Skateboarding Is All You Need To Learn To Feel That Endorphin Rush
Only a skateboarder would know the effect of skateboarding—it is the ultimate sport you need to feel free and euphoric!
Get an impression about this sport:
1. Skateboarding is a type of action sports. It is all about balancing on a board that has wheels and performs stunts while riding it.
2. It originated in the United States, probably in the late 1940s or 1950s.
3. Skateboarding requires a skateboard: a short, narrow board attached with four wheels.
4. It is usually known as a professional sports career. But, skateboarding can also be done as a means of transportation, fun-activity or an artistic display.
5. Kids under the age of 6 years can also do skateboarding (obviously, with a little nigrani of an adult)!
- There are several styles of skateboarding, seven most popular being:
- freestyle skateboarding
- vert skateboarding
- street skateboarding
- park skateboarding
- cruising
- downhill skateboarding
- off-road skateboarding
7. This sport can aid in improving concentration, fitness and creativity. It is also an eco-friendly activity, often used in travelling short distances.
8. Skateboarding is more challenging in snow or rain. Summers can be the best for enjoying skateboarding.
- If you have wanderlust and love to skateboard, then the following are some of the best spots for skateboarding in the world are:
- London
- Barcelona
- Berlin
- Copenhagen
- Moscow
- Beginners in skateboarding should begin by practising the following tricks:
- Kickflip trick
- Heelflip trick
- Inward heelflip
- Boardslide
- Wallride trick
- Pop shove it 360 trick
- Blunt Fakie
11. If you have made your mann to learn skateboarding, then here are some of the accessories that you’ll need to buy: Skateboard, skateboarding bag and safety gears too.
12. Indian Skateboarders who are internationally playing for India: Mohammed Khadir, Devappa, Sagar Waghela, Harshad Kamble and Satya Raineri (there are many more!)
13. Aitita Verghese is the first female skateboard professional of India, inspiring more and more women to take up the sport under her initiative, Girl Skate India.
Do you know, Tom Hawk has a net worth of $140 million! Who’s he? The highest-paid skateboarder in the world!
Blog Edited By Ritika Gupta
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