Hi i’m lindsey i taught myself to roller skate in 30 days and i’m going to teach you how to do it too let’s do this When i first started skating i wasn’t sure what the basics were or what order i needed to learn them in or how i should plan out everything that i need to do and so i’ve put together what i feel like was the best for me or what
I could have done better so my 30 day program is going to be right here on youtube and i’m going to make a series of 30 videos showing you each day what i feel like would have helped me the most to work on before i walk you
Through day one of the program let’s talk about four important things you need to know before you start each day we’ll take you through a warm-up then it will include new skills for the day and then a quick workout to help you with strength and balance foundations that you need for roller skating
The 30 days do not need to be done consecutively it is actually really hard to just roller skate every day i know because i did it you can just hop on and practice whatever skills are in the video for that day and then if
You take a day off or two then you just go to the next video and you do the next video Let’s talk about skating gear so first before you start skating you’re definitely going to need some skates so i have the moxie beach bunnies and i love them i actually started out with a cheap pair of skates from amazon and while i don’t regret it because now i have an extra pair of
Skates for my friends whenever they want to go skating i know that if i had just went with these i would have saved a lot of money so i would definitely recommend these and especially no matter what get the toe covers because you will destroy the
Front of your skates i know i did um the other things i love about this skates are the toe stops the toe stops are great they’re adjustable and if you’re doing dance skating you want to be able to push them in really far and if you’re doing like street skating
You want to be able to use them and stop they actually have some grip to them unlike my cheapskates which came with like really plasticky ones so yeah definitely recommend these skates the moxie beach bunnies i love mine i like to wear some tall stamp socks with
My skates because i think they’re pretty and then i have my uh elbow pads and knee pads which are absolutely essential i like the triple eight ones because they weren’t too expensive and they do the job and they’re really pretty i have to wear elbows pads and knee pads
Because without them i just have zero confidence and i love knowing that if i fall i’m gonna be as best protected as i can be and then my helmet which is also one of my favorites it’s really fun and pretty so make sure before you start that you have all your gear ready
And that’s basically all you need the skates elbow pads and knee pads helmet and maybe a skate tool i guess if you want to adjust your skates that’s my skating gear So also make sure to check out my instagram lindsey skates i’m gonna have a checklist of all the skills you’ll learn it’s the perfect way to track your progress as you learn your skills during the 30-day program and now let’s get started with day one for day one we’re gonna start with the
Very basics of roller skating starting with standing up so when i do this i think the best way is to go over to my knees and my hands then put one foot in front of the other into a kneeling position and then standing all the way up i feel like this
Gives me the most stability and it’s the safest way of standing go ahead and practice this a couple times but you don’t really need to practice it that much you’ll get that very easily now that you’re in a standing position on your skates let’s practice switching
Our weight from side to side first we’re gonna start with really low small switches just trying to transfer your weight from one skate to the other skate once you’ve gotten the hang of that let’s move on to something a little bit more difficult which is holding that position so you’re gonna start by
Holding for five seconds on your left side and then switching to your right side and holding for 5 seconds being able to do this isn’t just important for being able to skate forward it is also important for more difficult moves in the future now go ahead and pause the
Video and accumulate a total of 30 seconds on each side next we’re going to start with skating forward here’s an example first i like to stand with my feet in a v position this position is stable and i don’t have to worry about moving around
Next i put one leg behind the other into a t type of position so i can get some leverage to push off here’s another view and a little surprise visit from the bee that liked my camera a little bit too much i slowed down this video so you could see how i’m
Turning my feet out slightly and transfer my weight side to side in the last two you could see that i really emphasized the turning out of the feet but even if you don’t turn out your feet a ton you can still keep moving forward it’s just the more that you turn
Out the more leverage you can get so it’s easier to push off now go ahead and give this a try make sure that your feet are pointing out at least slightly and that you’re shifting your weight from side to side just like we practiced earlier go ahead and try moving forward with
Your feet pointing out slightly four times and then four times with your feet pointing in a bigger v now that you’re able to skate forward let’s practice moving around in a circle so my circle is probably a little bit small i prefer if you guys start it in a bigger space
But either way i’m still performing the movement the same way i’m still switching my weight from side to side while keeping my feet slightly pointed out when you start skating in a circle you’re going to realize that there’s some times when you don’t need to keep
Pushing with your feet so at these times you can just practice gliding this is when i have both feet facing forward and i am not pushing i’m just writing out the momentum that i have already created now you’re ready to give this a try let’s start by skating 10 times in a
Circle facing the right and 10 times in a circle facing the left now let’s learn some new skills starting with the most important one stopping first let’s work on the traditional drag toe stop this is not the best way of stopping but it is a great way for
Beginners to learn how to stop because it’s super simple i will teach you my favorite ways of stopping in the upcoming videos for the traditional toe stop you just put one foot behind the other and drag that toe stop on the ground you will need to keep both of
Your knees slightly bent and shift your weight to the leg that is still rolling be sure not to use this method of stopping at high speeds and make sure to practice both sides to practice this we are going to skate in a line and then we’re going to perform the drag toe stop
And then come to a stopping position turn around and do it on the other side let’s practice this five times on each side the next skill you’re going to learn is skating with one foot directly in front of the other this is a cool move and
Also it’ll help you to learn manuals and be able to weave your feet back and forth and it is also the foundation for many other more difficult roller skating moves to perform this move you need to have a little bit of speed coming into it this
Is a gliding move so the speed has already been created you’re going to keep both knees slightly bent and also keep your weight centered now it’s your turn to try go ahead and try five times on the left side and five times on the right side giving a good
Push and then moving that foot into the front and then trying to hold that position and glide it out until you come to a stop let’s practice this by doing five on each side the next move you’re going to learn is called a cannonball this is where you start by pushing off
And then you’re going to glide and you’re going to go down into a deep squat and then stand back up once you’re rolling you’re going to make sure that both feet are pointing directly forward and you’re going to glide while you start to bend your knees
And if you can only go down a little bit at first that’s perfectly fine because as you work on this you’ll be able to go lower and lower with time let’s go ahead and practice this five times stationary then do 15 cannonballs while rolling next you’re going to start learning the
Foundations for learning transitions the way we’re going to do this is by practicing quarter turns we’re going to open up our body to the left at a 90 degree angle our arms are opening 90 degrees and our foot is opening 90 degrees and then you’re going to
Continue that motion to make a full 360 circle the goal is to make it around in a full circle in four moves each one quarter turn in the coming days you will be working on doing this into 180 degree turns so with two moves to make the full 360
Degree circle now let’s practice we’re going to do five circles to the left and five circles to the right remember to do this in four moves each and make 90 degree angles with your feet and arms the last foundational move that we’re going to be working on today
Is for our shoot the duck or one-legged squat or pistol today we’re going to be working on this stationary but in the future we will be doing this rolling when you do this you want to focus on keeping all of your weight centered over the non-moving foot
Next keep your core tight and chest up while you slide the heel of the moving foot forward you can go as low as you want on this i’m only going about a quarter of a way down but if you wanted to you could practice going all the way
Down and then coming back up the last part of today’s roller skating practice is a workout we’re going to put together the skills you learned and do them to help make you stronger and better balanced there are going to be six different moves and you’re going to do this for three rounds
The first move is going to be just like the cannonball but stationary so we’re going to go down into a squat and try to keep our chest upright for 10 repetitions once you’ve done it that way for at least one round go ahead and try it rolling i tried to challenge myself to
Get rolling and then do as many squats in that roll as i could next are side leg lifts you’re going to do 10 on each side these are really hard at first you have to find the balance so take your time i held onto the post for the first round
But on the next two rounds i did not use the post next are side steps i did four steps each way for two times next is alternating back leg lifts i kept all the weight on my front foot and lifted my back leg slowly these are
Really hard at first so make sure you take your time and find your balance if you’re having trouble finding your balance on these make sure to hold on to a post or something stationary while you learn how to do these next we’re going to work on our 90 degree transition steps
But this time we’re lifting our knee up really high to 90 degrees and using a pause a position to rotate which makes these a little bit more difficult than before lastly we are going to be doing our one-legged squats go ahead and do five on each side here’s
The workout written out go ahead pause the video and let’s get that workout done okay so that was it for today stay tuned for day two also if you roller skated along with me today make sure to tag me on instagram so i can repost your story
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