Q&A for How to Inline Skate

It depends more on you than anything else. Many people can start skating, turning, and stopping at low speed after their first day. Most people feel perfectly comfortable after 1-2 months. It can take years, however, to move smoothly and fluidly without thought.

To some extent, but inline skating requires a lot more balance, so you will probably need to work on that a bit.

Try skating with a partner who is more experienced. Hold onto them if you feel like you're going to fall. They will help you keep your balance.

Balance beams will improve balance. Practice squatting so that you can maintain position. Leg-strengthening exercises such as leg lifts and presses will improve the power in your legs, and cardio will help your endurance.

Like most skills, skating takes practice. Wear pads and don't give up.

You can find most of the items at sporting goods stores, and supermarkets that sell sports supplies. You might also find some of these items online as well.

Wear protective knee pads. Go slowly until you feel really comfortable to run. Practice balancing well on your skates.

Yes, because even the most experienced skaters fall on occasion. Most of the injuries that cause people to have to go to the hospital can be prevented by protective gear.

You can position your feet to make a 90 degree angle. Your front leg should be perpendicular to your back leg. You can decide which leg should be in the front and which should be in the back, depending on which leg you are more comfortable with.

You should. It's easy to fall and hurt yourself if you don't.

You can easily stop by putting your feet in a 90 degree angle with one foot behind the other to stop, or get a pair of knee pads and do knee falls to stop yourself.

Just keep practicing, slow and steady. Try not to be cocky, that's how you'll fall the most. Practicing takes time. Try skating at the speed you're comfortable with, and after you mastered that, go a bit faster. Just repeat that process and you're off!

By going downhill or skating on one foot longer. Make sure you wear protective pads and a helmet; you might fall.

I bought mine in a department store, but you can buy them from multiple sources online as well.

Keep a distance between them. This won't make your legs twist and will make you go faster.

When gliding, cross one foot in front of the other foot and you should automatically turn.

Start using the tape for the right leg wheels not to roll. Practice with the left leg with the push of right leg and practice the same with the right leg by taping the left leg. You also learn to brake in this way.

Probably not. It will take you about an hour just to get a feel for how to balance yourself on the skates. After that it will take 2-3 weeks for you to really be comfortable on them and start skating well.

You can hold on to a tree, but normally I use the brake at the back of my right skate.

It depends on what you want. One is not easier or harder than the other to learn.

It depends on you and whether or not you have any experience with any other kind of skating. Some people pick it right up in an hour or less, and others take days or weeks to learn.

Absolutely! I learned ice skating first and learning in-line was easy for me. Keep in mind that ice skates are a bit lighter and the ice is way more slippery.

It doesn't matter which age that you start at. But, you have to make sure that you know all the basics before starting and it's always a good idea to learn with someone who is already experienced.