Do you guys have tips for improving balance- when you are finding it hard to get down to the water?
Get a balance board. Go skateboarding with a surfstyle board like Carver Skateboards.
Land based balance training needs to challenge each system that contributes to balance. Visual, Somatasensory (feeling), proprioception (joint position awareness) and vestibular (inner ear)
Easy ways to do this is have tasks that vary between eyes open and eyes closed, using different surfaces such as a bosu ball, foam mat or indo cushion, adding in cognitive tasks such as throwing a ball or having someone throw a ball at you whilst balancing.You can start basic like 30s eyes open on a single leg, progress to 30s eyes closed on single leg, go single leg eyes open on a dura disk / bosu for 30s, then eyes closed 30s on a duradisk etc etc etcall the way up to dynamic stuff such as hop and holds with someone throwing a ball at you as you're about to land
-practice surfing on a posture pole
-hip and ankle mobility exercises also
-slow 1 leg squats, bakc straight, down and touch ankle with both hands, then up and stretch as high as you can go and incorporate a twist. its hard!
-1 legged dead lifts also.
when you brush your teeth in the morning do it on one leg , then swap hands and do it other side , learn how to juggle 
Most people are very one side dominant this doesent help with balance. Same goes for most everyday things , try doing them opposite hand or foot as much as possible 
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Pilates - it's not just for the ladies you know
I have to agree. I think it was CarterSUPhysio that put me on to it. All of the comments made above by CarterSUPhysio and other Pilates exercises for your core will do wonders. It did for me! (And once your core is strong there are plenty of home exercises you can do to keep it strong.)
