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I want to be a skater[ule]
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This was me up until recently.
My advice: get a board and just go try it.
So much of basic skateboarding is just building confidence on flat ground. It's hard to hurt yourself when you're like 2 inches off the ground, at worst I've gotten some scraped knees and palms.
This guy's videos are down to earth if you want some quick motivation:
https://youtu.be/I6VnsvDYR60?si=DNdYukfF435AVsyh
Also it might look goofy, but just get some basic knee and elbow protectors and a decent helmet. Those are the only areas you easily hurt as long as you are on flat ground with no obstacles.
When I was a kid I also had hand protectors for roller skates. So if you want to you can even protect that.
Oh yeah forgot about hands lol
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