During Covid-19, people reduced their social activities and maintained social distancing during exercise. Skateboarding can be practiced safely alone or with a few friends, and it has become one of the popular sports. Research projects have shown that there is a strong correlation between skateboarders and improved mental health. It improves the psychological stress that many people face during the covid-19 period, and it becomes a mechanism for responding to the pandemic.
Taoyuan, Taiwan (Periodical News) – In the past, many people thought that Skateboarding was just a popular sport for street teenagers. Then, the Tokyo Olympics included Skateboarding in the competition program. The outstanding performance of Skateboarding attracted the attention of the world. Skateboarding can be exercised alone or with a few friends in the norms of maintaining social distance. It has become an ideal sport during the pandemic. Research conducted by Instinct Laboratory and Flo Skate park shows that Skateboarding helps many people reduce the stress and boredom caused by covid-19. Many cities have built diversified skate parks to allow skateboarders to safely enjoy the thrill of sports, which promotes popularity and improves the mental health of skaters.
According to the research report, the global skateboard market was valued at approximately US$1.94 billion in 2018 and will reach US$2.4 billion in 2025, with a growth rate of nearly 24%. The number of skateboarders has increased year by year, leading many countries to include skate parks as critical projects in the park’s construction. Skate park is a leisure environment specially built for Skateboarding and BMX. They usually have half pipes, full pipes, track pools, and other related obstacles. So far, Laredo, Texas, is the city that most skateboarders aspire. The city has the most significant number of skate parks, with 3.3 skate parks per 100,000 inhabitants.
Taiwan is a significant exporter of bicycles. Many bicycle lanes are built in the city to provide a safe road for bicycles or skateboards. In recent years, Taiwan has built many diversified and functional parks. Bianzhou Park and Zhongli Xinshi Park in Taoyuan are parks that provide skateboarders to practice Skateboarding. There are two types of training venues for skateboarding courses in these two parks, Street and Park, including stairs, handrails, curbs, benches, walls, and slopes. There are also large hollowed-out dome-shaped courts for skateboarders to practice. Climb fast and perform amazing aerials.
Nyjah Huston, one of the world’s top skateboarders, has been skateboarding since he was four years old. After being sponsored by the classic American skateboarding leisure brand Element at seven, he bought an indoor skate park for non-stop training. Nyjah understands that water resources and skateboarding training grounds are significant for skateboarders. Therefore, he established the charity organization “Let It Flow” in 2008, repaired wells in Ethiopia, built a sanitary station, and built a concrete skate park. It provides clean water resources and a safe skateboarding training venue so that local people can enjoy skateboarding together.
Although many people still disagree that Skateboarding is one of the competition programs of the 2021 Tokyo Summer Olympics. However, the increase in the number of skateboarders and parks. It shows that Skateboarding is already one of the popular sports. Skateboarding reduces the pressure and boredom caused by covid-19 to the public and increases the sense of accomplishment that many young people enjoy self-improvement and performing stunts. It will be one of the Olympic competitions and a sport to express their emotions and style.
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