicks their way through this one.

Strength Training for your Lower Abdominals

3 min read Feb 24, 2015

Stuck in an office all day? Get unstuck. Photo: Shutterstock

Stretching Tips for the Office Bound Surfer: Part 2

4 min read Feb 7, 2015

The pop up is one of the most important parts of surfing. If you don't have it mastered, the rest will be that much harder. Photo: Shutterstock

Putting More Pop in Your Pop Up

5 min read Dec 15, 2014

It should come as no surprise that sitting in an office all day isn't

Stretching Tips for the Office-Bound Surfer

7 min read Oct 29, 2014

Airs like this need stable knees. How stable are yours?

How to Stabilize Your Knee for Surfing

5 min read Oct 4, 2014

Post or pre-surf stretch?

A Long Muscle is a Strong Muscle: Post-Surf Lower Body Stretching

4 min read Sep 30, 2014

Killing the Pooch: How to Train Your Lower Abs

9 min read Sep 15, 2014

5 Things Surfing and Yoga Have In Common

4 min read Sep 7, 2014

Sunset Surf

Why Surfing is the Greatest Lesson

7 min read Jul 26, 2014

Three Reasons the Whole30® is The Best Nutritional Plan For Surfers

7 min read Jul 14, 2014

Want to bottom turn like Taj? Good luck.

5 Ways to Improve Your Bottom Turn

2 min read Jul 8, 2014

Doing this is the best way to get better at it. Surpise!

The Best Possible Exercise for Surfing

5 min read Jul 3, 2014

This will help your surfing. Photo: Shutterstock

Why Pull Ups Will Make You a Better Surfer

6 min read Jun 27, 2014

Get Out of Your Own Way, Surf More Often

6 min read Jun 26, 2014

You know this feeling. It's not a good one. Relax! Photo: Mark Tipple

Surviving a Hold Down: Learning to Relax and Breathe

5 min read Jun 19, 2014

Rewiring Your Cutback: Train Slow to be Fast

5 min read Jun 6, 2014

Back Extension Problems? Try This

3 min read May 22, 2014