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This Slow-Motion Inline Skate Drill will stop you looking like a beginner& tone your lower body
from SkatefreshAsha on 1 Nov 2025

Best Beginner Stopping Trick: How to stop on inline skates for beginners using the heel brake method
from SkatefreshAsha on 30 Oct 2025

Want more Beginner Tips to skate easily without falling? Grab your FREE Beginner Starter Pack https://skatefresh.com/freebie-beginner/The Heel Brake Stop is by far the easiest and most effective beginner stopping method on inline skates and rollerblades, even though it is not very popular with the wider skating “scene” or community. Don’t let others convince you that the Heel Brake method doesn’t work or that other methods are better. This is the biggest myth in the skating world and unfortunately too many beginner skaters believe this and put themselves at risk by removing their brakes.After 25 years of teaching beginner skaters worldwide, we at Skatefresh can confirm that no other stopping method is easier to learn or works as well as the Heel Brake stop. We’ve observed that beginner skaters who learn to rollerblade with their heel brake (and have learned how to use it correctly), progress faster than inline skating beginners who decided to remove their brake. This is because the other stopping methods are more difficult to master, so these skaters were more likely to feel unconfident for longer and suffer downhill falls and injuries as a consequence of not having a reliable stopping method. One of the heel brake’s advantages is that it can become viable on downhill slopes MUCH quicker than any of the other stopping methods.In this video the additional Heel Stop 2 method is demonstrated for its’ efficiency (and looks pretty cool). From the normal heel brake method the back skate is flipped up onto the front toe wheel and stability is maintained by pointing that foot inside the skate. The Toe Roll position is a great pre-Heel stop 2 position to practice to help you get this additional version.Don’t let your safety be compromised by skaters who’ve never used a heel brake in their lives. Whatever your skating ability, learn something new with the Skatefresh Method and start using the FREE content available;Beginnershttps://skatefresh.com/freebie-beginner/ 2 Lessons + 2 Basic Stride DrillsIntermediateshttps://skatefresh.com/freebie-intermediate/ 1 Lesson + 3 Fitness Stride DrillsAdvancedhttps://skatefresh.com/freebie-advanced/ 1 Lesson + 2 Double Push DrillsWho is Asha Skatefresh? Founder of Skatefresh.com (since 2000) Skate Coach for BBC and Disney’s “Soy Luna” Teaching inlines and quads for 25 years Quads figure skater who represented Great Britain internationally. Skating for 42 years Powerslide Brand Ambassador (since 2011) 356 Instructors Certified worldwide (with ICP Inline Certification Program)For lessons in the UK and Asha’s Touring Trips schedule, visit www.Skatefresh.com Follow Asha and Skatefresh on social media: Facebook: Skatefresh Asha Instagram: @skatefreshasha Asha wears Skate-inspired T-shirts from the Skatefresh range for men & women https://skatefreshtshirts.teemill.com Asha’s Helmet by @Thousand_helmets Video footage: @skaterstu_brightonskate

How to rollerblade like a pro! Learn to inline skate with tips for beginners #inlineskating
from SkatefreshAsha on 29 Oct 2025

Grab your FREE Skate Stride Training Drills today & skate like you mean it! https://skatefresh.com/freebie-beginner/ https://skatefresh.com/freebie-intermediate/Just one perfect push can produce the propulsion to roll through several metres of Lunge position & Toe Roll Glide (as beautifully demoed in this video).Most skaters believe that the best way to practice their skating is to just practice skating Just skating for miles & miles wont improve your skate technique, itll just make permanent however youre skatingIf smooth, graceful, efficient & head-turning skating is what you want, we at Skatefresh recommend training specific exercises & movements designed to create good technique, one movement at a time.Grab these FREE stride exercise drills for beginners, intermediates and advanced inline skaters and start improving your skating instead of just skating. Choose your level or study them all.https://skatefresh.com/freebie-beginner/2 Lessons + 2 Basic Stride Drillshttps://skatefresh.com/freebie-intermediate/1 Lesson + 3 Fitness Stride Drillshttps://skatefresh.com/freebie-advanced/1 Lessons + 2 Double Push Drills#inlineskating #howtoinlineskate #learntoinlineskate #inlineskatelesson #inlineskateclass #rollerblading #speedskating #skatefresh #fitnessskating Who is Asha Skatefresh? Founder of Skatefresh.com (since 2000) Skate Coach for BBC and Disney’s “Soy Luna” Teaching inlines and quads for 25 years Quads figure skater who represented Great Britain internationally. Skating for 42 years Powerslide Brand Ambassador (since 2011) 356 Instructors Certified worldwide (with ICP Inline Certification Program)For lessons in the UK and Asha’s Touring Trips schedule, visit www.Skatefresh.com Follow Asha and Skatefresh on social media: Facebook: Skatefresh Asha Instagram: @skatefreshasha Asha wears @Powerslidebrand Evos & @endlessblading

Rollerblading Tips & Drills for beginner inline skaters wanting fitness from their skate practice
from SkatefreshAsha on 27 Oct 2025

Use the FREE Skatefresh Stride Drills to improve your skating & fitness; https://skatefresh.com/freebie-beginner/ or https://skatefresh.com/freebie-intermediate/Have you ever wondered how long your stride length should be? How far to the side should you push?Theres a common misunderstanding that the further you push (in length) the better it is and the faster youll goBut this isnt completely true. You should only push to the side to the distance that the edge on your support leg (the non pushing leg) does not collapse and tilt onto the inside edge. If this happen then youve pushed too far. Pausing in the Lunge position (as demo’ed in this video) with support skate edge on a centre edge is the best way to measure your ideal stride length. This demo is perfect and simultaneously creates the muscle memory of the correct stride length AND an awesome glute/core/leg workoutThe reason some intermediate skaters still have an inside pronation on one or both skates is usually because theyre pushing too wide without enough knee bend. One problem causes another.Are you aware of over-pushing?What parts of your skating stride do you think might be incorrect? Let me know your stride doubts/queries in the comments. And dont forget to check out the FREE content for beginners, intermediates & advanced. https://skatefresh.com/freebie-beginner/ (2 Lessons + 2 Stride Drills)https://skatefresh.com/freebie-intermediate/ (1 Lesson + 3 Stride Drills)https://skatefresh.com/freebie-advanced/ (1 Lessons + 2 Stride Drills)#inlineskating #inlineskatelesson #howtoinlineskate #learntoinlineskate #inlineskateclass #rollerblading #fitnessskating #beginnerrollerbladingWho is Asha Skatefresh? Founder of Skatefresh.com (since 2000) Skate Coach for BBC and Disney’s “Soy Luna” Teaching inlines and quads for 25 years Quads figure skater who represented Great Britain internationally. Skating for 42 years Powerslide Brand Ambassador (since 2011) 356 Instructors Certified worldwide (with ICP Inline Certification Program)For lessons in the UK and Asha’s Touring Trips schedule, visit www.Skatefresh.com Follow Asha and Skatefresh on social media: Facebook: Skatefresh Asha Instagram: @skatefreshasha Asha wears @Powerslidebrand Evos & @endlessbladingAsha wears Skate-inspired T-shirts from the Skatefresh range for men & women https://skatefreshtshirts.teemill.com Leggings by @k.deer Helmet by @Thousand_helmets Video footage: @skaterstu_brightonskate

Learn to Rollerblade safely using Beginner Stride Drills & Tips to prevent falling & stay balanced
from SkatefreshAsha on 24 Oct 2025

Grab your FREE Beginner Stride Drills; https://skatefresh.com/freebie-beginner/ & Intermediate FREE Stride Drills https://skatefresh.com/freebie-intermediate/ for inline skating that doesn’t hurt & feel smooth and comfortable.Skating regularly wont give you the fitness benefits you want, unless youre skating correctly.These kind of Stride Training Drills are ideal for advanced beginners and upwards and should be part of every skater’s practice list. You’ll build an awareness of the different parts of the skating stride; the Push, the Glide and the Regroup.Breaking down the inline skating stride and doing each part in semi slow motion, allows you to focus on the details (such as the DIRECTION of the push, the EDGE of the glide and the MOMENT of the Regroup being correct). Otherwise it’s all happening too fast to be easily corrected.These drills build muscular strength and tone in the lower body muscles as well as the muscle memory of the correct technique. Otherwise beginner skaters will create bad habits and then compound them into being permanent with every skate session. I GUARANTEE that if you do just 5 minutes of this drill as your warm up to each skate session, your skating will change more in 2 months than in the last 12!Let me know in the comments if do any kind of conscious stride drilling and if not, don’t miss the opportunity to use Skatefresh’s FREE drills straight away.https://skatefresh.com/freebie-beginner/ (2 Starter Lessons + 2 Stride Drills)https://skatefresh.com/freebie-intermediate/ (1 Lesson + 3 Stride Drills)#fitnessskating #speedskating #howtoinlineskate #inlineskating #inlineskatingmarathon #beginnerinlineskater Who is Asha Skatefresh? Founder of Skatefresh.com (since 2000) Skate Coach for BBC and Disney’s “Soy Luna” Teaching inlines and quads for 25 years Quads figure skater who represented Great Britain internationally. Skating for 42 years Powerslide Brand Ambassador (since 2011) 356 Instructors Certified worldwide (with ICP Inline Certification Program)For lessons in the UK and Asha’s Touring Trips schedule, visit www.Skatefresh.com Follow Asha and Skatefresh on social media: Facebook: Skatefresh Asha Instagram: @skatefreshasha Asha wears @Powerslidebrand Evos & @endlessbladingAsha wears Skate-inspired T-shirts from the Skatefresh range for men & women https://skatefreshtshirts.teemill.com