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Winter's Best Hack: Skate All Winter Long
Forget about inclement weather and snow. With this simple tip, you can skate year-round. So, what's the secret? The answer is ice skates.
Many inline skates sit idle at home during winter, waiting for spring to hit the streets and do what they love.
Ice skating and inline skating are very similar, and the transition from asphalt to ice is quick.
Perfect Your Technique
There are a few differences between ice skating and inline skating, and it takes a little time to adjust from one to the other.
That said, there are many similarities, and many hybrid ice skates, like the Roces Icy 3, are essentially fitness inline skates with blades instead of wheels.
However, many "inline" techniques can still be practiced on your ice skates. Popular ones include forward strides, crossovers, backward skating, and backward crossovers.
Maintain Your Fitness
Another advantage of transitioning from asphalt to ice is maintaining your fitness. Ice skating engages the same muscles as inline skating, including those in your upper back, quads, arms, abs, glutes, hamstrings, and thighs.
The same applies to cardio training, where skating, whether on ice or asphalt, results in a heart rate of at least 148 beats per minute, making it an ideal aerobic exercise comparable to running.
Regular exercise also reduces stress, and remember, skating is a fun activity to do with others, so get out there.
Family Fun on Ice
It's not just adults who can benefit from year-round skating. Roces has created The Roces Jokey, available both as an inline skate and as an ice skate, in blue and pink.
This means your little ones can enjoy their favorite activity all year long with the same boot they are used to. What better way to spend a weekend than at your local ice rink, skating together as a family?
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