Inflatable Surf

How Catching A Wave Can Help Your Self Esteem

You can find them on almost any beach that has waves, surfers that seem to glow with self-belief and make even the hardest things look easy. I’m sure you’ve asked yourself if it’s something in the water that gives them their confidence or could it be those big surfboards that inflate their self-esteem? Well new research from Exeter University in the UK has now proven that surfing is officially the most confidence-building of all sports and there are a couple of theories why.

Before we delve into what influenced the findings, let us first examine just how the research study was carried out. 20 sports were tested overall and around 200 people took part who did not take part in regular sport themselves. A psychology test was used to measure confidence and was filled in by the participants both before and after they had completed their 3 month involvement in a certain sport. The research concluded that the participants who recorded the most improved marks on their confidence tests were the surfers, and by quite a margin.

The Masters students who conducted the research have suggested that there are many factors to surfing which promotes confidence. Firstly it takes place outdoors and participants are pitted against the elements. Sport Science student Phil Turner explains that “people are often confident when they are safe in the their normal surrounds, but not when they are out of their comfort zone and tackling new problems, so being able to conquer the waves in the sea gives people a real sense of self-belief”. Secondly, because surfing is one of the toughest sports in the world, the fitness of all surfing participants increases a great deal, which not only makes them feel better inside but also helps their confidence by making them look better on the outside as well. Surfers often get a good tan from all their time outside and this again makes them look healthier. Another reason that surfing helps people become more self-assured it that it has ethos of laid back, happy-go-lucky confidence at all times, which is something that rubs off on new comers very quickly indeed.

Runner up in the list of most confidence building sports was cycling, so if you’re in need of an ego boost grab your surfboards or mountain bikes, get outside, and start training today

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