California State University-Long Beach master’s degree candidate Ryan Pittsinger says surfing elevates people’s mood, according to a story in US News & World Report.
Pittsinger, a lifetime surfer and native of Manhattan Beach, Calif., surveyed 107 surfers after a 30-minute session in the waves and found that positivity and tranquility increased significantly while negative mood and fatigue decreased.
Wonder how this same study would go after a 30 minute session on a good day at Pipe?
[Link: US News & World Report]
Wow! Groundbreaking study. Now every dipshit on anxiety meds is going to start surfing per doctor’s orders.
Nice closing line. Also, @Riggs, good idea on the doctor’s note. Maybe I can get an Rx to surf everyday and only work 2 hours? Not on anxiety meds, just trying to get wet as much as possible
I never even thought of surfing as a form of therapy for my social anxiety’s and depression. I’m gonna go buy a board today. I just hope I’m not as wreckless in the lineup as I am in life. I’m gonna re-tweet this to my support group too. Maybe they’ll join me. Where’s a good place to surf around here?
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