Skateboarding is Extreme

So you think skateboarding is easy huh? Uhmmmmm... I don't think so. Skateboarding requires an extreme level of balancing skills. Remember where skateboarding originated? Well, it is invented by surfers in the 1950's so that they can still “surf” in the absence of waves. Trying to footnote the surfers is trying to footnote the people with one of the best (if not the best) control of balance in the whole world. If standing in a scooter requires some balance already, where you are able to support your body by holding to the pivot lever, imagine what more balance is required to stand stable on a moving plank that tilts from side to side so that you can maneuver yourself along the street.

Due to the requirement of balance and the activity area where skateboarding is done (streets, suburbs, cities, basically where there is a concrete road or wooden floor), and because it is also a means of transportation for some (minus the wall protection supplied by vehicle bodies), it is always revered as an extreme activity. It is one of the highlighted events of Xtreme Sports (An annual extreme sport competition). Try visiting the YouTube and look for skateboarding competitions and stunts. Only then will your outlook on skateboarding change. Then you will surely say, “Skateboarding? Wow!