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

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 23 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] Turun@feddit.de 16 points 6 months ago (1 children)

When I was a kid I also had hand protectors for roller skates. So if you want to you can even protect that.

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 6 months ago

Oh yeah forgot about hands lol

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