{"id":8514,"date":"2018-04-04T09:48:10","date_gmt":"2018-04-04T09:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/?p=8514"},"modified":"2018-04-05T05:57:04","modified_gmt":"2018-04-05T05:57:04","slug":"pros-and-kids-take-to-the-water-for-surf-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/news\/pros-and-kids-take-to-the-water-for-surf-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Pros and kids take to the water for surf day"},"content":{"rendered":"

KIDS with Cystic Fibrosis teamed up with professional surfers at Torquay Surf Beach last week for a morning of fun therapy.<\/p>\n

Surfing champions, such as Jesse Mendes, Ezekiel Lau, Caio Ibelli and Tatiana Western-Webb, took some time out of their busy schedules to teach about 15 kids during a \u201cSurf Experience Day\u201d.<\/p>\n

The men and women were in Torquay in the lead up to the Rip Curl Pro.<\/p>\n

Organised by the Mauli Ola Foundation (MOF), the therapy sessions aim to help the patients find a love for surfing.<\/p>\n

Also, breathing in the salt water vapors from crashing waves thins mucus and promotes productive coughing \u2013 this helps clear CF lungs of bacteria-harbouring mucus.<\/p>\n

Cystic Fibrosis Geelong Inc founder Leann Tremul said surfing was a much more fun form of therapy than sitting in front of the television with a nebuliser.<\/p>\n

\u201cMost of the kids are on salt therapy anyway so this is a great way of breathing it in while learning to surf,\u201d Ms Tremul said.<\/p>\n

\u201cResearch shows that adults with CF who surf are much healthier than the ones who don\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n

During the surf days, patients keep 10 feet from each other at all times and the presence of professional surfers ensures patient safety.<\/p>\n

The Mauli Ola Foundation (MOF) is a non-profit organisation dedicated to providing hope and confidence to individuals living with genetic diseases.<\/p>\n