Trying a sport you’ve never played means being the worst one out there for a month. That month is where you grow.

Adults mostly stop learning new physical skills because the beginner stage happens in front of people. That month of being clearly the least capable person present is not a detour around the learning; it is the learning. Coordination arrives through repetition that looks clumsy from the outside.

Pick the thing you have always wanted to try and commit to four weeks before you allow yourself any opinion about whether you are suited to it. Turn up on the days you do not feel like it. Strength and skill both come from attendance more than from talent.