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Carlesa's Inline Skating Blog May 2008 Archive

By Carlesa Williams, About.com Guide to Inline Skating

Take a Family Approach to Fitness Skating

Saturday May 31, 2008
The key to keeping kids of all ages at a healthy weight and overcoming childhood fitness issues is taking a whole-family approach. Skating and other fitness activities were a family ... Read More

National Trails Day: A Great Time to Skate a New Route

Friday May 30, 2008
This season, National Trails Day is Saturday, June 7. This mini-holiday is organized nationwide by the American Hiking Society, and there are actually thousands of events scheduled at different locations ... Read More

S3 Supergirl Jam Attracts Super Inline Skaters

Thursday May 29, 2008
The 2nd Annual S3 Supergirl Jam is an all-female action sports competition that will bring more than 100 of the world's top pro inline skaters, surfers, skateboarders and snowboarders to ... Read More

2008 Men's USA Inline Hockey World Team

Monday May 26, 2008
The USA Women's World Team is already in place, and now the following male athletes have qualified for the USA Men's Inline Hockey World Team at the recently concluded team ... Read More

Inline Skating is Part of High School Curriculum

Sunday May 25, 2008
According to the Intelligence Journal, Lampeter-Strasburg High School in Lampeter, Pennsylvania, is putting the junior and senior classes on inline skates this fall to help improve their fitness. The ... Read More

Jean-Pierre Faugère Promotes Inline Figure Skating

Saturday May 24, 2008
A pure love of figure skating gives Jean-Pierre Faugère the ability to teach skating to ice and inline figure skaters. He believes that ice skating and skating on roller blades ... Read More

2008 Samsung Inline Skating Festival

Thursday May 22, 2008
On Sunday June 8, 2008, the Samsung Inline Skating Festival will offer a full day of competitive and non-competitive inline skating activities, games and entertainment at East Coast Park C3 ... Read More

Bont Gigantathon Inlines - Skate Real Fast, Turn Perhaps

Monday May 19, 2008
Glenn Koshi was the lucky test skater for Bont's new secret weapon: the Bont Gigantathon. I'm not sure what event they are for, but these skates are huge and look ... Read More

Napa Valley Marathon News from the GodFather of Sk8

Friday May 16, 2008
D. Miles Jr., the GodFather of Sk8, is all pumped up about the Napa Valley Inline Marathon and Half Marathon that will take place in less than two months. Here's ... Read More

What is the Olympic Status of Inline and Roller Sports?

Wednesday May 14, 2008
Every sport wants Olympic status and roller sports (including inline) are among them. So far, the efforts by the roller sports world governing body, the Federation Internationale de Roller Sports ... Read More

Skating Against Violence Rolls On Evening News

Tuesday May 13, 2008
The media was out when the Skate Against Violence Roadskate anti-violence skate-a-thon left San Francisco on Monday, April 14, 2008 and arrived at the Santa Monica Pier on Thursday, ... Read More

A Road Rash is Not Contagious or Limited to Inline Skaters

Sunday May 11, 2008
Road rashes are not contagious, caused by allergies or a result of sensitive skin. Road rash is a common abrasive sports injury that is caused by a sliding fall on ... Read More

2008 Women's USA Inline Hockey World Team

Sunday May 11, 2008
The following athletes have qualified for the USA women's inline hockey world team at the recent team trials in Colorado Springs, Colorado: Allison Era of Glendale, Arizona Lisa Giovanelli of Middletown, Connecticut Lisa ... Read More

See Moscow on Inline Skates

Thursday May 8, 2008
The Moscow News reports that for a number of years there has been growth in inline skating. The Russian capital is huge, and skating provides a great way to cover distances ... Read More

Embrace Inline Skating for Stress Reduction

Thursday May 8, 2008
What can you do you do to reduce stress? We all need to manage stress and keep our outlook positive. For many people, inline skating provides stress management in activities ... Read More

Take the President's Challenge On Inline Skates

Friday May 2, 2008
The President's Fitness Challenge and the President’s Council on Phyisical Fitness were designed to motivate Americans to stay physically active and exercise regularly. The goal is a lifetime of fitness ... Read More

Zug is Done – But There's More Inline Cup Races to Come

Thursday May 1, 2008
The big fox is flying and the 2008 World Inline Cup marathon races are well under way. These events feature the best skaters in the world at the start of ... Read More

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