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Now Offering Surf Video Package

ccryder8fsu — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 20:01:26 +0000

Please Inquire about pricing but check out our sample video!

Surf Film Director Matt Kliener has offered his videography services to SB FitTours. We use top of the line in water video cameras to give you the best views of you riding your first waves. The video will be edited so you can upload to YouTube so you can show all your friends how much you were ripping the waves in Santa Barbara.

Best Mountain Bike trails in Santa Barbara

ccryder8fsu — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 01:44:25 +0000

Santa Barbara has some terrific mountain biking trails for both down hill and cross-country. If you’re looking for pure down hill Tunnel Trail is as exhilarating as Santa Barbara has to offer. You just need to make your way up to the top of El Camino Cielo. You can ride your bike up the road if you’re looking for a workout or get dropped off. From the top you can also go down Cold Springs and Romero Canyon. The top section of Romero Canyon is very loose and a bit hairy; if you want to skip that section you can take the fire road 1.7 miles down till it meets the single track again. The second half of the trail has more embedded rock with some pretty fast fun sections.

My favorite all around ride is riding up Inspiration Point and then down Jesusita trail. There are a couple spots going up you’ll have to carry the bike unless your just amazing. There are quite a few hikers going up as well. Jesusita trail, especially the top section has very few hikers and is a flowy fun trail for a nice five to six mile downhill run. If you’re looking for a good climb with a mix of some down hill I’d go back to Romero. You can climb the fire road for 4 miles and then go down the two-mile downhill single track. The first mile of climbing is pretty tough; if you make it past that the remaining three miles are much easier.

We have quite a few cross country bikes for rent that can easily take you up and down any of the trails in Santa Barbara or if you’re looking for a guided tour we can help with that as well. Check out www.SBFitTours.com if you’re interested.

Stand up Paddle Board Workouts in Santa Barbara – Joint Friendly Exercise.

ccryder8fsu — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 04:45:26 +0000

Absolutely had one of the most unbelievable workouts today! I’ve stated before that the racing aspect of stand up paddle boarding is one of the best and toughest workouts I’ve done. It takes some time to get yourself to a point where you can paddle at a high cadence for 30 minutes to an hour straight. Once your there though your cardio respiratory system and muscle endurance specifically in your core and upper body will be in great shape. I went on one of my favorite paddles in Santa Barbara from Butterfly Beach to the Santa Barbara Harbor and back. I finished the 5.2 mile paddle in an hour and was completely soaked head to toe and that wasn’t from falling in. As odd as it sounds, from a fitness perspective the more paddling experience I gain the more I liken it to biking. There’s not a lot of shock to the body so it enables you to really improve your endurance and strength while minimizing the risk of injury to your joints as opposed to an activity like running. Adding that to the feeling of walking on water and it makes for not only an enjoyable workout with the occasional visit from the local sea life but an unbelievably demanding one as well.

We at SB Fitness Tours would love to take you on one of these paddles. If you’re just beginning we offer lessons, rentals, yoga and fitness classes as well on the stand up paddle boards.