{"id":1925,"date":"2020-05-02T10:41:08","date_gmt":"2020-05-02T15:41:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mtlmediagroup.com\/loveskatemag\/www\/?p=1925"},"modified":"2020-05-02T10:41:08","modified_gmt":"2020-05-02T15:41:08","slug":"what-skateboarders-can-do-during-a-quarantine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mtlmediagroup.com\/loveskatemag\/www\/?p=1925","title":{"rendered":"What Skateboarders can do during a Quarantine"},"content":{"rendered":"

What was supposed to be a virus in China only, became quickly global in a few months. If it’s not the case yet in your city, there is a lot of chance that a quarantine will start very soon for you. As Skateboarders we love to be outside, explore the city, skate spots with friends, or making new friends. Which Skaters will have to adapt for a sanity sake.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Here at Love, we’re gonna give you some tips to help you out during your quarantine, and stay mentally healthy and productive till the better days come.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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F<\/strong><\/span>irst and foremost, a lot of skaters will be in a sketchy spot, monetary speaking. Skate shops owners, employees, local artists, filmers and photographers, who are already barely surviving from the industry. They will have a hard time making money. If you can, It’s very important to support them as much as possible, they are the blood of the industry. Buy some art, a T Shirt or Gift cards from them, that will help a lot to make it through. To sum it, help your bros and sisters.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Early spring cleaning<\/span><\/span>
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\n<\/b><\/span>L<\/strong><\/span>et’s be clear, being in Quarantine means you will have a lot of free time for yourself, all that time you were skating and working, will be spent in your apartment losing your mind quickly. Playing video games and smoking weed might be fun the first couple of days, but after a week not sure how you’re gonna handle it. The first good thing to do, to start that forced holiday would be a good moment to start to clean your house.<\/span><\/p>\n

We all have some used extra boards, shoes or clothing that you can sell for cheap to youngsters and people in need, or give it away to organisations who will take it and send it to less fortunate countries. For the Sneakers maniacs, It\u2019s a good time to clean you old pairs of shoes too.
\n– How to clean your shoes<\/a><\/strong>
\n– Donate your gear in Canada<\/a><\/strong>
\n– Donate your gear in USA<\/a><\/strong>
\n– Donate your old skate mags<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n


\nSkate History<\/span><\/span>
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\n<\/b><\/span>F<\/strong><\/span>or the oldest ones, and the ones who are living in a skatehouse, there is a lot of chance that you will have some skate mags, skate dvd to read and watch. It’s the best time to (re)watch your classics. You can also keep growing your skate culture with Memory Screen youtube, and listening to the skate podcast, read some old Thrasher scans. You can also order plenty of books about skateboarding online.
\n– Memory Screen<\/a><\/strong>
\n– Skate Video Vault<\/a><\/strong>
\n– Sk8 Archives<\/a><\/strong>
\n– Skate Video Collective<\/a><\/strong>
\n– Golden Era<\/a><\/strong>
\n– The best Skateboarding Podcasts<\/a><\/strong>
\n– Thrasher Mag Scans<\/a><\/strong>
\n– Online Skate mags<\/a><\/strong>
\n– Order Old Skate mags<\/a>\u00a0(special Quarantine package)<\/strong>
\n– BobShirt<\/a><\/strong>
\n– Chromeball Incident<\/a>
\n– FTC Book<\/a>
\n– ’93 TIL<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n


\nStay Creative<\/span><\/span>
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\n<\/b><\/span>S<\/strong><\/span>kateboarders are known to be genuine creatives, with all that free time you can start to learn how to play guitar, drawing or painting and writing. Staying focused on something, will help a lot to keep your own mental sanity. There are a zillions of podcasts and websites to learn whatever, photography, editing, cooking. Name it, its on Google and Youtube.
\n– Photoshop 101<\/a><\/strong>
\n– How to shoot pictures with a flash<\/a><\/strong>
\n– How to play an music instrument<\/a><\/strong>
\n– Free Music Ressources<\/a><\/strong>
\n– How to be a Writer<\/a><\/strong>
\n– How to be Painter<\/a><\/strong>
\n– Free Ressources and Tips for Drawing & Painting<\/a>
\n– Video Editing Tutorial<\/a>
\n– How to Screen Printing<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n


\nKeep that body in shape<\/span><\/span>
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\n<\/b><\/span>T<\/strong><\/span>he hardest part of being at home, will be the lack of physical activity. You can keep exercise at home for cheap, you just need a floor, push ups and stretching for 30 min per day will give enough adrenaline to pass it through.<\/span><\/p>\n

You can also buy online some jumping rope or elastics, it’s very cheap and very efficients for cardio and muscles. Here again Youtube has a multitude of tutorials about it.
\n– Leg workout for Skateboarders<\/a><\/strong>
\n– Simple exercices for Skateboarders Part1<\/a>\u00a0and Part2<\/a><\/strong>
\n– More exercices for Skateboarders<\/a><\/strong>
\n– Cheap place to gear up<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n


\nYou don’t have it, build it<\/span><\/span>
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\n<\/b><\/span>F<\/strong><\/span>or the lucky ones who have enough space at home, you can also start building some stuff. Former Chocolate pro Anthony Pappalardo, used to build some stool to balance his pro career. You can reshape some old boards or wheels, build a curb or quarter pipe that could fit the garage. If you have the right tools, you can also make sculpture with old boards. Or just fix what your partner asked you to do for months now…
\n– Build a Skateboard<\/a><\/strong>
\n– Build Skate obstacles<\/a><\/strong>
\n– Build a Miniramp<\/a><\/strong>
\n– Build a Miniramp (with Billy Rohan)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n


\nCultivate yourself<\/span><\/span>
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\n<\/b><\/span>F<\/strong><\/span>or the nerds, it will mean, finally, having time to read that book you’ve never finished, watching all that playlist you saved on netflix, or listening to countless musical playlists going from classics to new stuff. You can also play Session and discover all the history challenges hidden on the map or get busy with a 2000 pieces puzzle.
\n– Skate Books list to Read<\/a><\/strong>
\n– Books Skateboarding related (means not much pictures)<\/a><\/strong>
\n– Movie about Skateboarding to watch<\/a><\/strong>
\n– More Skate Movies & Docs<\/a><\/strong>
\n– All Historical Challenge in Session<\/a>
\n– Skate jigsaw Puzzle<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Showcase your art<\/span><\/span>
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\n<\/b><\/span>T<\/strong><\/span>he main thing that creative people need is: time. And guess what, you have it now! It’s a very good time to update your online portfolio, and even start to build that website you’ve promised yourself a couple years ago. Why not start a zine with all these pictures you’ve taken about your friends. Or even starting an online class, to teach your skills to the newbies and make a buck while you\u2019re there.
\n– How to make a website<\/a><\/strong>
\n– Create an online Portfolio<\/a><\/strong>
\n– Create your Zine<\/a><\/strong>
\n– How to Teach online<\/a>
\n– Art of Isolation<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Stay connected<\/span><\/span>
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\n<\/b><\/span>Y<\/strong><\/span>eah, you need to be isolated for your own sake, but it doesn’t mean you can’t communicate with the other. In 2020 you have too much tools to keep talking with your bro and family. Communication is the key, especially when you are alone, and not feel good, stay in touch, talk about it, don’t stay aside.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

You can also lurk on the net to make some new friends from Instagram or on the SLAP forum, if you are diving between the regular skate talk shit, you can make some great contact. And maybe plan a future road trip somewhere or starting an E-Band on Facetime.
\n– Create a Band online<\/a>
\n– Zoom for online conferences<\/a><\/strong>
\n– Twitch for Gaming and podcast<\/a><\/strong>
\n– Slap MessageBoards<\/a><\/strong>
\n– Skulls & Bones MessageBoards<\/a><\/strong>
\n– IG (Yeah we know you know)<\/a><\/strong>
\n– Skype<\/a><\/strong>
\n– WhatsApp<\/a><\/strong>
\n– Mental Health\/Suicide\/Help lines (Canada)<\/a><\/strong>
\n– Mental Health\/Suicide\/Help lines (Worldwide)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Recommendations to keep skating outside<\/span><\/span>
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\n<\/b><\/span>D<\/strong><\/span>epending on where you are and what are the rules of the quarantine your government established. You may still be able to skate outside. If you do so, stay away from 6 feet to everyone, go for <\/span>solo sesh only<\/b> rather than call the crew. Don’t go skate for the entire day, but go for a quick hour sesh to keep these legs up. Don’t call your friends to chill at your home. Don’t share your weed as well. Avoid skateparks and popular spots. Avoid skating ledges, rails or gaps. Flatground only sesh are recommended.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The virus can travel surface to surface, and can be dangerous dependly how much the surface is infected. Means, touching your board with your hand, who will slide and grind any kind of surface infected, can potentially infect your board too , that you will carry with your hands. One of the many ways to contract the disease is by inhaling the virus by the mouth, the nose,and eyes included. We all know how it\u2019s hard to not touch our own face during a\u00a0 skate day.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Quick facts from the Covid-19 :<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n