How to start rollerblading for beginners tutorial: First steps & common mistakes for inline skaters

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• Skate Coach for BBC and Disney's "Soy Luna"
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• Quads figure skater who represented Great Britain internationally.
• Skating for 39 years
• Teaching inlines and quads for 22 years
• 356 Instructors Certified worldwide (with ICP – Inline Certification Program)

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[mywholesomelifestyle]

"Stand up if you are watching" literally me sitting with skates on saying "not yet" 😂

[pheenix]

Wish I'd had instruction like this when I first put on inlines years ago...thanks for sharing the knowledge!

[Adalyn_Christensen]

Dude. I couldn’t skate I got my inlines today and I was doing the “slow motion” And I tried for three hours, watched your video, and learned to skate within 5 minutes! Tysm

[Edlandish]

Great video. I've been wanting to rollerblade for ages and finally decided to get skates, went out for an hour today and towards the end I felt like I was actually starting to get it.
Fell over 3 times but that wasn't nearly as bad as it seems. The first maybe half hour was absolutely terrbile and I could barely move, but actually managed to get somewhere by perservering. I'm 30 years old so it's a lot more daunting being a bit older. Anyway thanks for the video, really helped me.

[DeepakSharma-iunz]

First day for daughter to learn skating..your pizza chips tip helped her make balance and start getting into rolling, very useful video for beginners

[alogumm]

I keep repeating pizza pizza chips while trying not to fall, tysm haha

[darrenwilson]

Been learning for about two weeks.. Only just got the confidence and strength to stand from a kneeling position. The guys in my group are incredible but never have I had things explained so clearly. Really looking forward to trying pizza and chips on my next skate out with my awesome skater fiamcee..

[Hachii]

I can listen to this lady talk about anything. Especially when she explains something followed by a Yeah? Love that accent sheeeesh

[jakirargarci]

Asha, Thank you for this video! During this pandemic, my daughter had to cancel all her sports activities, acting, and dance classes along with that she continued her education online. She understood that it was what needed to be done during this time. She loves exercising and thought it was time to do some other form instead of biking, running, and walking. So, she decided that it would be a great opportunity for her to learn Roller Blading. On the very first day, we purchased the Roller Blades and protected gear, we found your video which we viewed once, and headed out to practice Roller Blading. Need I say, on her very first day, your techniques and explanations made it quite clear for my daughter to learn on the same day! We both Thank You!!! She is loving her newly found activity, and practices daily with a huge smile.

[ugoincloud]

Love your videos, they have helped me a lot since I started skating a month ago. Thank you so much. Love you.

[atelimakaveli]

This video helped me out tremendously! The difference in my posture and everything makes me feel more comfortable! Thank you!!

[Sym]

"I'm going to exaggerate a little bit" Literally me- XD

[sxmequs]

Love this! Straight to the point, with a simple explanation, only pizza and no bs. Thank youl

[RK-uzow]

I'm just starting to learn how to rollerblade now, and this has to be the best explanation I've found. Thank you 👍

[BurnToastification]

I’ve never been on a pair of skates in my 30 years of life. I tired skateboarding once when I was 14 and it absolutely didn’t work out. I’ve recently taken up an interest in learning to skate. Thank you for this video. I hope to apply this info when I finally do give it a shot.

[saintessa]

This posture stuff is really important! I've skated around 10 times now and this definitely helps

[YVD_thinker]

Excellent tutorial. I am intermediate rollerblader which starts again after 24 years hiatus.I really like that it is concise and down to earth. Very helpful - good job!

[alhayasadiq]

Oh my days! You are a brilliant trainer!!! This is the best video I have come across! Keep doing what you’re doing! Love it!!!

[mochimochi]

i just brought a pair of inline skate last week and the tutorial is perfect. Thanks Asha because of you i can roll around within 3 days.

[rosehout]

This is such a great intro video! I had a shaky start this morning, but I can't wait to apply this tomorrow!