One thing I love about electric foiling is how my body feels after a session.

Now that I’m in my 40s, I notice that board sports keep me fit in the best way. Too much Running can make me look like a crackhead; too much weight lifting and I look like a meatball; too much Cross Fit and I’ll probably feel hurt; too much yoga and a miss my masculine edge.

Balancing on that foil for an hour strengthens my core and legs like nothing else while not impacting my joints in the slightest. I’m sure there are workout routines I could do on land that would be as good or better, but there’s no way they would be fun enough for me to get near as much in on foil.

7 battery charges/week makes me my best. I have a ton of other responsibilities in my life, so going all the time seems off balance. 1 hour/day is around 6% of my waking time, and the way I show up for the other 94% with that investment totally justifies it.

There is no other board-sport that I could sustainably do that with. An hour/day surfing, kiteboarding, wakeboarding, or snowboarding would require major disruption to my life when conditions were perfect. An hour/day skateboarding would injure me before the year was up for sure. Sessions on the e-foil are arguably better on water that is windblown. Hot or “cold” weather is no factor with the right gear (surf gear for the NW coast is too hot to wear on a Texas lake on the coldest day). If it’s busy on one lake and I want to get away, I can put in on tiny river. If I’m one a business trip, there’s usually some lake or river nearby. There is just almost nothing that blocks me from riding.

So back to the workout piece. After 45 battery charges in 45 days, I am truly in the best shape of my life. My knees, ankles and hips have never felt more flexible. My clothes fit better than ever. I’ve always had a little man-muffin-top action (better abs than most my age, but not exactly male-model material)

Living in Granite Shoals, TX means more than a little wild Texas land. My lake is surrounded by brush.