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How to make “a brush” on your inline skates
No, I didn’t even knew what “a brush” was, before a saw this Instagram post of Adrifreeskate a short while ago. But here I am, making this post how to do one, before I even perfected it myself. But to begin with: What is a brush on inline skates This is it ⬇️ Dit bericht…
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Ontdek de voordelen van achteruit skaten
Quote van onze skate-instructor (fyi Asha van Skatefresh): je kan niet goed achteruit skaten, omdat je het te weinig doet. Ja, dat is super logisch. Het is zeker niet je eerste stap bij het gaan skaten om het achteruit te doen. Maar achteruit skaten is een geweldige manier om je skatevaardigheden uit te breiden en…
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Hier vind je inline skate lessen voor volwassenen
Doe maar gek, dan doe je al gewoon genoeg 😉Vandaag een post in het Nederlands. Niet dat ik me het mezelf deze keer makkelijk af wil maken, maar het onderwerp van vandaag spreekt vast weinig mensen uit het buitenland aan. Want vandaag geef ik je graag tips waar je als volwassene terecht kan om te…
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Week 7 How to improve one legged rollin’
Sounds a kind of strange, but in the same way as the one-leg-standing-like-a-crouching-tiger-hidden-dragon-girl (or boy) can make you a better skater. Only, we have two legs….and being on them both is making you more stable. Being nice and stable is way more fun then wiggling on one leg. And because we like being happy and…
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Week 6: best investments for starting rollerblading
I’m not even trying to deny that I am a shopaholic, because I am! Not that you should be proud of something like that. But it’s better to be honest about it. So my new out of control “hobby” called Inline Skating, stimulated my senses to spend money again. And now for real: I didn’t…
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Week 5 Is Inline Skating a great calorie killer?
Not that it is thé most important reason for me training my Inline Skating skills. But with being past the age of 40, weight ís a thingy. It certainly is going easily on than of, for sure that I can say. So, yes, calorie burning counts, for me anyway. And for this week I’m researching…
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Week 4 What do you need to succeed?
Yes, my name is Mrs. Faber. But you can better call me Mrs. Stubborn or even better, Mrs. Impatient. When I started my inline skate adventure last year, I really thought, “oh yeah, I’m really going to rock this sh*t in no time. Haha, so you can also may call me Mrs Unbelievable. And with…
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Week 3 Kicking Blue Monday In The @ss
Oh god, yes I’m here. Not complaining or anything and sending negative vibes here!! But it’s busy as hell at work, I fell off my bike on the way home due to slippery road conditions, and and…..Oh there is no other reason that I should feel shitty and not writing here on my blog again…
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Week 2 A journey of repeating and adapting.
As a Dutch person, you surely know about the famous artist Vincent van Gogh. I’m confident that if I asked someone in a random foreign city about him, there would be at least a glimmer of recognition. This recognition comes from his well-known paintings like “Sunflowers” and “Starry Night.” His art, marked by expression, courage,…
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Week 1: Kickstarting Skate and Health Goals
Welcome to January 2024! I hope you had a nice New Year’s Eve surrounded by friends and family. It’s likely that the past week involved some indulgence. And as we step into the new year, many of us are filled with positive intentions, eager to make positive changes. If you’re anything like me, you might…
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Great beginner techniques: which helped the most?
If inline skating was just striding up and down a beautiful patch of asphalt, it could be pretty easy. And boring! Yes, because what’s wrong with a little challenge and excitement in you life? Nothing much – if I may say – when you’re surviving and your skin stays put on the same place where…
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One month along: best things I’ve learned so far
I hardly dare say it. But a month ago I thought it might be easy to pick up inline skating. How hard could it be? I’ve done this before! Only forgotten ‘a bit’ that this was ages ago (25 years, ouch 😕) and those wheels sometimes seem to have a mind of their own. “Where…
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Are you doing OK honey?” and other weird comments I get just rollerblading”
Imagine you are in the gym doing your best. You’ve only been there for a month and you’re getting a hang of it. Occasionally you still have some trouble with the settings of the devices and you can only grab the smallest weights. Then some guy comes up to you. He is not sporty at…
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My 5 reasons to take on the inline skate challenge
Why not running like the other moms? Or doing yoga for my stress relief? And isn’t going to the gym a better workout to get in shape? My first post on my brand new blog can’t be about anything other than “what on earth was I thinking buying my inline skates“? Fun At least, I…
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