Great tips! Massaging the feet with a lacrosse ball and the calves with a foam roller can help if you suffer from plantar Fasciitis. I have to do that to skate any real distance.
I think wearing recovery sandals right after skating helps. I normally don’t wear sneakers after I skated as I want as much air as possible to cool down my feet. For inline skating, you have soft boots as an option and I find these very comfortable.
Thanks so much Polly! I just got my new Seba E3 80 skates in today and even though I measured my feet and went a size up, they hurt! I'm going to give it some time to break in. So glad they have a 365 day return policy.
Took me a few pairs of skates to find my ideal fitting skate. It can be costly since just trying them at the store doesn't really determine whether they're going to cause pain during actual skating sessions. From experience wider feet FR and RB cruisers. Narrower feet PS Next and RB Twister. Liners play a role on the fit of the skate as well. Sorry for hogging up your comment section. I am not a know-it-all just an everyday consumer.
It's been roughly 20 years since the last time I went skating. Your videos have helped an insane amount with my confidence. This is the 3rd day since I bought my skates and just got done with a 3 hour sesh. I'm currently standing in my bathtub in ice water as I write this comment... 😂 I just want to add that the first 2 days, I was pretty discouraged because of how painful it was to just have the skates on but now I can feel it getting easier and easier each time I put them on. Great vids! 👍
Good to know the 10 mile rule of thumb. Have to do short sessions while breaking in and it seems like it's taking forever but i know im nowhere near 10 miles yet.
If it hurts a lot really fast, you may have plantar fasciitis. That's harder to fix and requires a custom insole which would have to fit into your skates comfortably.
Love your videos, so helpful as I just started skating. Do you have any tips for correcting overpronation? I'm working on correcting mine and find it difficult.
Got two relevant questions: 1. What’s a good sock thickness to wear while skating? And does that have any affect on how tight you can get your skates on? 2. What are some good ankle-strengthening exercises to build strength in the ankles?
Hi, the thickness of the socks should be relevant to the size of your inline blades, in my opinion. I have one pair of older blades, where i need to use thicker socks, so that my feet dont wiggle. Then i have a new pair of Powerslide Blades, which is smaller size, so i only need thin socks. After winter when i dont skate for few months, i just start skating for shorter period of time, everyday, and thats how the ankles gets strong. But you can find a lot of ankles exercises here on YT....I would suggest eating a lot of meat, and real bone broth that has all the good cartigale disolved, which gives your ligaments the colagen they need, and other things, to keep you strong and injury free. How long have you been skating?
@@roxxanne.adventuresTo answer your question in the last sentence, I’ve been inline skating for 29 years. I first tried it at my local roller rink during one of the numerous parties that my old elementary school held there. After 5th grade, I used inline skating as a supplemental exercise for running track, which I did in middle school, high school and college, along with cross country, which I ran in high school and college. It was a great way to train without beating my knees to a pulp. After developing knee problems that gradually got worse despite wearing knee braces while running, I reluctantly retired from running and inline skating has been my main method of intense outdoor exercise ever since. Initially, the knee problem was caused by the kneecap in my right knee sliding out of the grooves in the femur. A brace initially fixed the problem, but it came back like a bad rash that won’t leave you alone. Then it affected my left knee, and the problem turned out to be much more serious. An MRI revealed that the source of the problem this time around was a misaligned femur…in BOTH legs. The only fix for this was an operation that involved shattering the femur, realigning the fragments and then resetting the entire bone. The doctor said that while it’s hellishly expensive, it’s also incredibly effective, as it’s used primarily by elite-level athletes…which I’m not. Long story short, I didn’t get the operation. Nine years ago, I made the jump to big-wheel skates and my endurance improved dramatically. Nowadays, I can handle endurance workouts lasting upwards of 3 hours, sometimes more than 4. But I save those for later in the season.
I don't know about other countries, but in France, decathlon has vary affordable decent quality rollers. I used mine almost daily for about 2.5 years with no issues
@@yx6792 Yea, i'm talking about oxelo. To be honest i have no idea how the changed in the past like 10 years, but I know it used to be a pretty solid affordable brand
If Decathlon had decent skates, I wouldn't have settled for PS Next 100's. For casual Skating the most expensive K2 skates Decathlon has might be SOMEWHAT fine, other than that they suck. Don't buy cheap skates
I have impalas. How do you feel about those? I get pains on my arch on the outside of the foot. No idea why. The liner fits with a bit of room but with the shell, it fits snug. But after skating for a bit it makes my arch hurt. I think I can go for a bit over an hour before that pain rolls in.
How do I know if I have bad skates. I’m getting back into roller blading after years lol but I need help! Well I just bought them so that could be it. I’m just noticing that finding the center or balance inside the skate it’s difficult so, I’m not sure. With the roller blades I do have, it’s harder to turn I’m not sure if it’s me or the skates.
Tried on a pair of Airwalks frm target an my ankles were DYING. if i did get them i would have bought very fluffy socks. I eneded up getin a rollerblade brand. It was a pretty penny for my budget but you can look fr used as well. You have to think the money is an investment in your body not just the skate. Bad skates can cause all the problems she said and more.
An investment in your body omg this is so well said!!!! Yes cheap skates and bad design can be DANGEROUS and those are out there! Sometimes beginners buy cheap to get a feel and it’s not good if they skate them
What size do you wear in Nike or ASICS women sneakers? Or any brand sneaker?:) And then what size do you wear in your Twister XTs?…. Thank you for any help. I don’t want to get the wrong size
I've had bauer quad roller skates for about a year now, every time I skate my ankles get really red and rip the skin, I've tried wearing 2 socks and still hurts, I bought a ankle protector and still hurts, I'm size 7 shoe size, got size 7 skates and they fit snug around ankles with 2 pair of socks and have room around toes, but size 6 is tighter around ankles so still snug but my toes get squashed what should I do, my ankles are painful after a skate session, they stay painful for about 2 weeks
For me the problem is that I have really old skates and the internal boot is now flat, so I have to replace it, also it is ruined on the majour pressing points like the malleolus
It’s hard finding a good skate shop there’s an inline shop at my local mall but the workers won’t acknowledge me and in their small quad section they have toy skates with plastic trucks so I really don’t trust their advice bc I feel if you’d sell toy quads what does that say about the quality of your inlines? On the opposite end of the spectrum my local quad shop refuses to sell impala or other lower quality skates and they also say hi the second I walk in the store instead of treating me like a poser/outsider
I’m torn between roller skates and rollerblades. I eventually want both. I mostly just wana go zoom zoom lol. Obviously rollerblades are generally faster, but can you get some decent speed on roller skates as well? I don’t want to just feel like I’m crawling (although, that’s exactly what I’ll be doing while learning)
@@PollySkates but they are so pretty 😭 but I think my need for speed is higher than my sense of style 😁 thanks! I’ve subscribed, I’m learning a lot from you!
@@MyHam-os4bq there is a reason you don't see people roller skating daily. Get the blades first and enjoy using them on the regular then get the skates later when you wanna do something different.
@@justanothertrucker7856 I don’t see anyone skating at all daily where I live. But I got both for their respective purposes. I’m using my roller blades for now and saving my pretty skates to open up on Christmas and feel special lol
Great tips! Massaging the feet with a lacrosse ball and the calves with a foam roller can help if you suffer from plantar Fasciitis. I have to do that to skate any real distance.
I actually went to the hospital with that and couldn’t work for a week suffering from Plantar. I didn’t know what it was
Miracles can be had with a heat gun and a boot stretcher! Great format and editing!
YES! Thanks for adding this!!! 🫶🤙🙏☺️
I think wearing recovery sandals right after skating helps.
I normally don’t wear sneakers after I skated as I want as much air as possible to cool down my feet.
For inline skating, you have soft boots as an option and I find these very comfortable.
Love a good recovery sandal!
Soaking your feet in a warm foot bath with Epsom salt is great too. Plus it kills sweat bacteria 🦠😅
Thanks so much Polly! I just got my new Seba E3 80 skates in today and even though I measured my feet and went a size up, they hurt! I'm going to give it some time to break in. So glad they have a 365 day return policy.
Be patient! Lmk how it goes! Where did you buy them from?! I like the seba E3
Took me a few pairs of skates to find my ideal fitting skate. It can be costly since just trying them at the store doesn't really determine whether they're going to cause pain during actual skating sessions. From experience wider feet FR and RB cruisers. Narrower feet PS Next and RB Twister. Liners play a role on the fit of the skate as well. Sorry for hogging up your comment section. I am not a know-it-all just an everyday consumer.
It's been roughly 20 years since the last time I went skating. Your videos have helped an insane amount with my confidence. This is the 3rd day since I bought my skates and just got done with a 3 hour sesh. I'm currently standing in my bathtub in ice water as I write this comment... 😂
I just want to add that the first 2 days, I was pretty discouraged because of how painful it was to just have the skates on but now I can feel it getting easier and easier each time I put them on.
Great vids! 👍
Good to know the 10 mile rule of thumb. Have to do short sessions while breaking in and it seems like it's taking forever but i know im nowhere near 10 miles yet.
If it hurts a lot really fast, you may have plantar fasciitis. That's harder to fix and requires a custom insole which would have to fit into your skates comfortably.
Love your videos, so helpful as I just started skating. Do you have any tips for correcting overpronation? I'm working on correcting mine and find it difficult.
Got two relevant questions:
1. What’s a good sock thickness to wear while skating? And does that have any affect on how tight you can get your skates on?
2. What are some good ankle-strengthening exercises to build strength in the ankles?
Hi, the thickness of the socks should be relevant to the size of your inline blades, in my opinion. I have one pair of older blades, where i need to use thicker socks, so that my feet dont wiggle. Then i have a new pair of Powerslide Blades, which is smaller size, so i only need thin socks.
After winter when i dont skate for few months, i just start skating for shorter period of time, everyday, and thats how the ankles gets strong. But you can find a lot of ankles exercises here on YT....I would suggest eating a lot of meat, and real bone broth that has all the good cartigale disolved, which gives your ligaments the colagen they need, and other things, to keep you strong and injury free. How long have you been skating?
@@roxxanne.adventuresTo answer your question in the last sentence, I’ve been inline skating for 29 years. I first tried it at my local roller rink during one of the numerous parties that my old elementary school held there. After 5th grade, I used inline skating as a supplemental exercise for running track, which I did in middle school, high school and college, along with cross country, which I ran in high school and college. It was a great way to train without beating my knees to a pulp. After developing knee problems that gradually got worse despite wearing knee braces while running, I reluctantly retired from running and inline skating has been my main method of intense outdoor exercise ever since.
Initially, the knee problem was caused by the kneecap in my right knee sliding out of the grooves in the femur. A brace initially fixed the problem, but it came back like a bad rash that won’t leave you alone. Then it affected my left knee, and the problem turned out to be much more serious. An MRI revealed that the source of the problem this time around was a misaligned femur…in BOTH legs. The only fix for this was an operation that involved shattering the femur, realigning the fragments and then resetting the entire bone. The doctor said that while it’s hellishly expensive, it’s also incredibly effective, as it’s used primarily by elite-level athletes…which I’m not. Long story short, I didn’t get the operation.
Nine years ago, I made the jump to big-wheel skates and my endurance improved dramatically. Nowadays, I can handle endurance workouts lasting upwards of 3 hours, sometimes more than 4. But I save those for later in the season.
I don't know about other countries, but in France, decathlon has vary affordable decent quality rollers. I used mine almost daily for about 2.5 years with no issues
do you talk about the oxelo ones ? I wanted to buy the MF500 but I hesitate since some ppl say that decathlon rollers aren’t that good
@@yx6792 Yea, i'm talking about oxelo. To be honest i have no idea how the changed in the past like 10 years, but I know it used to be a pretty solid affordable brand
If Decathlon had decent skates, I wouldn't have settled for PS Next 100's. For casual Skating the most expensive K2 skates Decathlon has might be SOMEWHAT fine, other than that they suck. Don't buy cheap skates
My husband and i have arch support issues we usually have to get foam sole inserts for our rollerblades
Omgosh thanks for including this!!! I totally should have mentioned this!!! 🙊 It’s also common and insoles make a big difference!!! Thank you!!!!!
good vid!!
Luv you 🥰
That's right
I have impalas. How do you feel about those? I get pains on my arch on the outside of the foot. No idea why. The liner fits with a bit of room but with the shell, it fits snug. But after skating for a bit it makes my arch hurt. I think I can go for a bit over an hour before that pain rolls in.
How do I know if I have bad skates. I’m getting back into roller blading after years lol but I need help! Well I just bought them so that could be it. I’m just noticing that finding the center or balance inside the skate it’s difficult so, I’m not sure. With the roller blades I do have, it’s harder to turn I’m not sure if it’s me or the skates.
Tried on a pair of Airwalks frm target an my ankles were DYING. if i did get them i would have bought very fluffy socks. I eneded up getin a rollerblade brand. It was a pretty penny for my budget but you can look fr used as well. You have to think the money is an investment in your body not just the skate. Bad skates can cause all the problems she said and more.
An investment in your body omg this is so well said!!!! Yes cheap skates and bad design can be DANGEROUS and those are out there! Sometimes beginners buy cheap to get a feel and it’s not good if they skate them
I just got a brand new pair of rollerblades and theyre killlllling me
Which ones did you get?
Thanks dear
Welcome 😊🩵
What size do you wear in Nike or ASICS women sneakers? Or any brand sneaker?:) And then what size do you wear in your Twister XTs?…. Thank you for any help. I don’t want to get the wrong size
I've had bauer quad roller skates for about a year now, every time I skate my ankles get really red and rip the skin, I've tried wearing 2 socks and still hurts, I bought a ankle protector and still hurts, I'm size 7 shoe size, got size 7 skates and they fit snug around ankles with 2 pair of socks and have room around toes, but size 6 is tighter around ankles so still snug but my toes get squashed what should I do, my ankles are painful after a skate session, they stay painful for about 2 weeks
Hey Polly. U helped me a lot❤
I'm so glad!❤️🤙🙏
For me the problem is that I have really old skates and the internal boot is now flat, so I have to replace it, also it is ruined on the majour pressing points like the malleolus
I winced so hard at 1:55
😅
It’s hard finding a good skate shop there’s an inline shop at my local mall but the workers won’t acknowledge me and in their small quad section they have toy skates with plastic trucks so I really don’t trust their advice bc I feel if you’d sell toy quads what does that say about the quality of your inlines?
On the opposite end of the spectrum my local quad shop refuses to sell impala or other lower quality skates and they also say hi the second I walk in the store instead of treating me like a poser/outsider
I buy everything online for this reason
I’m torn between roller skates and rollerblades. I eventually want both. I mostly just wana go zoom zoom lol. Obviously rollerblades are generally faster, but can you get some decent speed on roller skates as well? I don’t want to just feel like I’m crawling (although, that’s exactly what I’ll be doing while learning)
Go with rollerblades :)
Rollerskates are slow and clunky
@@PollySkates but they are so pretty 😭 but I think my need for speed is higher than my sense of style 😁 thanks! I’ve subscribed, I’m learning a lot from you!
@@MyHam-os4bq there is a reason you don't see people roller skating daily. Get the blades first and enjoy using them on the regular then get the skates later when you wanna do something different.
@@justanothertrucker7856 I don’t see anyone skating at all daily where I live. But I got both for their respective purposes. I’m using my roller blades for now and saving my pretty skates to open up on Christmas and feel special lol
Tysm!
🙏☺️🫶🤙🙌
i think we need to see full aggressive inline video. Just sayin'
love these videos and how effective and short they are! ty polly 🫂🛼
So glad! 🥹🙏🩵