Best Way To Warm Up Skateboarding
There are a variety of ways you can warm up before a skate session. A warmup for skateboarding will typically consist of some light stretching followed by the completion of a bunch of basic tricks. I for one have a list of tricks I run through for every warmup to not only get me ready to be pushed out of my comfort zone, but also to reinforce some basic and advanced techniques. That is one good way to warmup, but even better is a game of S.K.A.T.E.
Every time I go to the skatepark with a friend I almost always warm up with a game a S.K.A.T.E. This past weekend we played a couple warmup games here in my most recent YouTube video. Here are just some of the many reasons why we play a game of skate to warmup and why I believe it’s the #1 way to start a skate session with the homies:
Forces you to fully commit to every trick
Makes warming up fun
Enforces consistency by making you practice tricks you already have down
Leaves you no choice but to try and learn new tricks when playing defense
These 4 elements of the game of S.K.A.T.E. make for a great warmup because lets be honest, warming up isn’t always fun and when you don’t have the mental capacity to power through a comprehensive warmup, you won’t commit to every trick attempt and therefore will take a long time to warm up. The game of skate overcomes this because it is fun, fast-paced, and makes you commit to every trick. Not only that but the game will call on you to practice tricks you know well, and try tricks you may have never tried before. So next time you pull up to the skatepark with the homies, get warm with a game of S.K.A.T.E.