Just getting on the board on concreate will do me. Todays effort at the office which is better than a week ago when i pretty much couldnt put the front foot on without the board wanting to go backwards.

Daughter 13 starting a block of lessons and I took her out to practice and she said it would be cool to skate with her Dad. - Except I have never skated before today and bieng an old fart at (56 tommorrow and on the larger side at 18 and a half stone) Had a 1:1 and things were not as bad as I thought but will take it at my pace using the videos.

Might only be here 24 hours, 56 on Sunday, Having a 1 to 1 Lesson at Transition Extreeme in Aberdeen Scotland on Saturday. (Daughter 13 started to learn 2 weeks ago and thinks it would be cool to skate with Dad) Never been on a board before Things worring me, 6ft 1 in height, Weight hovers close to 19 stone, Not very Coordinated, Not very Flexable, Balance is not great. Wife has said she is concerned for my safety and I shouldnt be anywhere near a skateboard. Board wise Ive started speeking to some online skate shops and the only local skateshop has invited me in to try some decks of diffrent widths and lengths to see what suits but hanging of until I give it a try. Did ask Chat GPT which suggested longboards but that wouldnt work when the daughter is at a skatepark or the pump track, Though Im certainly not planning on getting any air at this stage of life. I did try paddlebording for a little time but I could never get balanced on the board and never managed to stand up and I had developped a major fear of water in an uncontrolled enviroment which came about when I used to Row, Left a sitting 4s crew as I developped a slight body lean, So started to learn to skull and every lesson on the narrow boat I managed to roll it. Main goal - Just to be able to push and balance and not to fall off (Or hurt myself) and I was thinking do I need bum protection and amazingly that came up in the protection section. Will see what happens tommorrow and if my journey continues