Although he had no movement in his feet, hamstrings or glutes, he found the nerve damage did not extend to his quadriceps - meaning he could ride a bike.
"Both paddling and standing up on the board require a strong core foundation, which includes hips, glutes, abdominals and spine, " says Kevyn Dean, co-owner of DSC Performance, a surf-training company in Orange County, Calif.
Not far from my apartment, within a stretch of no more than 500 feet, there are two doggie gyms where Gotham's canines who aren't getting enough exercise running through the city's parks, or are neglecting their all-important doggie glutes and abs, can go for a workout.