You have to see Pink and her kids crushing it at the skate park

You have to see Pink and her kids crushing it at the skate park

Pink passes on her skateboarding skills to her children Willow Sage Hart and Jameson Moon Hart. In a recent Instagram post, the singer shared a series of photos and videos of her and her kids at a skateboard park, and it was both impressive and heartwarming.

"Skatepark progress on day two! Kids are dead!" she wrote in the caption. “Mom’s a little squirrel-like on concrete,” she added. The carousel of photos and videos begins with a picture of her five-year-old son, Jameson, smiling at the camera with his skateboard gear. The second slide is a clip of 11-year-old Willow walking down a ramp while her mother shouts "Yeah, Will!" calls. for support. (See also: Pink shared her "spiritual toolbox" for dealing with panic attacks)

The rest of the slideshow features action photos and candid videos of her kids trying to nail the sport. However, in the final slide, Pink shows a video of herself walking down the ramps. As she moves impressively through the skateboard park, she laughs and notes that she's a little "squirrel-like" in the video.

Pink and her husband Carey Hart seem to have made it their mission to introduce the activity to their children at a young age. In 2017, Hart posted an Instagram video of a young Jameson being pushed on a skateboard when he was less than a year old. “Jameson is heading out for a skate session today,” Hart wrote in the caption.

Skateboarding is not only a fun activity, but it also offers physical and mental benefits. A 2020 study of 5,000 people between the ages of 13 and 25 found that skateboarding can be good for mental health and community building. “Research shows that through skateboarding, skaters develop the ability to communicate and build relationships with people from different backgrounds,” study co-author and researcher Neftalie Williams said in a blog post. The study also found that a majority of participants skateboarded for fun and to relieve stress, indicating mental health benefits.

Additionally, skateboarding helps teach endurance, says Carolina Rey, a NASM-certified personal trainer and strength coach. “You have to overcome something scary to move forward, and you have to push yourself,” Rey adds. “I have found that the ability to overcome these fears has a positive impact on people.”

The sense of community the skaters feel while participating in the activity is one of the many things Jamie Osmak, a fellow skater and exercise physiologist at the Hospital for Special Surgery, values ​​most about the activity. The physical benefits are also undeniable, he tells Shape. “It's a lot of stabilization in your lower extremities, but a lot of core [and] balance,” he says. “You build a lot of coordination, timing, [and] lower extremity strength and explosiveness.

If you're looking for a fun way to get active, take a page from Pink's book and try skateboarding. Just make sure you start slowly if you are a beginner. “Avoid hills at the beginning,” Osmak recommends to beginner skateboarders. “Maybe start on a tennis court where you can start on flat ground and get an idea of ​​how well you can balance yourself,” he adds. And don't forget to invest in protective gear too!