When the X-Games still had skating these were all inline skates. Inline skating is also a popular choice of freestyle skating which involves a series of artistic manoeuvres and creative flair that people really get into and love.
Now, now then. Or was that cool in the 50s? Is it wearing fur? Giant tricks, flying through the air and landing soul grinds looks damn impressive to an eight-year-old. And maybe when skates appeared in the 70s everyone rushed to be part of that new trend, signalling an abandonment of capitalistic oppression? When their talent overlaps with art…. See above. But be friendly and nice and care about other people and ask them how they are, as well.
Because you can more easily skate with some speed on inlines, you do see a lot more active recreational rollerbladers skating for fitness. In terms of which is really better for you fitness wise? Unless of course you absolutely fall in love with it.
Both burn more calories than a brisk walk and some other exercises, but minute per minute burn less than running or cycling. If you want to dance or do the other things, and asking what makes you fitter between roller derby and roller hockey? Well, you could argue that roller hockey is a more constant sport with longer sustained sprints and more overall distance traveled in a game going back and fourth.
Roller derby is a lot of physical exertion to be sure though, involving blocking and body to body contact, remaining upright against the pushing force of the other team players. Well you can make both work for you. But to lose weight and gain fitness though roller derby is good, skating for three hours at a fast pace doing intervals is probably better. The main reason: you want the flexibility to go really fast as well as trying out tricks — buy freestyle skates for these instead of recreational, they allow you to upgrade the wheels more easily check your pair does though so you can start on one pair and as you get more confident change the wheels and your style of skating.
Yes, there are other more advanced ways to stop on both skates that require a bit more skill like t-stops, ploughs, hockey stops and power slides. The challenge with inline skates is to build your ankle strength as balancing on one line of wheels does put pressure on your ankles and feet.
The truth is BOTH types of skates - inlines and quad roller skates - are hard at first as they require balance, core strength and leg strength. Over time and with practice you will build up these muscles and that will make any skating a lot easier.
We often find that if you skated on inlines as a kid then you will find inlines easier to learn on as an adult and vice versa for quad roller skates. If you're still unsure and you've never tried inlines before then head to your local roller rink and try both types. Then you can decide on which skates are easiest for you because everyone is different.
So what's the verdict for you? While you can technically use quads, rollerblades or inline skates for any of these sports, I share with you below the most common for each sport. Roller derby is one of the most popular roller skating sports today.
All roller derby players wear quad roller skates when playing roller derby. If you think roller derby is in your future, then you will want a pair of quad roller skates. Speed skaters wear inline speed skates when competing. Back in the day before inline skates, everyone used to do speed skating in quad skates. However, inline speed skates are just faster than quads or rollerblades for that matter. It has to do with the height and thinness of the wheels. There is still a small contingent of competitors who compete on low-top quad roller skates, but almost all serious speed roller skating is done on inline skates.
No one speed skates in competitions in rollerblades, though you certainly can at the rink during races or with your friends outdoors. Artistic roller skating is primarily done in high-top quad roller skates. The vast majority of artistic roller skaters still do their craft in quads.
The most well-known artistic skates are made by Riedell and Sure-Grip. Artistic roller skating looks just like figure skating that you see in the Olympics on ice skates. The only difference is that the jumps and spins are done on roller skates.
When I was young, I used to play roller hockey in retail parking lots with my friends wearing my quads. And you can do that, too. However, most serious roller hockey players use rollerblades.
Today there are special rollerblades geared at roller hockey. Brands like Bauer, Tour and Mission all make popular rollerblades for roller hockey. I would describe jam skating as a cross between gymnastics, dancing and breakdancing on roller skates. Most jam skating is done using low-top quad roller skates. Some of the most popular jam skates are made by VNLA.
The best roller skates for beginners are the traditional high-top quad roller skates. The high-top boot provides extra ankle support. Quad roller skate axles also help with balance for the skater as it more evenly distributes your weight across the base of the skate. This is a trick that I have used to teach s of people to roller skate throughout the years. The back brake of inline skates is also arguably a more natural motion as it requires you to apply force to your heel while extending your leg.
Beginners may find this easier than the front brake of roller skates that requires you to drag your foot and apply pressure at the same time. But it does come down to personal preference too. However, both skates require you to keep your knees bent and to get familiar with the slight movement of the wheels beneath your feet to balance.
So both require an initial learning curve and the difference between inlines and roller skates is not night and day. Inline skates come with a brake fitted on the back not always. To brake, you bend both knees in a semi-squat with your torso leaning forward to balance, and extend one leg out letting the back-brake push along the floor in front of you. Most beginners find this movement fairly easy to pick up.
Applying pressure with the heel is a muscle movement we do in the course of moving around in general and may therefore feel more natural. Rollerskates have their brake on the front and you have to drag your leg behind you allowing the brake to rub against the floor.
This movement is arguably a less natural one, particularly in applying a force downwards in that position while maintaining balance. However, it is also not usually too difficult for beginners to pick up relatively quickly. Often inline skates come without brakes so in these cases it can be much more difficult to stop.
Having no brakes means it is not so obvious what to do. With no brakes, you drag one foot behind at right angles to your other so it forms a T-shape. You drag the wheels in this perpendicular position along the ground, using the bottom inside edge of all four wheels at the same time as the brake. This is a bit more difficult to learn than stopping with a brake attached.
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