Skateboarding

Don't do it.

It's one thing to be forty with a bad shoulder injury. It's another thing to be forty with a foot or ankle injury.

It's like in Forrest Gump when they're in Vietnam: you take good care of your feet. Your shoulders aren't going to do shit for you if your feet can't carry them and all the rest of you.

Don't get a foot injury.

Injuries take longer to heal when you are >30 and even more when >40. Learning to skateboard means a lot of injuries... Just sayin'

I don't have an answer. But I'm 41 a kind of regret never picking it up beyond the extremely badic stuff. If you decide to pick it up, let me know of any progress, and I'll be your online airmchair skate group of one.

Yes, definitely take it up. There was a dude skateboarding in the Olympics who is fifty-one, so on that basis, you've got nearly a decade to make it as an Olympic-level skateboarder!

In terms of when to quit, I would say only quit if you don't like it. There's no particular standard you need to reach to prove yourself to anyone.

The last two guys I know who are over 40 and got back on the board broke something pretty serious.

I’m gonna recommend a bicycle. A lot easier on the feet ankles and knees, less prone to injury over all, and can be great cardio. Nice payoff after climbing a hill and heading down the other side. WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeee!!!!

It actually has a really long learning curve, if you didn't skate as a kid it will take you a long time to even be comfortable rolling around, let alone doing anything more. Kids have an infinite amount of time to practice and can take their boards with them basically everywhere, adults don't have the same luxury.

And the other part is, you will get injured. You might get lucky and be fine, or you might get unlucky and fuck your knee or ankle or wrist or collarbone for months or life.

It's a young person's hobby. If you're really keen then go for it, but if its an idle curiosity I think there are other things that you'd find more satisfying.

I'm 37 and have been considering getting an electric skateboard to speed up my daily commute. Currently it's a 25 minute walk with a set of steps, my thinking is I'd be able to carry it on them.

Started skating at 24, every time I fracture or break a part of me it takes so long to heal that I lose all my skating muscle memory.

Seems almost pointless to me to try and be good at skateboarding when you start this late. But if you have passion for it and enjoy rolling around, I still think it's tons of fun. Don't expect to do almost any sick tricks tbh

if you didn't learn boarding when you were smaller, you'll find grown ups can build up a lot more speed falling from their extra heigh. also, longer bones can get in really bad angles and stressing lever positions. what's more easy to snap: a long stick, or a short stick?

if you do it anyway, use all the stupid looking, but health saving protection you can get. you gotta look like goddam iron man.