I skate and I surf. Honestly any skater who lives near the ocean should be out surfing. Surfing helps tone areas of your body that skating doesn't, it helps with balance and style as well. Also, surfing can offer a well needed break from skating and just being in the ocean is a good thing for a human's body and brain, especially if your body is injured (obviously not in a cast, talking sprains and strains here). It's definitely not for everyone, but like I said, if you live near the ocean (or a river wave or can go wake surfing) you should, at least, give it a try....