| Inline skating is a great extreme sport. You can | | | | rather than a sharp angle is helpful. |
| really get your adrenaline pumping as you fly up | | | | When you are falling, try to slide onto your |
| and down through a skate park or make your | | | | kneepads and wrist guards. Inline skating is tough |
| way through a course. As with every extreme | | | | because you have to have good balance and |
| sport, there is a high level of danger involved. You | | | | control your weight distribution. Throwing your |
| are engaging in an activity that has a lot of | | | | weight at the last second can help change the |
| challenges and risks. No skater is perfect, and | | | | angle of your fall. Just make sure to be flexible |
| even the very best fall down from time to time. | | | | and not stiff when you go down. Try not to slam |
| It happens to every skater out there. Learning | | | | down if you are falling. Go for a sliding motion |
| how to fall when skating is a good way to avoid | | | | instead. Always try to fall forward if you can. You |
| more serious injuries. | | | | have more protection that way. Falling backward |
| As a basic precaution you should always wear | | | | exposes your back, your head, and your tailbone |
| protective gear when inline skating. That means | | | | to serious injury. If falling backwards cannot be |
| you will need some wrist guards, knee pads, | | | | avoided, then try to land on your elbow pads and |
| elbow pads, and a helmet. You can pick these up | | | | wrist guards as well as your buttocks. There is |
| online or at your local skate shop. Once you are all | | | | more cushioning there than there is on your hip or |
| set, it is time to head out and start skating. It can | | | | tailbone. |
| be pretty easy to lose control, and even experts | | | | New skaters should sign up for some lessons if |
| sometimes take a spill when they are performing | | | | the want to learn the basics of inline skating. Start |
| more difficult maneuvers. If it looks like you are | | | | simple and advance slowly. You may want to |
| going to fall, try to fall towards a less hazardous | | | | perform some of the extreme moves that you |
| surface. If you are outside, there may be sand or | | | | see on television, but remember that those |
| grass nearby where you can wipe out. On a | | | | skaters have been performing for years. It is |
| skate park, falling onto the softer part of a ramp | | | | best to take it slow and learn at your own pace. |