A Detailed, Hands-On Review of 10 Beginner Roller Skates Are you an adult who is just getting started roller skating for the first time? Or, maybe you’re coming back to roller skating again after decades away from this great sport and hobby. Or, maybe you’re like me and you need to lose 25 lbs but … Read more
Is Roller Skating Good Exercise? When you think of fitness and getting in shape, your mind probably almost immediately wanders to the well-known methods of weight loss. Going to the gym, walking, swimming, running, cycling, and yoga are most likely to be the things to come to mind. However, one popular sport to lose weight … Read more
Before you buy your next pair of roller skates or a new set of wheels, it’s important to understand what you need to look for to find the perfect set of wheels. Roller skate wheels are one of the most important parts of a skate. Here are 10 essential tips to help you make the … Read more
Turn Heads with LED Skates that Dance to Music Rob is one of the earliest members of the Roller Skate Dad. In his free time, he loves to roller skate and build LED light up roller skates. If you have questions about this article, please leave a comment below or reach out to Rob directly … Read more
Ginger Dawn Mathews is known as The Skate Critic on Facebook. Ginger has been reviewing roller rinks for the past 5 years visiting over 300 skating rinks and writing reviews on each one. She was featured in the United Skates documentary that aired on HBO in early 2019. Her vast data on skating rink closures … Read more
Today, we continue the Getting Started Roller Skating Series with part 4. In this episode, I give you 10 quad roller skate, rollerblade and inline skate recommendations for the beginner skater (or for those of you returning to skating after a long time away). So, if you don’t have skates and need a pair, then … Read more
Today, we continue the Getting Started Roller Skating Series with part 3. This episode is the completion of all my tips and questions you need to ask yourself before selecting your first (or next) pair of roller skates. Understanding the answers to these questions and what to consider can help you when deciding what … Read more
A Detailed Analysis of My Favorite Competition Wheels by Roller Bones I personally own and have used over a dozen different roller skate wheels to date. And so far, the RollerBones Elite roller skate wheels are still the best indoor roller skate wheels I have tried to date. When I’m skating, I like to have … Read more
Today, we continue the Getting Started Roller Skating Series with part 2. This episode is all about tips and questions you need to ask yourself before selecting your first (on next) pair of roller skates. Understanding the answers to these questions and what to consider can help you when deciding what roller skates are best … Read more
Today, we kick off a series of podcast episodes that are going to focus on getting started roller skating. As I stated in my first few episodes of the podcast, one of my main goals with the Roller Skate Dad website, podcast and Club is to get more people skating. Or, to get people who … Read more
