Exclusive | How I learned to surf without leaving Times Square

Icaught a wave in the middle of Manhattan — and didn’t even get my hair wet.

Instead, I spent Sunday morning on the rooftop of Margaritaville Resort Times Square, wobbling through a surf-inspired workout on a custom balance board designed to mimic the motion of the ocean.

After an hour of pop-ups, duck dives and plenty of wipeouts, I was more than ready to paddle straight to the bar downstairs. But a week later, I can’t stop thinking about how much fun it was to hang ten in the heart of Midtown. 5

Surfset NYC — owned and operated by husband-and-wife duo Aaron Thouvenin and Diana Garrett — has been bringing dry-land surf workouts to the city since 2014.

“As surfers, we noticed that the sport of surfing was the best way to accomplish our fitness goals of building strength, stabilit