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Early Risers: Speedo Water Babes

Wake surfing is my all-time favourite pastime, so when Speedo offered to kit out some of our Dubai water-loving babes for an awesome morning out on the boat, we jumped at the chance!

We headed down to Fahrenheit Beachsports with @LeanLivingGirl, @Thuymi, @MissCharFit, @Monkyseemonkydo and @ClaireFalconer_ our favourite surf spot, with a private cove that’s perfect for wake-surfing and no traffic!

For those who haven’t tried wake-surfing (not to be confused with wake-boarding of course), it’s super fun and a relatively gentle sport as the speed on the back of the boat is a lot slower than when you waterski or wakeboard. For some of our first-timers out there, the chilly water was the only barrier as they all found their feet and ‘the sweet-spot’ quickly.

Wake-surfing is less of a workout for the arms too, as you’ll let go once you’ve found your surf rhythm behind the boat. The key with wake-surfing is to not overthink it, and to just enjoy the ride, as whether you remain on the rope or you drop it and you’re able to give carving a little go, you’re going to feel the wave under your board and you’ll get your balance in no time.

Check out the action below with all of us #SpeedoWaterBabes kitted out in their cute summer rashy’s!…
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#SpeedoWaterBabes

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Adventure Fitness

Fly-boarding… To New Heights

What a way to kick off the weekend… it’s colder than normal but that just means we have to be more active! I popped in to Fahrenheit Beachsports (my secret water-sports hang out down in Jumeirah 1) to try out Fly-boarding for the first time. It’s something I’ve had my eye on for a while, although I have to admit, I was a bit nervous before we started.

Fly-Boarding at Fahrenheit

It’s a very new feeling… no amount of yoga, surfing or pilates was going to help me get my balance this time round, it’s all down to your mind and where you’re looking, for example, look down at your feet or the water and your whole body moves that way. The key is to stare just above the horizon and curl your feet underneath you into (what I can only describe as) a seahorse shape, so that when the driver on the jet ski gives you some power, your feet naturally move underneath you into a straight legged standing position, from which you then rise above the surface of the water.

Fly-Boarding at Fahrenheit

Once you’re up, it’s totally different… if you so much as curl your toes, you’ll move. So relax but be firm and lock your knees (sorry yoga teachers) as much as possible without being to rigid. It’s such fun and what a view! With the Burj Khalifa on the skyline and the beach bar waiting for us as we came back to shore, I can tell it’s going to be a very popular pastime.