Skating is a great way to get fit and lose weight.

Even though the board has wheels and does a lot of the ‘work’ when it comes to carrying your body mass, there’s effort required in terms of pushing yourself along, using muscles to speed up and stop, and then the calories needed to do any kind of special manoeuvre such as a jump or turn.

You’ll be increasing the rate of adrenaline in your body with this activity, which also helps increase the metabolism. Most of the time, skateboarding is quite a physically gentle activity, even though it looks speedy and impressive. However, it increases your heart rate, putting your body in the gentle ‘cardio / fat burn’ zone, the same as swimming and gardening, and also can help to improve general balance.