You've never skated before, or feeling rusty with the basics? This is the course for you!

Almost everyone feels nervous and apprehensive when they first put on a pair of Rollerblade's.We specialise in putting you at ease and getting you skating quickly as well ashaving loads of fun at the same time! This course has been designed and run by one of the UK's finest, Mark Davies who is one of only two qualified ICP Level 3 Master Instructors currently in the UK.

A plan that really works!

How to Skate Off One Pound
For each pound of weight you want to lose, you will need to burn off approximately 3500 calories. A 150 pound person skating 11 miles per hour burns about 10 calories per minute. This means a 150 pound person skating 11 miles per hour would have to skate 6 hours to lose 1 pound (3500 calories / 10 calories = 350 minutes. 350 minutes / 60 minutes per hour = 6 hours of skating)

Almost everyone feels nervous and apprehensive when they first put on a pair of Rollerblade's. We specialise in putting you at ease and getting you skating quickly as well as having loads of fun at the same time!

If you are a beginner and can't stand up on your skates yet, if you can't stop, or if you are a more advanced skater and want to learn some cool stuff, you have come to the right place to learn.

PariSkate

Following three years of successful skate trips to Paris, 2008 will see Skateinstructor.com and Skatefresh.com going to Paris to skate the famous Friday night Pari-Roller street skate and enjoy a weekend of skating in one of the world's most skateable cities.

Skateinstructor.com and Skatefresh.com are going to Paris to skate the famous Friday night Pari-Roller street skate and enjoy a weekend of skating in one of the world's most skateable cities.

The "unbelievably smooth" streets of Paris form the backdrop to the weekend and the Friday street skate can have over 15,000 skaters participating each week! See the city on skates on Saturday and complete another street skate on Sunday.

Read more about this amazing skate weekend...

We have had a wonderful run of hot & sunny weather recently but occasionally, like today, we get hit with rain. Skating in wet conditions can be hazardous and cause damage to your bearings, but it can also help your technique.

Whilst we do not encourage people to skate in the wet there are situations where it becomes a necessity, like when you're already skating and get caught in the rain. Here is some simple advice on how to deal with rain:

There are several regular street skates organised by volunteer marshals: The London Friday Night Skate & Sunday Stroll and the regular Wednesday night skate courtesy of LondonSkate. There is an important post on the Serpentine Road skating forum that everyone attending these events should read: StreetSkating Rules.

There was a good question raised on our Facebook group about being shouted at by cyclists for using cycle paths and whether skaters are allowed in them around Hyde Park.  The short answer is that in the park you should skate on cycle paths rather than the pedestrian bits: the general rule of thumb is skate on black tarmac not on the orange/red pebbled bits.

Here is an update on the courses coming up this weekend:

On Sunday 11th May we're running our usual Sunday Beginners session at the usual time of 12pm.  You'll learn to start skating and how to stop safely.

At 1:30pm, on the same day, we're running the Sunday Beginners Follow-on course where you can learn to deal with getting on and off pavements, as well as how to turn.  It costs £20 so just turn up ready to roll.

All of these courses take place at The Royal Albert Memorial

In this issue

• New! New! New!
• Safety Policy Change
• Paris skate - May 2008
• Private Lessons
• Course changes
• Club Blue Room Skates
• Sk8School Information
• Lessons coming up in May 2008