Just as I had started to get going with an awesome routine and was making great progress with surfing I got sick a few days ago. It was some sort of head cold that pretty much knocked me out of commission for the past three days. I was still feeling it a little yesterday but I felt well enough to get out so I decided to go for a ride on my Tan Tien. I stayed away from surfing because the water temp here in San Diego is right about 64 degrees so I figured it wasn't a good idea to sit in cold water when you are just getting over a cold.
My roommate and I grabbed our boards and headed down to the bay to skateboard around. I usually use the Kahuna Big Stick when I longboard skateboard because of my knee issues but I decided not to use it this time and try to focus on learning how to pump with my foot. One of the things that I noticed is that when I am using the big stick to land paddle around I feel like my feet are locked into place and anytime I need to shift my feet on the deck of the board I feel unstable. After pumping with my foot for about an hour I got way more comfortable with the board. This was great and I kind of wish I had of payed my dues and started pushing with my foot first because it gives you a good foundation and better stability on the board.
After about an hour of pumping with my foot my knee was definitely yelling at me. I need to be careful and not push it too hard too fast because if I really injure my knee I will be out of all of these sport for a while until I can get my knee fixed. I learned a lot yesterday and got a great workout too. I passed by a bunch of people doing their scheduled movement time. There was one group of women that were jumping up and down, I am assuming doing some kind of jumping squats, all together. It looked so incredibly boring and I bet all they could think about was how long until they were done. For me, I was getting just as good of a workout and I didn't even notice until I stopped and my muscles for tired. Skateboarding is so much fun and a great workout too.
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