Obviously, there’s not many activities that we enjoy more than roller skating, and our skaters can definitely relate! If you are new to skating or have taken a brief hiatus you will notice something quickly. This fun activity is also a great workout, and it can be easy to tire out before everyone else at first. Building your endurance can take some time, but Lanham Skate Center, located in Lanham, MD, has a few tips to help you on your way!

• Push it to the Limit – The only way to improve is to move forward. Every time you skate try to go a little farther than the last time. If you keep increasing your skate time in little increments, you will be skating as long as everyone else in no time!
• Be Healthy – It’s important when you increase one area of your health to increase all areas. To maximize your endurance, be sure to eat a well balanced diet.
• Form – In roller skating, form is everything. A flawed skating form can cause someone to do more work than is necessary. Be sure to watch videos and ask questions from experienced skaters until you’ve got it down.
• Practice Makes Perfect – Practice, practice, practice! Being a great skater takes time. Every chance you get, try to work on your roller skating
• Skate Everywhere – Roller skating is for more than just the rink. Try skating on multiple surface to help get you used to being on skates.

Join us at Lanham Skate Center and let’s get to work on your endurance! Check out our hours and plan your next visit.

A lot of people walk through our doors, here at Lanham Skate Center in Lanham, MD, to grab some roller rink time. Some bring their own skates, and some rent them from us. All have a great time! So which one is better? The short answer is, it all depends on you! One is only better than the other from person to person.

Here’s some things to think about when considering to buy or rent roller skates:

Renting

• If you have a young child, he/she is going to go through many growth spurts. A skate that you buy today may not fit tomorrow!
• Don’t need to worry about bringing your skates from home. You’ll always have a pair of skates here!
• If you only skate every so often (and why would you, it’s so much fun!) it might save you the big expensive of owning your own.

Buying

• If you are an avid roller skater, you can save a little extra money! While it is more expensive to purchase skates in the beginning, over time you’ll save more money.
• One big advantage of buying your own skates is that you have the opportunity to select a pair that best fits your own feet. If comfort is a big thing for you, buying a pair is the way to go.
• It comes with added bonus of picking out a style that best suits you! Red skates, green skates, blue skates or whatever you like! Everyone has their own traits that make them unique, and buying skates gives you the opportunity to express that!

Whether you want to buy or rent, we’ve got ya covered!

Safety is always a major concern when it comes to adults with children participating in sports and physical activities. And as much as parents would like to be there whenever their kid falters or falls, that isn’t always possible. This is true for many things, but it is also true in the roller rink. Roller skating is a great way for any kid to be social, learn some independence and participate in some form of regular physical activity. But even with all of these positives, roller skating doesn’t come with its fair share of tumbles and falls. Ensuring your child is equipped with the proper safety accessories and measures is key. Lanham Skate Center, located in Lanham, MD, is here with everything you will need to keep your child safe in the rink.

• Helmet – Head injuries are all too common within the world of sports and physical activities. If there was one piece of safety equipment to keep in the inventory, this would be the most important. Be sure the helmet fits snugly on the head and covers a good majority of the front and back of the head.
• Proper Skates – Skates are not a one size and style fits all kind of thing. When purchasing a pair of skates be sure that the skates are comfortable and don’t slip while rolling around. Make sure brakes and wheels are secure before each session.
• Appropriate Clothing – Clothing can serve a few different purposes when hitting the rink. One purpose can be to avoid unnecessary scrapes and bruise. If this is a major concern, wear long sleeves and pants to mitigate little injuries. Another thing to pay attention to is especially relevant to the pants. If pants are worn while roller skating, be sure they are not too long to avoid getting caught in the wheels.
• Pads – Another major source of injury while roller skating comes from elbows, knees and wrists. Elbow pads, knee pads and wrist braces are great pieces of equipment to keep in the rink bag.

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If you enter most any roller rink on any given night, you will notice something very quickly with all of them. Among the noise of the music and people having fun, you will begin to see that not everyone has the same skating style. Some like to cruise and take a leisurely glide around the rink, while others enjoy something that looks more like jam skating. Even taking stock of everyone on the rink floor excludes skaters who enjoy skating on the street or elsewhere. Taking all of these different approaches to skating into account, it is important to realize that some skates are better than others depending on what your skating journey might be. But how do you choose? Lanham Skate Center, located in Lanham, MD, is here to help. Find out which skate best suites you in this week’s post!

Quad Skate

• The quad skate is what many avid rink goers gravitate to.
• Need a little more stability? This is the skate for you! The way the 4 wheels are situated on the skate makes for a wider grip on the ground.
• Is cruising your thing? Quad skate are not built for the speed that an inline skate is. So if jamming around the rink is what your after, then look no further than quad skates.
• If your ankles need a little more support during physical activity, the quad may not offer what you need.

Inline Skate

• If you feel the need for speed, inline skates might be what you need! Inline skate are used in speed competitions because of their more stream-line design.
• If you are the kind of person who needs to feel the sun on your face, inline skates are better suited for outdoor fun. they are great for roller hockey and skating on a bumpier surface.
• Need support for your ankles? Inline skates are made of plastic that comes up higher on your leg than a quad skate does.
• While inline skates are easy to get the hang of if you practice enough, they do tend to be a little less stable than a quad skate. If stability is something you need, inlines might not be for you.