Vancouver is an magnificent city
to go rollerblading. You can skate around Stanley Park as well as
another 5 km waterfront inline skate area which connects to the
park (from English Bay to Science World). The city has excellent
rollerblading areas around UBC (University of British Columbia),
and in The Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve (formerly the Seymour
Demonstration Forest) Seymour Valley Trail, which is 10 km long.
The Seymour Valley trail, in North Vancouver, opened in the summer
of 2002 and the pavement is very good (smooth and 6 meters wide).
Meet
new people!
Stay
fit!
Have
fun!
Eleven Reasons for Learning to Inline Skate:
1. Rollerblades are portable
and versatile. You can strap them on for a lunch hour or
for a refreshing evening roll around your neighbourhood. You can
keep them in the trunk of your car for the spontaneous whim or pack
them as part of your business trip.
2. A well-made skate boot has
such good ankle support that first-timers
are instantly mobile.
3. The learning
curve for rollerblading basics is
incredibly short compared to sports
such as skiing, wind-surfing, and tennis.
4. Safety
on rollerblades can be learned. Armed
with protective gear, the basic moves, and a few important safety
tips, every beginner can learn to rollerblade with confidence.
5.
Inline skating allows great freedom of movement,
with restrictive body positions.
6. Rollerblading not only keeps
your body aerobically fit and burning
calories, it is also invigoratingly
fun.
7. Rollerblading is social.
It is easy to get hands-on tips and techniques while making new
friends.
8. You can enjoy inline skating
without fear of joint stress, providing
an alternative to high-impact aerobic activities. Rollerblading,
when compared to running, causes less than 50 percent of the impact
shock to joints, thus demonstrating that rollerblading is less harmful
to the joints than the higher impact sport of running.
9. Rollerblading improves
balance, strengthens every muscle from the lower
back to the knees, and stimulates
the upper body. Spend any length of
time on rollerblades, and you will immediately feel your muscles
starting to tighten and firm.
10. Used for cross
training, inline skating is a welcome change from specific
and repetitive workouts geared toward improved sports-related performance.
11. Rollerblading provides a guilt-free
excuse to have fun. Studies have shown that you will be supremely
satisfied at the end of the day when you've had everything to do
and you've done it.