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A GREAT LIFETIME SPORT!
"It's fun. It doesn't feel like a workout. It doesn't feel like a job. It's good for the body and mind." Inline skating is a great form of exercise. Skaters receive all of the benefits of regular exercise including relaxation, increased energy levels, lower blood pressure, and reduced risk of cancer, stroke and heart disease and weight control. Even as far back as 1942, after the outbreak of World War II, the United States Government promoted roller skating as a way of staying in shape. Whatever its source of exposure, inline skating has penetrated the recreation, fitness and athletic industry with a momentum largely unsurpassed in the last decade. And it's still going. One explanation for inline skating’s explosive growth is that it appeals to many different interests. This is because inline skating isn't one-dimensional; it does not require the skater to conform to a particular style or even to one particular sport. It can be taken up by nearly anyone regardless of athletic ability, age, gender, or fitness level. BENEFITS A study conducted by Dr. Carl Foster, an associate professor of medicine at the University of Wisconsin Medical School and coordinator of sports medicine and sports science for the U.S. Speed Skating Team, examined and compared the effects of four different workouts upon eleven volunteers. Dr. Foster tested the oxygen uptake, heart rate and blood rate of the participants while jogging, cycling, skating steadily for 30 minutes, and skating incrementally. The results show that skating at a steady pace for 30 minutes burned 285 calories and induced a heart rate of 148 beats per minute, while interval skating expended 450 calories. In interval skating, the skater alternates between one minute skating in a tuck position and one minute skating upright. Running and cycling each induced a heart rate of 148 beats per minute as well, but cycling burned 360 calories over running's 350. The study reached several conclusions regarding the aerobic benefits of each activity as well. Foster's team determined that inline skating constituted a more effective aerobic workout than cycling, since cyclists tend to glide more, while running worked the heart and lungs better than skating for the same reason. However, skaters can increase the aerobic results of their outings by skating harder or on uphill terrain. Anaerobic tests, which measure body strengthening and muscle development, judged inline skating more beneficial than either running or cycling. Inline skating naturally builds hip and thigh muscles that running and cycling do not. Skating especially targets the hamstring muscles neglected by cycling and works muscles in the upper arms and shoulders when arm motion such as swinging is incorporated. "Skating builds the hip and thigh muscles, buttocks, and upper legs. It works the abductor and adductor muscles--or inner and outer thighs. |
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