Train with a crowd

Everyone says that exercising with friends is more exciting, but for Brown it’s about more than just company. “What makes it fun is having people to push you, and you to push them. With skating, you can make friends super easily – when I’m at the skatepark and I see someone do a trick I like, I ask them to teach me. You can just go to the park and ask around and you’ll always make friends.”

Take baby steps

When you’re an adult, you expect to be good at everything immediately or, at the very least, super quickly. Brown’s state of mind is still rooted in the fact that there’s no rush. “Enjoy the time you spend learning and take baby steps,” she says. “In skateboarding, you’ll never be good at stuff the first time around. You’ve just got to try and get better, but having fun is the most important thing.”

Sky Brown is a Yoplait Team GB Ambassador, helping to motivate the next generation of athletes.

5 ways to exercise like a kid, according to 13-year-old skateboarder Sky Brown