I feel like skateboarding is as much of a sport as a lifestyle, and an art form, so there's so much that that transcends in terms of music, fashion, and entertainment. -Tony Hawk

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Why Start Skating?

Besides learning a new impressive hobby, skateboarding can teach valuable life skills like perseverance and confidence.

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Benefits?

According to Everskate, skateboarding burns calories, helps build endurance, increases flexibility, improves precision and motor coordination, increases pain tolerance, and teaches fall prevention as well as how to fall correctly. Skateboarding also gives us better balance and muscle tone. Skating can help reduce stress as well. Plus, skating has one of the best communities out there.

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The Community

Skating is a shared passion by many people of all ages. Skating gives you the opportunity to meet new people and build friendships. The skating community is a judge free zone, no matter where you come from, look like, or how many tricks you can do, skaters don't care our passion for skating brings us together. It may be intimidating to go out to the skate park for the first time, but trust me we don't judge here.

But Where Do I Start?

Check out some of these videos or look up “Skateboarding for beginners” on YouTube! I recommend the channel “VLSkate”

https://youtu.be/p3NXd3DhH08?si=Oa5joAD3UTQgzeH6

https://youtu.be/K5o0oIpgk8?si=hrKtyuNu9H6ivpA

https://youtu.be/I6VnsvDYR60?si=_KxZrU8MDXZzeet4

How to buy and set up your first board!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2vjYQxC6DI

Skating In The Long Run

Skating can be a fun hobby to use up your time and teach you useful skills. But, for some people skating is their whole lives. And that's okay! You can go to skate competitions around the world, including the Olympics now!

My life path has been a blessing and a great learning experience. Skateboarding is my passion and I don't see that changing. When I'm not skating, I love to surf. I'm open to the new experiences and opportunities. -Ryan Sheckler

Movies!

Here are some skateboarding movies to watch as well!

• Mid90s
• Street Dreams
• Lords of Dogtown
• Pretending I'm Superman
• Shred
• Skate or Die

Skateboarding for me is a whole lot different for me than before the TV fame, if you will, because going out in the street is a little bit different. -Rob Dyrdek

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