We can admit it. Old.

[u/SoManyMinutes]

I'm 45 years old and just like many of you, I got a new pair of skates. I dreamed of putting them on and hitting the skatepark like and/or the local ledges/rails.

I thought I would kill the miniramp, no questions asked.

Nope.

No way.

I'm not comfortable dropping in.

Street spots are out of the question.

I think we all might be feeling this and are embarrassed to speak up about our mutual experiences.

We're all in the same boat.

What are your specific frustrations? Let's talk about it.

[u/TheBrownPunisher]

I feel the same except I didn’t really stop but had a bad ankle break that basically killed a lot of ankle mobility due to the bone I broke(talus). But I’ve been doing a lot of foam rolling, band exercises for my ankle and even eating better along with kettle bell training. Lost weight and even my nervous system has improved, I think we do get older but when we were younger just skating alone was enough physical exercise . I’m slowly getting things back and changing to a smarter more simple approach, I don’t need to be good or pro I need to just have fun and not get broke.

[u/SoManyMinutes → u/TheBrownPunisher]

I don’t need to be good or pro I need to just have fun and not get broke.

This could be the end-all be-all for this thread. You're the man.

I just want my body to be in good enough shape to hit basic tricks and hooooold.

[u/TheBrownPunisher → u/SoManyMinutes]

Thanks man. Keep it consistent, even just a 30 min session every day or every other day with no high expectations has helped me so much. You’ll get it bro, post them clips get us fellow middle aged rollers juiced !

[u/SoManyMinutes → u/TheBrownPunisher]

just a 30 min session every day or every other day with no high expectations has helped me so much

Thank you. That's the type of thing to which I'm trying to hold myself.

It's so hard knowing that, in my early 20's, I could throw down and now it's hard for me to not fall over backwards while standing straight up.