{"id":6507,"date":"2024-06-14T14:31:33","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T13:31:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/?p=6507"},"modified":"2024-09-05T11:39:38","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T10:39:38","slug":"surfing-and-health-report-released-and-phd-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/surfing-and-health-report-released-and-phd-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"Surfing and Health Report Released \u2013 and PhD announced\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"outside-container-base\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div \n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tflex flex-col order-last col-12\n\t\t\t\t\t\tlg:order-firstlg:col-4\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mt-4 lg:mt-0 col-12 lg:col-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg-defaults gutenberg-p-full-width\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>We have worked with the University of Bristol to carry out the biggest surfer survey in 10 years \u2013 and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/UK-Surfing-Health-Report-June-2024.pdf\"><strong>UK Surfing and Health<\/strong> <strong>Report<\/strong><\/a> is released today, on International Surfing Day 2024.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>It found that <strong>better mental wellbeing, fun and improved performance, are the biggest motivations for surfing <\/strong>\u2013 and importantly also shows a positive relationship between increased frequency of surfing and better mental wellbeing. Investigating this further will be the focus of a University of Bristol 4-year PhD that will start this autumn.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>We have always been big supporters of academic research, particularly in the areas of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/why-are-blue-spaces-good-for-us\/\">blue health<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/surf-therapy-research\/\">surf therapy<\/a>, which is why we have worked closely with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bristol.ac.uk\/\">University of Bristol<\/a> \u2013 and others &#8211; since we opened. We are delighted that we will now be able to support a PhD that will further understanding of how and why surfing impacts mental wellbeing.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/UK-Surfing-Health-Report-June-2024.pdf\"><strong>UK Surfing and Health<\/strong> <strong>Report<\/strong><\/a> examines a number of areas related to surfing behaviours in the UK, including motivations and barriers to surfing, surf-related spending and how surfing relates to people&#8217;s feelings, physical health and mental wellbeing. Almost 1,350 people took part in the research survey.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"outside-container-base\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div \n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tflex flex-col order-last col-12\n\t\t\t\t\t\tlg:order-firstlg:col-4\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/credit@imagecabin_ICG-10-min-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"w-full h-auto lg:h-150 object-cover lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/credit@imagecabin_ICG-10-min-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/credit@imagecabin_ICG-10-min-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/credit@imagecabin_ICG-10-min-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/credit@imagecabin_ICG-10-min-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/credit@imagecabin_ICG-10-min-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/credit@imagecabin_ICG-10-min-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/683;\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mt-4 lg:mt-0 col-12 lg:col-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg-defaults gutenberg-p-full-width\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"font-poppins font-extrabold uppercase text-lg text-zodiac-500 pb-1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Key findings from the Surfing and Health Survey report include:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245417&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"text-base\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>1,344 people<\/strong> took part in the UK Surfing and Health Survey\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;134245417&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"text-base\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On average, respondents reported surfing almost <strong>4 times each month<\/strong>, with August, September and October being the most popular\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;134245417&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"text-base\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>The average surfer spends an estimated \u00a32,101.08 each year<\/strong> on surfing activities, with most being spent on fuel\/transport, accommodation, and board purchases<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;134245417&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"text-base\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Most people (93-96.2%) make their surf-related purchases within the UK, either locally, regionally or nationwide<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;134245417&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"text-base\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The top 3 barriers for surfing were weather, work\/study commitments or travel time. Other barriers included pollution, lack of suitable transport, and cost<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;134245417&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"text-base\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The top three motivations were to <strong>have fun, improve performance, and to improve mental wellbeing<\/strong>. Other motivations included being in nature, spending time with others and being able to \u201cescape\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;134245417&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"text-base\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The top 3 facilitators for future surfing were closer facilities, reduced cost to access and people to surf with. People also mentioned improved transport links and better\/cleaner surfing conditions<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;134245417&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"outside-container-base\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div \n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tflex flex-col order-last col-12\n\t\t\t\t\t\tlg:order-firstlg:col-4\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/creditimagecabin_030422_253-min-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"w-full h-auto lg:h-150 object-cover lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/creditimagecabin_030422_253-min-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/creditimagecabin_030422_253-min-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/creditimagecabin_030422_253-min-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/creditimagecabin_030422_253-min-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/creditimagecabin_030422_253-min-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/creditimagecabin_030422_253-min-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/683;\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mt-4 lg:mt-0 col-12 lg:col-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg-defaults gutenberg-p-full-width\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The report concludes that findings show a relationship between surfing frequency and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/health-benefits-of-surfing-for-body-and-mind\/\">positive physical health and mental wellbeing<\/a> &#8211; and calls for more research to understand the strength and impact of this. It also found that surfing significantly contributes to the UK economy, with the average surfer spending over \u00a32,000 per year and over 90% of surf-related purchases made within the UK.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Student Ariane Gerami has secured funding for a 4-year PhD, supported by The Wave, to further research the link between surfing and mental health. Ariane carried out a Masters\u2019 thesis, supported by The Wave, in 2022 that found that surfing can support better mental health. The research was published in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/1660-4601\/19\/24\/16732\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and her PhD will build on these findings. She will work with The Wave to capture data from a wide range of different demographic groups to explore how and why surfing impacts mental wellbeing.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"outside-container-base\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div \n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tflex flex-col order-last col-12\n\t\t\t\t\t\tlg:order-firstlg:col-4\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/499A3369-min-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"w-full h-auto lg:h-150 object-cover lazyload\" alt=\"Women learns how to surf at The Wave inland wavepool with GoPro on head\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/499A3369-min-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/499A3369-min-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/499A3369-min-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/499A3369-min-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/499A3369-min-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/499A3369-min-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/683;\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mt-4 lg:mt-0 col-12 lg:col-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg-defaults gutenberg-p-full-width\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Nick Hounsfield, Founder of The Wave<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245417&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThe power of water and waves to make us feel better is at the heart of why The Wave exists. It is so important to us to support and further academic research in to surfing and health \u2013 particularly mental health.\u00a0 This report, and crucially the PhD commencing this autumn, will add to the growing body of research in the area of \u2018blue health\u2019 &#8211; evidence that being in or near water has huge health benefits.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245417&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Hazel Geary, CEO at The Wave<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245417&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cEvery day we witness the positive impact that surfing has on our visitors. The beaming smiles after time spent in the lake say it all! It is incredibly exciting that we can now work with the University of Bristol to further explore and understand the relationship between surfing and mental wellbeing.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245417&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/UK-Surfing-Health-Report-June-2024.pdf\"><strong>DOWNLOAD THE FULL REPORT.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"outside-container-base\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div \n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tflex flex-col order-last col-12\n\t\t\t\t\t\tlg:order-first\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":6510,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6507","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-topics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - 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