Fitness & Exercise

The Girls of Summer

continued...

For more information about Las Olas surf camp, visit the web site (http://www.surflasolas.com). Besides surfing, more women-only sports instruction is cropping up everywhere -- from the slopes to the shore. If you don't see a program for your favorite activity, ask around. Here's a sampling.

• Dirt-biking: Dirt Camp -- women-only camps in Moab, Utah; http://www.dirtcamp.com.
• Rowing: Row As One -- women-only, elite-level instruction; http://www.tiac.net/users/rowasone.
• Golfing: LPGA Golf Clinics for Women; http://www.jbcgolf.com.
• Girl's soccer: Soccer Plus -- session for girls aged 10 and up and aged 15 and up in Connecticut; http://www.soccerpluscamps.com.
• Fly-fishing: Mel Krieger International School of Fly Fishing -- women-only casting seminars; http://www.flyfishschool.com.
• Girls basketball: Hoop Mountain -- for girls aged 12 to 17; http://www.hoopmountain.com. Also Nike Sports Camps; http://www.eSportsCamps.com.
• Snowboarding: Many resorts offer women-only instruction. Ask your local resort or check out http://www.wesweat.com/snowboarding/training/resources.html.

Jennifer Howze is a freelance writer in New York City.