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Overcoming Your Fear of Falling on Roller Skates: Adult Skaters boomers complete beginners gen x skaters street skating wellbeing Mar 10, 2025

Many of us older skaters started skating as kids way back in the 90' and 80's and even some of us way back in the 70's! That's when we first got our first taste of the roller skating bug! But as you k...

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I’m Hypermobile: 5 Tips For Skaters With Flexible Joints rehabilitation & health wellbeing Dec 02, 2024

As a roller skating instructor, I see people with different levels of skating ability. However, sometimes when a student struggles to soften their knees during certain phases of their skating stroke, ...

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Roller Skating - A Moving Meditation: Journey Into Your Unique Flow wellbeing Oct 07, 2024

In a world where fast-paced living is constantly vying for our attention, finding moments of peace, solace and mental space has never been so appealing. Meditation is typically assoc

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