Surely Flatland Influences your fitness.....espacially your arms and calves.Your holding 7-15kg on normal rolling tricks only with your arms and regulate the balance with your legs.

But i think many pro`s do something for there fitness not only with flatland.if you look bram verhallen on some fotos,his abdinal or stomach muscles are in high gear and these muscles become not only with flatland that big....

I've got an oft-told story I can relate again.

When I started riding flat, I'd been pinned to the computer (internet, gaming, stuff like that) for pretty much five, six years straight. In that time, I'd managed to balloon up to nearly 200lbs... a lot, considering my body size/type. Within four months, I was down to 165lbs. No special diet, no exercise plan, just riding. I rubbed it in hard with my brother and my boss, who were both trying to lose weight through that retarded Atkins diet. After a while, I equalized at 150lbs, and I've been maintaining that fairly easily; still no special diet, still no working out. I imagine I'd be in even better shape if I rode more often than I am right now. I'd sure as hell be better.

Keep riding, you'll hit your equilibrium point soon enough, and after a couple weeks or so you won't even be getting sore like you are now. It's a freakin' workout in and of itself.

Surely Flatland Influences your fitness.....espacially your arms and calves.Your holding 7-15kg on normal rolling tricks only with your arms and regulate the balance with your legs.

But i think many pro`s do something for there fitness not only with flatland.if you look bram verhallen on some fotos,his abdinal or stomach muscles are in high gear and these muscles become not only with flatland that big....

also, Many people dont realize that your body's core balace comes from subconsious ab movment, so it will work your abs to hell. I was shocked one day when i came in and my abs were hurtin'

my story is the same as Thlayli with the computer stuff

but i weighted ~135 and after i was riding for a few months i went to ~150 and now i stay between 150 and 155. i thought it was pretty badass that i gained that much "i'm pretty sure it was muscle" in that much time.