How does skateboarding keep you fit

Skateboarding can be said to be a sport that will fall pretty much in the beginning. Bruises, scratches, and muscle aches are part of skateboarding. But because of our passion for skateboarding, we are willing to take abuse. The joy and excitement of the skateboard makes one forget the existing pain. Wounds and bruises will go away, you will soon forget them but you will never forget your first handrail, kickflip, or your first drop-in.

As you fall a lot, you get used to the pain, and not just in skateboarding, you can cope with pain in any situation. Just fall and get up again, and when we get up, we become even more determined. Skateboarding helps improve injury prevention. As I said above, you can fall a lot when skating, and to lessen the severity of your injuries, you must learn to avoid falling or fall properly. This skill is acquired through practice and learning from falls. As you practice more and make progress, you will naturally become better at knowing where to position your feet and hands.

When in pain, your brain will think of ways to avoid pain the next time you do this movement. That is the mechanism of self-learning.

Sometimes, falling is inevitable, and seasoned skaters will know how to minimize injuries. Once your body becomes more agile, there is less chance of freak accidents. You can naturally recover from slips and falls, and avoid falling on your face. If you just started, I recommend you choose cruiser skateboards or longboards to better balance. Lately the popularity of skateboarding has soared as a means of both recreation and exercise. In fact, skateboarding is a great workout: you use almost all your muscle groups to maintain balance hence you burn lots of calories.

In terms of cardio exercising, the pushing yourself around on a board, especially over flat terrain or, better still, up a hill takes a great effort and will build up your stamina and will make you burn calories, not doubt about that. The benefit of added stamina is one you can reap without even venturing to do tricks and jumps.

This does not mean that doing tricks or jumps will not add anything to the workout; it certainly will. In fact, doing tricks on ramps requires quite a bit of speed and to attain and maintain that speed, a person must work very hard.

Also, many tricks require the skater to squat then stand up or to jump while all of these movements help to add to the cardiovascular workout that skateboarding provides. Doing tricks on a skateboard adds another element to overall health: it increases coordination and timing which, though not necessarily an aspect of fitness, is important for sports. An added benefit is that it increases balance, another very important part of sports. Email This BlogThis! Share to Twitter Share to Facebook.

Labels: Exercise. Anonymous July 10, at AM. Midageskaker August 23, at AM. This is really good article which demonstrate the health benefits of skateboarding. I have read this article and since I am working in IT sector, I am really fade up with my monotonous lifestyle. I have started skateboarding with electric skateboard. It is really a good hobby for me now in order to relieve my work induced stress. Thanks to this article to provide such type information about skateboarding.

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