Rollerskating

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Welcome to Fediverse-central for your quad skating or inline skating progress, tricks, and photos.

A note on rollerskating terms:

"Rollerskating" is the broad term for many varieties of wheeled, two-boot skating
"Quad skating" is the term for the classic, four-wheeled rink skates that we all know and love. The wheels are arranged in a rectangle like a skateboard.
"Inline skating" is the term for skates where the wheels are all in a straight line. Most rollerblades have four wheels per boot like quad skates, but some have three or five wheels per boot.
"Rollerblade" is the original inline skate company, but not a general term for inline skates. However, sometimes the brand name is used as a general term for inline skates.

Unlike the reddit (eww) version of this community, c/Rollerskating is entirely open to all skate varieties!

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Learning to skate in your 30s? (self.rollerskating)

submitted 1 year ago by malcriada_lala to c/rollerskating

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I am in my 30s and want to try out rollerskating. I'd love any plus-sized friendly advice you all may have for me!

Any brands I should look for? Good instructional videos? Tips on where to go to practice safely?

Thanks!

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What do you want do try: quad skating or inline skating?

Also, what are you interested in?

urban skating
park skating
jam skating
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[–] malcriada_lala 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I guess park and jam. Don't see myself using this as transportation, if that is what you mean by urban skating

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Okay, so I assume you want to skate on quads.

I would recommend to just get some cheaper, maybe used skates, I would recommend softer wheels.

Also, get protective gear and wear it:

helmet
elbow pads
kneepads
wrist protectors
maybe even a pair of crash pants

The protection can help take away fear of falling, which is so important for making progress.

Start on flat surfaces, learn how to brake as soon as you are able to gain some momentum. There are many good tutorials on youtube (Indy Jamma Jones, Skatie, Dirty School of Skate, …).

If there is a quad skating community in your area try getting in contact, it is much more fun that way. Maybe there are rinks where you live, offering beginner courses. And don’t be afraid of falling, everybody had to start somewhere.

Focus on the basics first, then progress to park and jam stuff. Good luck and have fun!

[–] malcriada_lala 1 points 1 year ago

Thank you! I'm excited to get started. Haven't had a lot a free time but the next few weeks look good!