RE: Climbing Streak
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Always wanted to try climbing but just never got into it. Now I'm almost 40 and a little bit fat 😅. I was big into skateboarding and snowboarding growing up, now I'm almost exclusively about surfing, surfing is the absolute bees knees to me. But I will be hitting up the gym starting March and trying to lose the gut so maybe I'll give climbing a shot one of these days, always looked super fun to me!
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It's a lot of fun climbing! I used to skate too for years but gave that up years ago sadly. It was great exercise! Surfing does look like a lot of fun - we just don't have storage for the gear sadly but also the ocean here is COLD lol. I know wet/dry suits but still.
Climbing is great exercise for sure and there's plenty of people in their 20's to 60's who do it! You get a considerable amount of exercise and build great lean muscles. Hopefully you can give it a try!
I'd really love to give it a shot, will see if there are any gyms around me, I live in Barcelona so I'm sure there are some in the city.
You should give surfing a shot, storage isn't bad if you have a yard, garage or even just a closet. I've surfed in Canada for years and literally been out in the water with snow falling. With a proper wetsuit, booties, gloves and hood it's honestly not an issue. Current wet suit tech is actually incredible. Surfing for me is the answer getting older, it's waaaaay easier on the knees, and so long as you don't bail in shallow water falling is the cushiest of all board sports. Personally, if you've ever been into board sports, surfing is the must learn if you are near a surfable body of water.
Haha you’re going to make me sign up for a lesson. Yeah I’m near an ocean right now so we go to the beach all the time but the water temp is what kills is the most. With the gear though it sounds like it’s possible! My son has been wanting to try it for a while so maybe this year we will give it a whirl!
Ya the knees is one of the reasons I had to stop skating lol and my wrists. I fell one last time after not skating for a few months and jacked up my wrist pretty bad where I can’t do push ups anymore with hands flat on the ground. It was the last straw for me sadly!
Bro I hear you, I have avoided skating seriously for years now. I still try to go cruise around once in a while, but I haven't been in a park or trying serious tricks for maybe four or five years. You should definitely give surfing a shot! It's an awesome sport to get into and SUPER healthy, works odd muscle groups, but if you're a climber probably not ones that your not into. Great fun for the kids too, and if you're in a place where you can rent gear and get a lesson or two that makes starting out pretty easy.