How to inline skate on rough, outdoor, urban surfaces for beginner rollerbladers & roller skaters

In this video I show you the "hot coals" method of skating over rough urban surfaces like cobblestones, but this method works for all rough surfaces.
By increasing your tempo and taking faster, shorter strides you avoid spending too long on each skate. Continuously changing skates quickly allows you to maintain your speed and even skate uphill on rough surfaces.

Let me know in the comments if rough surfaces cause you problems and what other urban skating obstacles you need help with.

Many thanks to Sara for her participation in this video and ‪@cristianoattanasi6028‬ for filming.

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• Quads figure skater who represented Great Britain internationally.
• Skating for 40 years
• Teaching inlines and quads for 23 years
• 356 Instructors Certified worldwide (with ICP – Inline Certification Program)

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