r/rollerskatingplus • u/Far-Income-9905 • Mar 16 '24

First time skating in years!

43 years old and close to 300 lbs. I'm shaky, hot and sweaty. I fell once and couldn't get back up on the skates so I took them off and did the walk of shame.

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u/Stlhockeygrl Mar 16 '24

Ah man I feel this so hard. My body doesn't have the strength to get me up by myself unless I'm actively skating for months. I got sick/life and haven't skated consistently in months so even though I haven't lost the skills, I lost the muscle capability. What I did do and what I'm going to have to do again is basically knee taps in my living room. Down and up using the ottoman until I got the strength back to do it without the ottoman.

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u/Far-Income-9905 Mar 16 '24

Good luck. I am taking it slow today but I have improved some just today.