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Do you want to teach yourself how to rollerblade or do you want to teach someone you know how to rollerblade? I’m going to attempt to describe how to teach someone else how to rollerblade as simply as I can in words. This also works best with your partner, but it can be frustrating at first, so you have to be really patient and positive.

First of all, you’ll have to teach them how to put on and tie up their pair of rollerblades. Ask them how they feel and if they are tight enough. They should not be too loose nor really tight, just what feels comfortable. You can get away without using padding, but I suggest that you wear long pants like jeans. Since you will be rollerblading very slowly, chances are if you fall, it will be a very gentle fall.

Next, you have to stand them on their feet. It’s best if you do not lace up your pair of blades and remain in your shoes. Once they are standing, make sure their feet are around hip-width apart, the wheels are straight (not bending inwards), they have a slight bend at the knees and upper body is bending slightly forward (for better balance). Make sure the upper body never bends back. Tell the person you are teaching this, otherwise that person is bound to lose their balance and fall backwards.

Now you are ready to begin moving on the rollerblades. I think the easiest way to do this is to mimic the walking movement on skates with a slight glide. When you do this, it’s best to hold both hands of the person you are teaching and you are walking backwards in front of them. Once the trainee is more comfortable on their rollerblades, you can lace up your pair and rollerblade together with you being at the side, but still holding one hand. Eventually, the trainee will feel more balanced and more comfortable enough to let go of their hand.

By the second or third rollerblading session, they should also be comfortable to rollerblade with you or on their own. Eventually they will also achieve the proper and natural skating motion when it comes to rollerblading.

This is a difficult topic to put into words, but I hope I have done a decent job in attempting it.