Useful Facts

Did you know......?

Roller skating:

• burns up to 600 calories per hour?
• is recognized by the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports as one of the top three activities in the nation for all-round fitness?
• improves balance, strength, agility and endurance?
• is twice as safe as a playground?
• is three times safer than football or baseball?
• is four times safer than basketball?
• is five times safer than bicycling?
• improves blood circulation throughout the lungs, heart, and other organs?
• is great for girls who are hesitant to participate in school sports or other physical education programs?
• (63% of roller skating's 22 million annual participants are women!)
• From The Rinksider - The Independent Voice of the Industry
• Based on a study by the Consumer Product & Safety Commission
• Survey completed by the National Sporting Goods Association