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]]>Before a Workout
If you want to use a foam roller to improve your range of motion with your muscles for your workout, it’s a good idea to use it before your workout. It’s important to note, however, that you should always warm up before you use a foam roller. Using a foam roller on cold or static muscles could lead to injury or pain.
After a Workout
The most popular use for foam rollers is definitely after a workout. When your muscles are totally exhausted and swollen from your workout, rolling them can help prevent the cramping and soreness later on. It’s recommended to use a foam roller right after your workout on the muscle groups used. Do this before your cool-down stretch to get the best results.
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]]>It Works Your Heart
Roller skate outside for just a few minutes and you’ll feel how much of a cardiovascular workout it can be, especially if you’re skating at even the slightest incline. You’ll be able to keep your heart rate right around that sweet spot of 50-70% of your maximum, which offers the best aerobic benefits.
It Works Your Legs
Roller skating is one of the best ways to strengthen and sculpt your leg muscles, as it involves what is essentially endless squatting and pushing with your glutes, quads, and calves.
(@islandsurfskate)It’s Easy On Your Body
Unlike many other forms of cardio and leg exercise, roller skating doesn’t involve impact the way that running or jumping does. That means that it’s much easier on your body, especially if you have injuries or knee issues.
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]]>Gear Up
You might feel a little bit silly wearing safety gear out to skate, but it’s better than breaking a bone or getting a concussion, which unfortunately does happen all the time. At the very least, we recommend going out in a helmet, knee pads, and wrist guards.
Get Low
When roller skating, it’s really important to bend your knees and keep your center of gravity low. That way, if you fall, you’ll fall forward onto your (protected) knees instead of onto your tailbone, and you’ll be closer to the floor so your fall won’t be as scary.
Keep Your Core Tight
Roller skating requires a lot of balance and body control, and it’s much easier to do those things when your core is tight. (Bonus pro tip: keep your glutes tight too for even more strength and power.)
(@aashleyskates)Drink Water
Sometimes roller skating can be so fun that hours will pass and you don’t even realize you’ve been squatting and exercising for the past few hours. So don’t forget to drink water to replenish your fluids as you skate! This is a workout, after all.
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]]>It’s a Process
To play roller derby, first you have to learn how to roller skate, and then you have to learn how to play the sport of roller derby. And all of this will take time, energy, and lots and lots of failure before you start to get good. But trust the process, because practice really does make perfect. The more time you spend on your skates, the better you’ll be, and it won’t take too long before you’re just as good as those veterans on your team you’ve been admiring.
Don’t Compare Yourself to Anybody Else
Everybody goes into roller derby with various levels of sports experience, fitness, and skating background. So of course your process of learning is going to be completely different from somebody else’s. Do yourself a favor and don’t even start making comparisons between you and other people. There’s no use.
(@kateleth)Be Brave
Roller derby involves falling. It involves hitting. It involves aggression. And all of that is super cool, even if it’s a little bit intimidating at first. Just take a breath and have some self-confidence. You’ll be just fine.
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