In September 2023, my commitment to surfing intensified. Trying to fast-track my surfing skills, I’d received the same simple advice over and over: surf every day. It motivated me to sign up for ...

In a very basic analogy, surfing is somewhat like riding a bike. Once you learn, once you ride that first wave all the way to shore, or once you successfully make a loop around the cul-de-sac on two ...

Lisa Olive receives funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council and the Australian Government Department of Social Services. She does not work for, own shares in or receive funding ...

Thinking about learning to surf as an adult? In this edit, I drop a little truth for you. Basically, I break down the realities of picking up surfing later in life — the good, the bad, and the ...