If you aren't wearing the proper skateboarding attire, your day of fun can be cut short. Not wearing knee pads and then falling while wearing shorts is an example of this. If you want to learn about what to wear while skateboarding, then keep reading.
The first thing you should be wearing is a helmet. A beanie or hat might look cool, but a helmet will protect you if you fall. A beanie or hat both have limited safety capabilities.
Now we protect the face. Some people wear sunglasses when they skate during a bright and sunny day, but that's optional. A very small percentage of people wear eye protection while skating, that's an optional thing, though, too.
If you like your teeth, you may want to invest in a mouth guard. This is not necessary, because you're likely to fall on your butt before you fall on your face, but some people like to wear a mouth guard anyway. You can't be too safe, right?
You should wear a long sleeve shirt if you plan on skating without elbow pads. If you feel like a long sleeve shirt restricts your movement, try and find something that fits loose and lets in a breeze.
When you're wearing a short sleeve shirt, it's absolutely a must to wear elbow pads. If you fall forward, it typically goes hands, then elbows. You'll want to keep your elbows protected.
You could also buy some wrist guards if you're worried about getting a wrist injury. You might want to buy a wrist guard if you've hurt your wrists in the past, too. Better safe than sorry!
A lost of people choose not to wear wrist guards because first, they're dorky. Second; wrist guards can cause upper arm injuries. If you want to keep your hands from scraping on the pavement, but don't want to wear wrist guards, then buy some gloves.
If you're a new skater, consider buying tailbone and hip pads. It hurts a lot, and also keeps you from skating for a while. If you want to keep skating, then get at least a tailbone pad.
Regular pants will offer more protection than shorts, but jeans are definitely the way to go.
The last item on the list is the foot. There a few ankle braces out there, but just like the wrist guards, there are possibilities for upper leg injury. You should probably wear an ankle brace if you have had ankle problems in the past.
Don't forget to wear the right shoes for skating. It's never a good idea to go skating in running or track shoes. Go buy some proper skate shoes, and maybe a few
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