Stretch and mobility NADC Neenos essentials

Try a proper full stretching routine before AND after skating. Neen's is really really good. [this video]

Sure thing. Good luck with it! The one other tip I can give you for making skating easier and lighter is squats with a calf raise (squat then get up on your toes), more specifically, doing it with weights. That works a lot of muscle groups you use when doing a lot of skateboarding motions. If you want to learn more about prepping your body I can't recommend Neen Williams enough. He's 38 and is dedicated to making his body skate ready well into the future. I LOVE this stretching routine [this video] of his! He has tons of content on his Youtube [LINK] and Instagram [LINK]. Also, for tricks, riding around and getting comfy is step one. Maybe some lil body varials too. But once you wanna move on things like strawberry milkshakes are fun and give you a good beginning sense of controlling/twisting the board. No-Comply tricks are great too (start with 180s and shuvs). While they seem magic and intimidating, you can actually do them once step at a time, popping the board, "catching" it and putting it down, before you jump on. Then once you get a good feel for how the board spins, all you need to do is move the jump closer to the rest of the trick, so it all happens together. Just don't get too…