Surf Fitness Subjects:

• General Surf Fitness
• Paddling & Shoulders
• Muscles
• Back
• Ribs
• Knees
• Elbows

Who is Beth?
See surf photos of Beth in the Wahines Photo Gallery.

Beth Price Jeffris has a Masters Degree in Exercise Physiology from the University of Utah. She is a triathlon coach who has trained hundreds of triathletes, as well as other athletes for surfing, mountain biking, and skiing. Also Beth has several years of experience in orthopedic rehabilitation. Beyond her extensive experience training others on fitness and injury prevention, Beth participates in all of the aforementioned sports and she has competed in ultra-endurance races including the Eco-Challenge and the 24-Hour Moab Mountain Bike Race. Beth has been surfing for several years and she is completely addicted to the sport. In sum, Beth walks the talk... and she has the credentials to know what she's talking about.

Recommended by Beth:

Lance Harriman, MSPT
Potrero Physical Therapy
www.PotreroPT.com
Phone: (415) 701-1000
Lance is an amazing physical therapist and expert surfer. He can provide you with a focused one-on-one, comprehensive treatment plan to address your medical needs, as well as your personal goals.

Tyler Martin, CMT
Bay Area Traditional Chinese Medicine
www.BayAreaTCM.com
(415) 235-7876
Tyler Martin, CMT, is an expert in Tui-Na, which is a comprehensive system of Chinese therapeutic massage that focuses on treating specific areas of discomfort by stimulating the body's natural ability to heal itself.

Disclaimer:
The opinions in "Ask Beth" represent the opinions of Beth Price Jeffris, not those of Surfpulse. Surfpulse makes no medical claims nor does SurfPulse assume any responsibility for any opinions or information shared about fitness and health subjects. Anyone who is willing to try any suggestions from this column (or any other section of SurfPulse) for health, fitness, nutrition, injury prevention, or anything relating to any of these areas, is responsible for doing their own due diligence before undertaking any new activity, or continuing a current activity relating to health, fitness, nutrition, injury prevention, or anything else in order to minimize the possibility of injury or death. The information shared herein has not been approved by the FDA, AMA nor any other health or regulatory agency. And therefore, anyone considering to use any of the information shared in this column, in any other section of Surfpulse or anywhere outside of SurfPulse.com, should always consult a physician and/or a personal, certified fitness instructor before implementing any exercise routine or program- especially when significantly modifying one's physical fitness regime or lifestyle in any way.

In other words, Beth is going to be sharing some information that she believes could improve the average, healthy surfer's well-being. But don't complain if you get hurt. Surfing, especially big wave surfing, can be very dangerous and everyone participating in sports such as these should thoroughly evaluate all of the possible consequences before getting involved... especially before pushing their limits in any capacity. Surf hard, but surf safely.