Bella Organi: The one with the roller skating vs roller blading

So our summer bucket list has begun. Natalie choosing the roller blade and myself choosing the roller skates. I can go on and on about the why roller skates surpass the rollerblades but i think i can sum it up in a few points:

MY HISTORY

I myself am an accomplished roller skater. I built my way up to level 4...twice. (4 being the highest level at Skate Plus). I owned a white pair of skates with a pink rainbow on the side. I won many challenges and was very competitive. i had many roller ksating birthday parties where all my friends used to come along and have an awesome time. I must admit i did dabble in roller blading, i even bought a pair, but they only lasted a very short time. Roller skating will always have my heart and i will go on to debate that roller skates will always be number 1.

HISTORY

Originating in 1743, although the inventor has been lost in history the its still a known fact the that roller skates were the original and the best! I mean just check out the very first pair below.

Roller skating became popular in the 1970’s, 1980’s, 1990’s and today are even cooler than ever.

POP CULTURE

Cult films have been made based on rollerskating.

Roller Boogie follows the nice not so talented skater girl who falls for the super hot extremely talented skater guy. The two meet, he teaches, and they skate their way to love. Ummm Dirty Dancing obviously stole this story line.

Xanadu. The story of a girl who makes dreams come true.

Boogie Nights! Although this movie was based on porn, who could forget Heather Graham as ‘Roller Girl’

Whip It – Drew Barrymore loves skating so much she made her directing debut with the roller derby movie Whip it!

CELEBRITY FOLLOWERS:

We all know that celebs have the Midas touch, everything they do turns to Cool! Now while i had a hard pressed time looking for celebs on ‘roller blades, the pages were endless in roller skating celebs. Here are a few of my faves

ASPECTS

Artistic roller skating is a sport which consists of a number of events. These are usually accomplished on quad skates, but inline skates may be used for some events. SOME being the operative word! Local competitions lead to regional competitions which lead to the National Championships and World Championships.

· Figure skating

· Dance

· Freestyle

· Precision teams

· Singles/pairs

· Roller Derby

See, its a sport a proper recognised sport with competitions, trophies....winners!

Roller Skating = WINNERS

BENEFITS

Most can remember a time, when as a child, they put on a pair of roller skates for the sheer joy of rolling at the rink or on the street. As an adult roller skating can still be fun and also a great activity to increase your overall fitness.
According to the Roller Skating Assocation International (http://www.rollerskating.org/) research has demonstrated that roller skating can have the same benefit in terms of cardiovascular health and calorie burn as jogging. Although a killer leg workout, it also is not associated with the impact to joints and muscles caused by jogging or running.
Combining a variety of skating techniques can serve to work many major muscle groups including the calfs, quads, thighs and buns.

· Twisting, or making tight turns with your knees together can work your back and abs.

· Crossovers can help build inner thigh strength.

· Skating low is as good as a squat and can help build arm and chest strength and muscle tone.

· Taking longer strides (power stroking) can help you increase your heart rate and strengthen your back muscles.

In general, skating is a fun activity that can be incorporated with others to help improve your overall fitness.
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