Surfing was first described in 1769 by Joseph Banks. It was an important part of Polynesian culture. It started as bodysurfing and then slowing evolved into standing up on a board and riding down the waves. You might wonder why people chose to get on a board and ride down a wave and the answer to this is adrenalin. Surfing slowly evolved from water to land and that how we got the skateboard.
Skateboarding evolved from a plank of wood with the bottom of roller skates on them to a full-blown culture. I longboard and skateboard because I think that they are both fun in their own ways. However, I recently started to like longboarding more because of the adrenaline.
Now I'm going to tell you how longboarding works. For longboarding, you need a helmet gloves and knee pads if you want to protect your knees. First I'm going to talk about freeride, freeride is where you do a ton of slides, you slide by turning the board sideways and sliding the wheels. Next I'm going to tell you about my personal favorite wich is downhill. Downhill longboarding is going as fast as you can down a hill and sliding as little as possible. This sport has evolved into a culture and a lifestyle. 
