I want to be a skater[ule]

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This was me up until recently.

My advice: get a board and just go try it.

So much of basic skateboarding is just building confidence on flat ground. It's hard to hurt yourself when you're like 2 inches off the ground, at worst I've gotten some scraped knees and palms.

This guy's videos are down to earth if you want some quick motivation:

https://youtu.be/I6VnsvDYR60?si=DNdYukfF435AVsyh

Also it might look goofy, but just get some basic knee and elbow protectors and a decent helmet. Those are the only areas you easily hurt as long as you are on flat ground with no obstacles.

When I was a kid I also had hand protectors for roller skates. So if you want to you can even protect that.