The sport is said to be like a combination of skateboarding, snowboarding and surfing and has a number of health benefits - from improving core stability, to muscle conditioning and boosting cardiovascular endurance.
The craze first took off in this country on the south coast, but is growing in popularity in urban areas. Video-sharing websites such as YouTube now feature clips of young people performing tricks and trying the boards out for the first time - some with more success than others.
The boards are available from a range of stockists and cost from about £65.
The latest band to be hitting the MP3s of young people across London is Alphabeat. This Danish pop band are reviving the 80s electro sound, taking their inspiration from influential groups such as Deacon Blue and Prefab Sprout. They were offered to support the Spice Girls on their reunion tour, but declined saying: "It would be too weird."
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