Skateboarding it is a lifestyle, a philosophy, a culture, an art form and yes, even a sport, so much so that there are plans to introduce it as a demonstration discipline to Olympics in Tokyo.
A sport not just for kids but to be practiced throughout one’s life, from when one is a child and of any age, and with numerous benefits for the body and mind.
8 good reasons to start skateboarding
1. Skateboarding burns calories
It is not easy to calculate exactly how many calories you burn in 1 hour of skateboarding: using the board to go for a stroll is different from doing it in a skatepark complete with acrobatic tricks, but in short, from a minimum of 150 to a maximum of 500 calories per hour it is a substantially correct estimate.
2. Skateboarding improves stamina
Of course, it happens with all more or less endurance sports. But skateboarding has an advantage: you can do it practically non-stop. You can use the board for training as well as for riding around and all in all it’s a very fun way to keep fit.
3. Skateboarding improves flexibility
Skateboarding is a question of balance and coordination and involves every muscle, from the feet to the shoulders and up to the head: you push with your legs, you use your pelvis and core, you move your arms and in the end it is a continuous movement of balance and coordination that improves flexibility.
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4. Using the skateboard deck improves coordination and precision
Intuitive: you try a trick, you don’t succeed, you try again, you change something and you try again and so on in a continuous process of learning through trial and error and the relationship between what you see, proprioception and what your body does which in the end it exponentially improves coordination and precision of movements. Two useful qualities in every aspect of life as well as in all balance sports, from snowboarding to surfing and up to paddle.
5. Skateboarding raises the pain threshold
Falling is inevitable: bumps, scratches, grazes and cuts are the order of the day for every skateboarder but in the end the fun is always superior and so you learn to live with the pain, raising its threshold.
6. Skateboarding teaches you how to fall
It seems trivial, but there is a way to fall and avoid getting hurt too much. It concerns coordination, proprioception and acrobatic skills and in the end, by falling, you learn not to fall but also to fall without getting hurt, knowing where to put your hands, feet and how to cushion the impact of your body with the ground.
7. Skateboarding reduces stress
This is especially true for adults, stressed by the too many demands of modern life: after all, skateboarding is like being a kid again, forgetting your daily obligations for a few hours and immersing yourself in pure fun. And then like all sports that require concentration and attention, it distracts you from the rest, giving you moments of pure focus. And this is the secret to unplugging and reducing stress.
8. The skateboard deck makes you patient
It is the consequence of attempts to learn new tricks: by trying and trying again you (re)learn to be patient, to face something that you cannot do, which is not immediate and which requires calm, patience, method and a step-by-step approach. by step.
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2023-11-07 08:22:20
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