The Surprising Recovery Trick That Helps Keep Pro Surfer Alessa Quizon Injury-Free

Alessa Quizon, a professional surfer and Billabong athlete, is a Makaha, Hawaii, native who started surfing when she was 4 years old. Since then, she's spent almost every day in the ocean. Whether she's crushing waves at competitions in Indonesia or at home in Dana Point, California, Alessa's life revolves around surfing–it's what she lives, breathes, and trains so diligently for.

Alessa is no stranger to injury—she knows that the numerous hours of surfing take a toll on her body. In the past she has sprained both of her ankles and even had a grade II tear in her MCL, which kept her from surfing for three months. While she says it was a tough time for her psychologically (she's used to major endorphin rushes from surfing and just loves being in the water), it was a much-needed physical break for her body.

Alessa surfs every day and does other forms of training like boxing and stamina-based workouts, but other than being physically and mentally in shape, there's no safeguard to keep her from getting hurt when she's out on the water. "There are so many ways to get injured. You could hit the reef; you could drown...and I'm in a bikini, and guys are in board shorts. There's no armor, padding, anything. There's no device that could help you to prevent injury, either. You're pretty much winging it most of the time." In other words, finding effective recovery methods is everything.

"CBD is magic to me; it's my favorite," Alessa praised. "It's saved my muscles from sitting for hours on planes and from getting super sore post-surfing. It's like Tiger Balm but better; plus, it smells really nice!"