I’ve Restarted An Unexpected Hobby In My 40s. I Had No Idea How Much It Would Improve My Life.

I've Become A Middle-Aged Skateboarder. It's Changed My Life In Ways I Never Expected.

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How do you do, fellow kids?

 
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As a middle-aged man I can barely walk, let alone be trusted on a skateboard 😆

 
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Skating is easier and faster than walking (at least on flat or downhill terrain that's smooth), it's just more dangerous!

 
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The last thing this broken body needs is to be more broken after a skateboarding accident.

 
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Still pushing at 38 with arthritis in my knee and 2 wrists with steel, Landed a varialflip in the park yesterday felt pretty great for the day

 
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