Category: Safety

Clothes you can move in, basically... Image source: GirlsGoneSkating I’m about to put on inline skates and go rollerblading – what should I wear? What clothes are suitable for...

Let’s talk about feet. Let’s not worry about your ankles or back, but the muscles, tendons and bones that make up those two things on the bottom of your legs… When you put on your skates and...

Should I skate during the Covid-19 outbreak? The below was originally written on 5th April 2020 and is based on information available at the time of writing. Update: recommendation updated 29th...

This is a long list. And it has a lot of “be careful”, “watch out for” type tips. I think this is because I’m getting old and the world looks more like one big dangerous trap than the...

Ok, so the first tip about learning to stop on inline skates is don’t rely on other objects – that should be pretty obvious but you don’t want to learn to stop by trying to find the nearest...

If you’re going to fall and smash your knees up you could get dislocated knees, fractures, meniscal tears, ACL injuries (anterior cruciate ligament), tendon tears, among a litany of other injuries....