A video that surfaced on social media has gone viral again for all the right reasons. The video shows a four-year-old girl who has been more resilient than any other adult. In the video, the little girl named Meiah from Hudson, Massachusetts can be seen competing with several others in a roller skate race....
Read MoreHELP ease the boredom of last year’s lockdown, as weeks turned into months, the whole country got hooked on recreating the TikTok dances. But this year, retro workouts are the new craze, with roller skating, hula hooping, skipping rope and aerobics all making a comeback. 3 Credit: Aaron Thomas / Stocksy United We are...
Read MoreEach product we feature has been independently selected and reviewed by our editorial team. If you make a purchase using the included links, we may earn a commission. If you’ve spent any time on TikTok in the past year, you’ve probably noticed the resurgence of a very ’80s activity: Everyone from hip teens to...
Read MoreWhen Portland’s Happy Wheels Skating Center closed in December 2019, it left a void for kids and adults alike who enjoyed the old school hobby as a different day in the city. As Happy Wheels continues to build their new home on Warren Avenue in Westbrook, families looking to keep their skills up to...
Read MorePhoto by @gracefulopenletters After Buncombe County lost its only roller rink around 2016, it looked like the sport was all but over. But that has changed dramatically over the past few years, with Asheville (and the rest of the country) now seeing a Major resurgence of roller skating. And while Asheville still doesn’t have...
Read MoreA few months ago when the Skylight Roller Skating Center announced it was closing, I bought myself a pair of their signature skates with the full intention of training. I finally dusted them off this week and headed for an undisclosed outdoor meetup with the roller girls of Worcester, perfectly prepared to publicly humiliate...
Read MoreAt the very least, 2020 has certainly been the year of outdoor fitness. For many of us, our daily walks in our suburbs have become a lifeline and a chance to escape home and get some fresh air and exercise. But while regular shoes are great, shoes with wheels are infinitely better. All over...
Read MoreGreggs launched a new sausage roll delivery service – and the rest of its menu – with riders on roller skates. The trial is designed to bypass traffic delays that may have slowed down some of its home delivery services. Love Island star Maura Higgins was on hand to help kickstart the trial as...
Read MoreThe breezy escape of these viral videos is key to our interest in skating, but we can’t overlook the importance of aesthetics. Oumi’s penchant for cropped tees, tie-waist shirts, retro running shorts, and tubular socks is the archetypal roller girl style, rooted in the 1970s and California beach culture (think Boogie evenings‘Rollergirl). Cassandra says:...
Read MorePhoto: Shutterstock At first, I was surprised to find that I am not the only person rollerblading in quarantine. My daughter found an old pair of plastic skates that still (barely) fit her and dug up the skates I used to play derby with years ago. We put on some Disney tunes and skated...
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