The short answer to whether rollerskating is good exercise, is “Hell yes! What are you waiting for?” Also known as quad skating, this is a great low impact way to exercise and a full-body workout. Even just standing and balancing on wheels requires you to engage your...
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How to skate without falling
Most beginner skaters, are afraid of falling over, as they should be: it hurts! But falls are also opportunities for learning, whether on inline skates or quads. It's important to ask yourself, what, technically, caused the fall? Only awareness of this, and ability to...
Asha falling over…..
The consequence of this fall was an injury which I thought would go away and wasn’t serious but which in fact is still very much with me and now responsible for my down time, seeing doctors and doing physio. Throughout this year I've been limping after skating and...
A Week in Singapore – World Tour Nov 2018
Singapore! What a great stay it’s been. Staying with old friends from London has been such a treat. I was shown around on skates by one of my online students and the Marina Bay area is just spectacular. Innovative, modern architecture,...
Skating with the Supersonic Skating Academy Kampala, Uganda
We worked through the Beginner syllabus, improving their core skills and developing their teaching strategies and understanding of progressions. I’ve challenged them to embark on a journey towards ICP certification. They will be using my Online Video Training Courses...
Dubai & Abu Dhabi..What a great start to my World Teaching Tour! Nov 2018
Enthusiastic and hardworking students is all I can ask for. When some travel by plane from Kuwait to come to class I’m even more honoured..... New experiences included a mini “shamal” (sandstorm) during class, polished marble floors and the signing of...
Paula’s Inline Skate Training Diary – The Berlin Marathon!
by Paula Saturday 15th September was a big high; I completed my first inline skating marathon in Berlin. I’ve been training solidly, using the Skatefresh Beginner and Intermediate “Skate for Fitness” Online video training courses. I wasn’t strong enough to use my new...
“The Stroll” Video Tutorial
Here's a new Video Tutorial to train a cool-looking move called "The Stroll", which can be used as a dance step or just a "filler" in-between other moves. This is also my first solo video edit which I've been learning to do since June....
Skatefresh and Inline Skating in the Press again….
Click here to see article full size https://skatefresh.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Fitness-skating.pdf
I’ve got new skates! – Powerslide Tau Trinity Skates Review
This is of course a joyful occurrence and I'm deeply grateful for Powerslide for their beautiful skates but I always meet it with some trepidation because even in the best of scenarios, new skates usually mean some mild to heavy food discomfort for 4-8 weeks.......and...
Barcelona June 2018 Trip Report
The debate in Asha’s head rages about which city is “the best” to skate in. It’s a long argument but Barcelona is one of them. Good quality tarmac, cycle paths everywhere, beach promenades, huge perfect lesson spots, Barcelona has it all. The Trip began with...
Zagreb May 2018 Trip Report
Enormous Thank you to Boris Bengez and Dijana Dabić Bengez for their hard work in prepping this trip and being first class hosts and leaders. I’m so glad I let you them convince me in Rio (2017) that Zagreb would be a good idea for a skate trip........
Inline Skating Backward Crossovers: Fixing Common Problems
Backward Crossovers are every backward skaters' dream and most people rush to do them BEFORE their backward "building blocks" are solid. This usually leads to a host of different problems. Remember, all crossovers (backward and forward) are designed to generate speed...
Video Tutorial: Do you use Parallel Turns to slow down and stop?
This video tutorial using a real student gives a quick summary of how to use consecutive Parallel Turns to slow down and then stop. Some of the common problems you might make with this skill are highlighted and fixed, allowing you to benefit directly from "real...
Paula’s Inline Skate Training Diary – Part 5
I finally have some feedback from Asha directly when she looked at a couple of short videos of my training. Seems like what I am feeling in terms of improvement is confirmed by Asha. She said I have no inside edge pronation on either of my skates when pushing or...
Paula’s Inline Skate Training Diary – Part 4
I’ve been very frustrated by the weather over the last month - too wet or snowy in London to skate most of the time. But I got out today for a quick skate before the rain and DRUMROLL..... I started the Intermediate "How to Skate for Fitness" course. I just did the...
Pope Asha
Liam Andrews from Belfast uses Asha’s Online Courses to help him develop his skating skills. Here he recalls the moment he received a ‘Pink’ gift from his family on his 70th Birthday… “Not so long ago my two daughters organised a surprise birthday party for my 70th. I...
World Teaching Tour 2018-19
I hope your January is going well even if you are in winter and skating less. Rest time is often good for our skater bodies and you can indulge in other activities like skate video watching or editing what you shot in the summer. I have SUPER exciting news which I...
Thigh burn – oooh that lactic acid! – Paula’s Inline Skate Training Diary Pt 3
The past week we've had some sunny days in the UK and I’ve practiced lessons 7-9 of Asha's "How to Skate for Fitness" Beginner Course and thrown in a bit of the previous lessons as well, like Toe Roll. Lesson 7 is new because it is all about the Regroup - gliding on...
Paula’s “How to Inline Skate for Fitness” Training Diary – Part 2
Had a great skating weekend last weekend. I practised lessons 4-6 from Asha's "How to Skate for Fitness" beginners course and also a bit of toe roll from the first set I did. These lessons are good because they all build on the first three, with variants on scooting...