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5 questions for the ultimate cool-girl (and health-conscious) surfer Tia Blanco
(Photo: Reef) Tia Blanco, one of the West Coast’s most up-and-coming surfers, is not your typical teenager. At 17, she’s a Reef ambassador and a member of the Surfing America Team, and as her profile...
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The W Union Square introduces a really cool Rockaway Beach surf package
(Photo: Locals Surf School) Ok, this is no Oahu, but New York is showing off its surfing chops for tourists (or staycationers?) at least a little bit this summer with the W Union Square’s new “Stay...
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My Weekly Workout: Anna Jerstrom
When Los Angeles-based surfer Anna Jerstrom created Calavera, her line of sexy, wave-ready swimwear, she was thinking about women who live for the water—specifically, herself. And while pro surfers...
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7 stylish rash guards you can wear from surf to street
Just like Spandex leggings are acceptable both at the gym and nearly everywhere else, rash guards now have a place in and out of the water—and designers are taking serious note. This season, haute...
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How to keep your sense of adventure (while spending a lot of time at your desk)
If anyone understands the art of adventure, it’s pro surfer Stephanie Gilmore. Just check out the six-time world champion’s Instagram: One day she’s cruising the streets of Cuba, a few weeks later...
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The new wellness retreat that’s straight out of a photoshoot
Between the globally-inspired clothes and insanely gorgeous photoshoots (think remote beaches and dramatic sand dunes), travel and adventure are a major part of the Free People ethos. Now, the bohemian...
View ArticleThis pro surfer confirms that, yes, surfers’ lives are the best
Welcome to My Morning Routine, where pro surfer Frankie Harrer and other good-life gurus share their personal (frequently surprising, often healthy) morning rituals—to help you make your a.m.’s more...
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The most stylish swimsuits for every summer activity
The activewear boom that’s occurred over the past few years has fully taken over Instagram, found its way into several celebrity fashion lines, and even infiltrated high-fashion runways. But there’s...
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Get on board: Try stand-up paddling in the Hamptons
According to the New York Times, stand-up paddling is the new “it” workout. I believe it: Last weekend in Burlington, Vermont, I noticed that SUPs (that’s stand up paddlers) outnumbered kayakers 2:1 on...
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Everybody’s gone surfing—at the gym
This January, SurfSet Fitness is debuting its group workout classes at the Sports Center at Chelsea Piers, where New Yorkers will ride the RipSurfer X, a newfangled piece of fitness equipment that...
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New York’s top yoga and fitness instructors hop on the in-studio surfboard
Next month, some of New York’s top fitness and yoga instructors are going surfing—at Chelsea Market. Surfset, a workout that uses a surfboard tricked out with Pilates-Reformer gadgetry, is teaming up...
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This Week in Wellness: No more super-size sodas, practice with star yogis,...
Elena Brower and Dana Flynn are among the skilled teachers who will be at Yoga Union's Vinyasa week Welcome to our weekly roundup of wellness news we’ve spotted and reported throughout the week. Our...
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The 5 hottest surfboards for summer
Surfing used to be only for bleached blonde, perpetually-shirtless, and decidedly serious surfers. But over the past few summers in New York, it’s seriously caught a wave. And it seems like everyone...
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6 reasons to get surfing!
Just another day at the office: Anna Jerstrom, the founder and designer of Calavera You’ve tried Surfset with your favorite instructor and you’re a fan of stand-up paddling. Next step, actual...
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This Week in Wellness: SurfSet returns to Chelsea Piers, Neti pot warning,...
SurfSet at Chelsea Piers! Welcome to our weekly roundup of wellness news we’ve spotted and reported throughout the week. Our Page Six! Summer may be fading into fall, but you won’t have to stop surfing...
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Women surfers make waves at the New York Surf Film Festival
The New York Surf Film Festival hit the city this week, and surfing has never been more popular in the city. This year, it seemed every Hamptons visitor was catching waves, SurfSet Fitness launched,...
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Class Action: Surfset & Sand at Crunch
Surfset Fitness has been making waves since it launched in December of 2011, with classes popping up at the Sports Center at Chelsea Piers, Exhale’s Bask at Revel, and even temporarily at Chelsea...
View Article90-Second Interval: A pro surfer dishes on how she gets in shape
This week’s 90-Second Interval features 23-year-old Lee-Ann Curren, a Roxy pro surfer from Biarritz, France. Curren knows the physical challenges of catching waves well. She’s been crowned the...
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My Beach Essentials: Pro longboarder Kassia Meador
By Q Editors for Q.Equinox.com As one of the most highly regarded female longboarders in the world, Kassia Meador has made a tidal wave of impact in the sport. When she’s not far from shore at First...
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Healthy surfers show off their “Surfer DNA” for charity
The subjects of photographer Alberto Guglielmi’s new series live and breathe surfing so much that they’re literally sprouting fins—or at least they appear to be. “The board becomes an extension of...
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Roxy hosts a women’s surf competition in Montauk
Roxy is bringing its series of just-for-women amateur surf competitions to the Hamptons for the first time this year, with the Roxy Montauk Classic at Ditch Plains Beach on August 3 and 4. While pros...
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First time surfing? Here’s what you need to know
Some summer days it seems like everyone’s gone surfing, but taking those first steps on a board can be pretty darn daunting. Even if you’re pretty fit and active. So, to squelch any newbie surfing...
View Article90-Second Interval: A sneak peek at Calavera’s new swimsuit line
Each video in our 90-Second Interval series is shot at Well+Good’s cozy headquarters in West Soho—in 90 seconds or less. Totally unedited. One take. Surfer and Calavera Swimwear designer Anna Jerstrom...
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8 ways to wear white to your workouts
Workout wardrobes tend to be centered around a sea of black (especially in New York), with some funky patterns, jewel tones, and neons thrown in. But this winter, we’ve been noticing a new wave of...
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How to stay healthy on an exotic vacation, according to pro surfers
Photos: Roxy It’s easy enough to keep up with your usual dance cardio classes and smoothie bowls when you’re in, say, the Hamptons. But what about when you’re vacationing in a place so foreign, you...
View ArticleThis cult-fave Costco surfboard can make your wave-riding dreams an...
If you assumed being able to ride the best waves like a pro surfer was an impossible dream (or at least a very expensive one), think again: You can get the best-selling surfboard at Costco, and it most...
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Is this gorgeous beach destination the next Tulum?
Santa Teresa might not be on your radar yet, but it should be. The beach town at the bottom of Costa Rica’s Nicoya Peninsula has been called the next Tulum, but simply comparing it to another beautiful...
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The 11 travel essentials you need for your surf-school getaway
When it comes to trying something new—the buildup can oftentimes be more gut-wrenching and nerve-inducing than the event itself. Take that risky but cute haircut you (fine, I) got over the summer, a...
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5 beachy Airbnbs that are perfect for your surf-school getaway
Maybe it’s their sun-kissed skin, or their always-perfect, saltwater-enhanced hair, but I’ve always thought of surfers as the chic French girls of the sports world. There is a vague, hard-to-identify...
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10 healthy road trips to take this summer
Summer’s the perfect time to cross a wellness retreat, weekend reset, or trip to a far-flung healthy destination like Ubud or Cape Town off your travel bucket list. But it’s totally possible to plan a...
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