Skateboarding is an action sport which involves riding and performing tricks with a skateboard.
How much balance must a person have in order to ride one of these skate boards? I would be afraid of getting hurt.
It is also  a recreational activity, an art form, a job, or a method of transportation
I imagine that would be an effective way to get around. Does the person need to wear any safety equipment?
Skateboarding
Skateboarding is an action sport which involves riding and performing tricks using a skateboard, as well as a recreational activity, an art form, an entertainment industry job, and a method of transportation. Skateboarding has been shaped and influenced by many skateboarders throughout the years. A 2009 report found that the skateboarding market is worth an estimated $4.8 billion in annual revenue with 11.08 million active skateboarders in the world. In 2016, it was announced that skateboarding will be represented at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
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, the roller sport of racing on inline skates
- Artistic roller skating, a sport similar to figure skating but where contestants run on roller skates instead of ice skates
- Road skating, the sport of skating (inline skating or roller skating) on roads, much like road cycling. It shares much with inline speed skating
- Skateboarding, an action sport which involves riding and performing tricks using a skateboard
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- Snow skating, using a hybrid of a skateboard and a snowboard on snow
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