Skating
- Main muscles
- Quads
- Also works
- Abductors, Adductors, Calves, Glutes, Hamstrings
- Equipment
- Other equipment
- Level
- Intermediate
- Type
- —
How to do it
- Roller skating is a fun activity which can be effective in improving cardiorespiratory fitness and muscular endurance. It requires relatively good balance and coordination. It is necessary to learn the basics of skating including turning and stopping and to wear protective gear to avoid possible injury.
- You can skate at a comfortable pace for 30 minutes straight. If you want a cardio challenge, do interval skating — speed skate two minutes of every five minutes, using the remaining three minutes to recover. A 150 lb person will typically burn about 175 calories in 30 minutes skating at a comfortable pace, similar to brisk walking.
Quick answers
- What muscles does the Skating work?
- Mainly the quads, with help from the abductors, adductors, calves, glutes, hamstrings.
- What equipment do I need?
- Other equipment.
- Is it good for beginners?
- It is rated intermediate level.
- How do I track progress on it?
- Log each set and beat the weight or reps from last time. Liftrung shows your last set beside the next one and estimates your one-rep max from your sets.
More quads exercises
Exercise descriptions: free-exercise-db, public domain.