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Learning to Surf in Our 40s: Starting Something New

Learning to surf in our 40s: Johnna and Clint on the first weeks of surfing almost every day on Kauai, the soreness, the fear and the ego, and what starting something new teaches you about everything else.

Johnna surfed on Maui 25 years ago. Clint had never surfed. We bought boards, drove five minutes to a learners' spot, and decided there were no more excuses.

The new muscles surfing found, and why recovery came before lifting

Starting something new in front of other people

Fear dressed up as excuses, and the Costco foam board that ended them

Why getting from zero to one changes everything…

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