Surfing has origins in polenesia and hawaii, known as he'enalu in the Hawaiian language, was first described in 1769 by Joseph Banks on HMS Endeavour during the first voyage of Captain James Cook, during the ship's stay in Tahiti.
Surfing is a surface water sport in which the wave rider, referred to as a surfer, rides on the slope of a moving wave, which usually carries the surfer towards the shore,
higher level of experience/skill surfers can do tricks and compete in copetitions for money prizes.
Surfing provides many health benefits including cardiovascular fitness from paddling, and shoulder and back strength. These muscles will strengthen from the paddling. It also improves Mental health because Physical exercise, especially something as fun as surfing, helps to offset the negative effects of stress.
is surfing safe?
Although there is no concrete data on the exact number of people who have died while surfing, the number is estimated to be no more than 10 per year- which in a world of approximately 23 million surfers, is startlingly low, because extreme sports often have higher death percentages, but surfing is a pretty safe sport to try.
is surfing expensive?
Surfing is one of the most affordable sports out there. The way that surfing can get expensive is if you travel to surf. But then it is the traveling that costs money, not the surfing.
the top 8 places in the world to go surfing
1 Pipeline, Oahu, Hawaii
2 Supertubes, Jeffrey's Bay, South Africa
3 Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia
4 Uluwatu and Kuta, Bali, Indonesia
5 P-Pass, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia
6 Maverick's, California
7 Hossegor, France
8 Puerto Escondido, Southern Oaxaca, Mexico
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