Lifetime Fitness Sport Roller Skating is a lifetime fitness sport, well-suited for both children and adults. In addition to building cardiovascular fitness, it contributes to the development of balance and coordination. Another major benefit is the sport’s potential for social integration as a recreational activity. People who master basic skills can participate in family, school, …
Many skaters participate in in-line competitions, which include racing, aggressive skating, and roller hockey. In-line racing can be an individual or team pursuit, and is held on circuits from 1 to 50km in length. Skaters may compete in slalom runs, where two skaters race an obstacle course simultaneously. Most aggressive skating competitions are sponsored by …
Most in-line skates weigh between 4 and 7 pounds. The boot is made of a hard plastic shell with laces and or buckles over a boot liner. On the bottom of each boot is a wheel frame housing three to five urethane wheels in vertical placement from heel to toe. Large wheels are more stable …
Stunts and tricks such as grinding, curb launching, and vert skating are used by advanced skaters during aggressive skating, otherwise known as street skating. Grinding involves riding curbs, rails, and similar objects. Curb launches involve jumps off elevated surfaces. Vert skating is short for vertical skating and involves stunts in a half-pipe structure. Skate parks …
skaters use a technique called striding, which is balancing on one foot while pushing off with the other. This is repeated with the opposite foot. To stop, skaters can use the heel brake (a rubber pad attached to the back of the skate), the t-stop (dragging one foot behind the body perpendicular to the other …
Inline skating is a popular recreational activity where the skater glides on lightweight boots with three to five wheels attached in a line. Scott Olsen is the American entrepreneur credited with developing the first modern in-line skates as a way to train for ice hockey during the off-season. These skates were comprised of a metal …
Roller skating competition has included artistic skating, speed skating, roller hockey, and roller derby. Artistic skating shares similarities with figure skating, and can be performed with or without a partner. Speed skaters race through a course, competing against each other and the clock. Roller hockey utilizes rules similar to ice hockey. Roller derby, which died …
In the early 18th century, a Dutchman named Joseph Merlin came up with the idea of attaching wooden spools to a plate to simulate ice skating on dry ground. In 1763, the first roller skates were created, featuring metal wheels. In 1863, American inventor James Leonard Plimpton patented the first roller skates that enabled the …
Roller skating involves gliding over a smooth surface on roller skates, which are specially designed boots with two wheels at the front and two at the heel. Roller skating can be enjoyed outdoors or at indoor roller rinks. During the late 1980s and early 1990s, roller skating lost some of its appeal as in-line skates …