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Are UK Skaters Hard? Let’s Talk Roller Skate Wheel Hardness! rhythm skating roller skates safety skating styles Apr 01, 2025

When it comes to choosing the right wheels for your roller skates, one of the most important factors to consider is wheel hardness. Whether you're chopping it up through the streets of London, fines

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A-Z Of UK Roller Skate Shops: High Street, Online & Pre-Loved Roller Skate Outlets boomers complete beginners gen x skaters rhythm skating roller skates safety skating styles Mar 24, 2025

The UK's roller skating scene is thriving, with an increasing number of roller skate shops catering to a broad range of roller skating styles, from artistic and dance skating to park and street skatin...

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Bauer Power: The UK’s Hockey Skate Conversion of Choice! boomers gen x skaters roller skates skating styles Mar 17, 2025

If you’ve been out street skating in the UK recently, you’ve probably noticed a growing trend—Bauer hockey skate conversions are dominating the urban roller skating scene. Bauer hockey skate conversio...

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Overcoming Your Fear of Falling on Roller Skates: Adult Skaters boomers complete beginners gen x skaters wellbeing & meditation Mar 10, 2025

Many of us older skaters started skating as kids way back in the 90' and 80's and even some of us way back in the 70's! That's when we first got our first taste of the roller skating bug! But as you k...

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Roller Skating Journey: Kelly's Story gen x skaters rhythm skating Dec 16, 2024


My journey with roller skating started very early. Growing up on a council estate in the 70's, we shared what we had - including our roller skates! When one person on was gifted a pair of skates, the
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I’m Hypermobile: 5 Tips For Skaters With Flexible Joints rehabilitation & health Dec 02, 2024

As a roller skating instructor, I see people with different levels of skating ability. However, sometimes when a student struggles to soften their knees during certain phases of their skating stroke, ...

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Learning To Skate At 40 And Beyond: It’s Never Too Late to Start! boomers complete beginners gen x skaters Nov 17, 2024

Although I learned to skate at a very young age, I had decades where I didn’t skate very much at all. It wasn’t until I rediscovered my love for skating in 2021 (at age 46) that I got into it in a big...

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Kajabi Free Trials: 30 & 60 Day Trials in 2025! influncers & content creators products & services Nov 04, 2024

  

Kajabi In 2025


Are you an influencer or content creator wanting to create an online business [much like this one] with integrated systems to help nurture and grow your community? Then the Kajabe
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Roller Skating - A Moving Meditation: Journey Into Your Unique Flow stress relief wellbeing & meditation Oct 07, 2024

 

 

In a world where fast-paced living is constantly vying for our attention, finding moments of peace, solace and mental space has never been so appealing. Meditation is typically assoc

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Which Of These Roller Skating Styles Is For You? complete beginners rhythm skating skating styles Sep 23, 2024

Are you an adult who is interested in roller skating? Are you also unsure of which one of the various roller skating styles to start with? Read on for a brief exploration of UK roller skating styles.

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Beginner Roller Skating Tips: Where To Start As A New Skater complete beginners safety Sep 09, 2024

Ok, so I’ve put together a few key beginner roller skating tips so you can get yourself ready for your first roll! Skating regularly can help improve your agility and coordination (at any age, so no e...

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