Roller skating is fashionable and healthy. It is useful because it strengthens health, develops coordination, endurance and dexterity, and helps to keep fit. Many of us, having mastered roller skates, dream of learning to roller skate backwards. Riding backwards takes a lot of effort at first, but the most important thing is to overcome fear and use the following exercises.
Instructions
Step 1
Learn to look over your shoulder as you ride in reverse.
Step 2
For confidence and stability, place one foot slightly in front, at least half a shoe. Bend your legs slightly at the knees - this makes it easier to maintain balance.
Step 3
Be sure to wear protectors on your knees and elbows to avoid injury.
Step 4
Find a suitable area with good asphalt. It is great if there are objects (walls of houses, benches, fences, etc.) from which you can push off with your hands. Push off from any object and roll a little with your back forward. Repeat this exercise and try to remember the sensations.
Step 5
Then practice doing more advanced exercises, such as the Hourglass. The exercise was named so because the rollers leave an hourglass-shaped mark.
Step 6
Legs first diverge to the sides, then converge back and diverge again Take the position of the feet together, heels slightly to the sides, toes together. With your knees bent slightly, start pushing out the rollers, straightening your legs, then bringing them back together again. The speed is increased precisely due to pushing.
Step 7
The next exercise is "Figure Eight." The drawing from your skates on the pavement resembles an eight, hence the name. Starting position: one leg in front, the other in the back at a short distance. The exercise is similar to the previous one ("Hourglass"), but in the "narrow" place of the "clock" one foot should always be placed in front and the other - behind. When driving, make sure that the trajectories from the track of the rollers intersect.
Step 8
The next exercise is "Jumping Pivot" This is a simple trick. The wheels of the rollers are still on the ground, and you are already starting to perform a small turn of the body. Perform a small jump upward and rearrange the rollers to the desired position.
Step 9
But remember that during the jump, the rollers do not fly in different directions, but they must be placed in a longitudinal stand, since this position is more stable. This turn can be done at both high and medium speed. It looks very impressive. These are the exercises that should be mastered to begin with, in order to learn how to roll forward with your back.
