Pure inline skating primarily trains the large muscles of the legs, buttocks, torso and back Photo: picture alliance/dpa/dpa-tmn
From BZ/dpa
Do you miss skiing and cross-country skiing? There’s a nice-weather sport that serves as a good substitute: inline skating.
Even the winter sports professionals do it: they practice skiing and cross-country skiing in the summer on inline skates. Apart from that, this is also good training for all non-winter sports enthusiasts, because inline skating with sticks is a full-body sport, according to the German Ski Association.
Pure inline skating primarily trains the large muscles of the legs, buttocks, torso and back. The training intensity for endurance sports from the skates is even higher than for example just running or cycling.
Fat burning is also boosted: According to the ski association, anyone who skates for half an hour burns around 300 calories. In comparison, jogging burns just under 180 calories.
Practice basic cross-country skiing techniques
Another advantage: Inline skating uses bones, muscles, tendons and ligaments, but it is much easier on the joints than jogging.
The sport on rollers can be intensified: sticks are used in so-called Nordic blading. This also trains the arm and shoulder muscles.
Even in summer, cross-country skiers can use it to simulate and practice their basic techniques, such as stepping around in curves, the interaction of arms and legs, and pushing poles.