JMKRide Freeskates: The First 4 Hours of Practice

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I recently got into something called Freeskates/Drift Skates. For a while, I've been obsessed with the most portable form of transportation that I could take with me while traveling, and these may be the winner. After watching many hours of videos, I ordered a pair from JMKRide, and they arrived on Friday night.
I wanted to show a quick video of my first couple of days of practice from my specific situation. FYI, I'm 43 years old, have been riding a unicycle for 25ish years, took up longboarding a couple of years ago, and like many people, have been eating terribly during the pandemic and not getting enough exercise.
Day One, I made it about two hours until I was too fatigued to continue. I started by pushing off my car and going down my road on a slight incline. The video shows about the full distance I was able to make at the end of the first two hours. I tried to learn to mount without assistance, but didn't make it very far.
Day Two, I almost immediately started mounting without assistance, and barely used the car for the rest of the day. Instead of going for distance, I practiced learning control and tried to figure out pumping. I haven't figured out the pumping yet, and I can't split my legs with any control, but I can guide myself pretty well. As with Day One, I only made it two hours before my inner thighs were too fatigued (at least for now, I feel like I'm constantly trying to do the splits).
On the last shot, I rode to see how far I could make it, and the total distance was about 330 feet (100 meters), where the road got rougher and my legs were too tired out to keep going.
The parts of my body that hurt the most/are the most fatigued are my glutes, my inner thighs, my lower back to a lesser degree, my toes from standing on them before I mount, and my right shoulder, which I spent the most of two days waving around wildly to try to maintain balance.
Once I get more practice and develop better form, I'm sure this will get easier, but I am very satisfied with my progress. Speaking from experience, this is easier than learning to ride a unicycle, but harder to learn than a longboard.
Thanks JMKRide for putting up so many tutorials. I can't wait to practice some more!