Skating really is good for your health
Posted on March 16th, 2008 by RST_news
This article speaks of the benefits of skating for children but it follows the benefits extend to teens and adults as well.
….Skating … when mastered works such muscle groups as quads, thighs, buns and calfs. Serious skaters who twist and make tight turns are strengthening their backs while also working their abdominal muscles. Moreover, crouching while skating benefits the arms and chest while toning muscles.
Roller skating provides a complete aerobic workout, and involves all of the body’s muscles, especially the heart.
Read more in Skating for Life, (East Texas Review).
You are so right–skating is so much fun. It would be great to someday have a international skate a-thon.