Q: Do i need to be a member of a gym to be Surf Fit?

You do not need to be a member of a gym to be surf fit. Fortunately many exercises beneficial to improving your surf fitness can be performed at home or in an outdoor environment with the aid of just a few pieces of equipment (none is possible), so you really have NO excuses to get your butt moving at all.

If you dislike the gym (and who can blame you when you experience real raw energy from the ocean) then I would recommend purchasing a mat, Swiss Ball (see useful tips), a theraband (exercise band) for starters. You can then progress to dumb bells, a medicine ball and a couple of stability discs if you wish. And tell me who needs a gym for cardio training when you have the great outdoors.

Of course the gym has its place for a safe instructor led place to train with a diversity of very useful equipment, but to be honest, as long as you are committed, have somewhere safe to train and have good advice to the exercises you perform, then by all means go for it wherever suits you best.