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While reflecting on a recent surf session it seemed to me that most of my time in the water had been spent paddling.\u00a0 Paddling up and down the beach looking for a better peak and after my ride struggling to get back out to the line up through the white-water barricades - the bulk of my session had been spent paddling.<\/p>

\u00a0A 2006 study by the scientist Alberto Mendez-Villanueva titled \u201cActivity profile of world-class professional surfers during competition: a case study\u201d investigated the activity profile of men's competitive surfing during an international contest.\u00a0 Forty-two male surfers were filmed during 42 elimination heats.<\/p>

\u00a0The study classified surfers' activities into 1 of 4 distinct categories: paddling, wave riding, stationary, and miscellaneous.\u00a0 51% of the total time was spent paddling with 42% being spent stationary.\u00a0 Wave riding accounted for just 4% of the total time, whereas miscellaneous activity (wiping out and getting back on the board; that kind of thing) accounted for 2%.<\/p>

\u00a0The study was of professional surfers, so it is very likely that for the rest of us the percentages are going to be different.\u00a0 It is interesting to consider these figures against your own surf experience, just how much time do you spend paddling (getting out back, going for waves and moving around), sitting stationary, wiping out etc compared against time actually riding waves?<\/p>

Ps. Mr Mendez-Villanueva\u2019s study is published in The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research journal, Vol20(3), 2006.\u00a0 The full article, available free, can be found here https:\/\/journals.lww.com\/nsca-jscr\/Abstract\/2006\/08000\/ACTIVITY_PROFILE_OF_WORLD_CLASS_PROFESSIONAL.4.aspx<\/a>\"\"
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