Paddle on pavement

Kahuna Creations Ki'i Pohaku longboard and Big Stick: A 4-foot longboard that you propel on the streets with a 5 1/2-foot, rubber-tipped wooden pole.

Likes: Exhilarating fun and fitness for all ages. Superb upper-body workout as you push off and glide; you drag the end of the stick to stop. The artistic, slightly rounded, sand-impregnated, three-eighths-inch-thick wooden board flexes as you push off, adding to your power. The 10-inch wide wheelbase keeps it very stable. Instant fun -- you can do it the first time and feel yourself getting smoother by the minute.

Dislikes: None.

Price: Longboard, $139-$159; Big Stick, $89-$149 (877) 945-0100; www.kahunacreations.com.