Any roller skaters.

dport7
dport7 Posts: 123 Member
edited November 10 in Fitness and Exercise
Quads or blades.

Iv'e got 25 years on quads. been on blades three times.

I usually skate a three hour session, twice a week.

I'm curious, how many calories it burns skating moderate to hard.
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  • driaxx
    driaxx Posts: 314 Member
    I just bought some inline skates literally an hour ago! Was so much fun, haven't done it in years! Would love to find out too! MFP says a staggering 504 cal an hour! I'll wear my HRM later to see how accurate that is if no one else replies.
  • BPayton27
    BPayton27 Posts: 626 Member
    I used to be a jam skater! I miss it so much!

    We have a couple rinks around here that have weekday times for the older people. I don't have my skates any more and really don't want to rent the rickety ones, but I am thinking about it. It's got to be a killer burn.
  • julesdec
    julesdec Posts: 5
    I do go, but only just re learned (quads) from my elementary days. I usually have to limit to an hour as my 5 yr old is so done by then, but there is a rollerskating option on the exersise data...don't know how accurate it is.
  • christinal83
    christinal83 Posts: 84 Member
    Quads.

    I am not surprised its around 500 calories for skating...I was so sore when I went last month!
  • Frankenbarbie01
    Frankenbarbie01 Posts: 432 Member
    diggin the roller derby thing lately SUCH fun to watch, had planned on joining a team!! but now with a broken toe wont be skating any time soon =(
  • masonjessica11162007
    masonjessica11162007 Posts: 41
    If you go to livestrong.com you would probably find a answer specific do your body. I use this site and that one, good luck
  • countrydarling1
    countrydarling1 Posts: 386 Member
    I looked at Quads today, but im to scared at this weight to fall.
  • BPayton27
    BPayton27 Posts: 626 Member
    Fatburn.com has a free exercise tool as well. Put your weight in and identify your activity. I find it to be more accurate than MFP estimates.
  • dport7
    dport7 Posts: 123 Member
    I used to be a jam skater! I miss it so much!

    We have a couple rinks around here that have weekday times for the older people. I don't have my skates any more and really don't want to rent the rickety ones, but I am thinking about it. It's got to be a killer burn.

    Older people, I resemble that remark, ha ha LOL. Just trikin. I love skating, dance and jam, ya an old guy like me jam skating. I put the i-pod in and go for it.

    Your right it is a killer burn.
  • CosmicBella
    CosmicBella Posts: 195 Member
    Well I am a roller derby girl, so quads all the way! ;)
    ...and my heart rate monitor clocks me at around 500 an hour for calories burned.
  • dport7
    dport7 Posts: 123 Member
    Fatburn.com has a free exercise tool as well. Put your weight in and identify your activity. I find it to be more accurate than MFP estimates.

    If you go to livestrong.com you would probably find a answer specific do your body. I use this site and that one, good luck

    Thanks I'll try these.
  • OneSchrutebuck
    OneSchrutebuck Posts: 44
    I do! I play roller derby so I use quads :). Love it and it's a great work out!
  • OneSchrutebuck
    OneSchrutebuck Posts: 44
    Well I am a roller derby girl, so quads all the way! ;)
    ...and my heart rate monitor clocks me at around 500 an hour for calories burned.

    Hey! Is the 500 for straight skating or at a derby practice? I've been trying to estimate how much I burn at a "normal" derby practice. Thanks!
  • sassyshook
    sassyshook Posts: 213 Member
    Ooh MAN I love Quad skating!!! My son goes every weekend so I go with him at least one day a weekend. Let me tell u it's a chore to skate in a rink that is elbow to elbow tight and these kids don't mind pushing u out of their way. So I am a big girl so I warn them "u don't want me to fall, cause I will make u a pancake in the middle of this floor" I usually get some funky looks.

    I don't know how many calories u would burn but I know when I skate I feel it all through my body.
  • Sianarella
    Sianarella Posts: 79
    Derby chick here!

    I love skating, I have so much to learn and try to get better balance.
  • dport7
    dport7 Posts: 123 Member
    Ooh MAN I love Quad skating!!! My son goes every weekend so I go with him at least one day a weekend. Let me tell u it's a chore to skate in a rink that is elbow to elbow tight and these kids don't mind pushing u out of their way. So I am a big girl so I warn them "u don't want me to fall, cause I will make u a pancake in the middle of this floor" I usually get some funky looks.

    I don't know how many calories u would burn but I know when I skate I feel it all through my body.

    I started my daughter out when she was 4, she is now 27. We went for the Saturday noon to four matinée.
    There had to be 250 kids flying around the rink at any given time, it was a blast watching and skating with
    them, as it taught me to use the eyes in the back of my head LOL. A lot of good memories Thats the rink I skate at today.
  • CosmicBella
    CosmicBella Posts: 195 Member
    Well I am a roller derby girl, so quads all the way! ;)
    ...and my heart rate monitor clocks me at around 500 an hour for calories burned.

    Hey! Is the 500 for straight skating or at a derby practice? I've been trying to estimate how much I burn at a "normal" derby practice. Thanks!

    That's just for straight skating during open skate and while avoiding kamikaze kids...lol. I haven't used my fitbit at derby practice yet, b/c it's expensive and I didn't want to break it!!!... But I'm sure the calorie burn is pretty high!!!
  • ShrinkingSusan
    ShrinkingSusan Posts: 41 Member
    Going tonight... to the same rink I skated in as a teenager. I am now almost 42 years young and have never lost my love for quad skating! I have never tried blades.

    The calorie burn is awesome, but more importantly to me, it is just super fun!
  • rainbobrite929
    rainbobrite929 Posts: 116
    Don't laugh. I used to roller skate (quads) competitively. There is a FIERCE!! number of competition rinks out there!
  • PinkEarthMama
    PinkEarthMama Posts: 987 Member
    I bought rollerblades last year but they've sat neglected while I had ankle surgery. I'm looking forward to breaking them ou this spring & summer!
  • anonymouswheels96
    anonymouswheels96 Posts: 15 Member
    I'm a fresh meat at roller derby, it's awesome! It's quad skating not inline though, I used to have inline skates but I think they put more stress on your joints and ankles than quads. Skating burns lots of calories especially when you go fast, around 500 an hour, I usually do two hours a week.
  • JJIGLESIAS
    JJIGLESIAS Posts: 11
    I love my quads! I go at least once a week with my daughter. We stay for a 2 1/2 hour session but i only log one hour because the calories burned just seem way to high.
  • eellis2000
    eellis2000 Posts: 465 Member
    I used to go skating 1-2/week every week. Then after the kids came along I'd take them, but I haven't skated just for fun in a long time. I have been thinking about going back to it. I love quads. I did get to go ice skating once in DC last year when my daughter graduated from college though.
  • ojell
    ojell Posts: 748 Member
    OMG I LOOOOVE skating! Where I live now it's a bit of a drive to get to a rink AND the rinks are just Eh! Ok I guess. I LOVED the one back home. It was in great condition and it was HUGE! LOVE LOVE LOVED it! I used to go every single open session that had available, and even all nighters...Of course I was a teenager then. haha Now you drive an hour, skate 2 hours around a little itty bitty rink with bumpy floors in the dark and you're done. :( It's just not the same, but it's still fun. Especially, if you go with fun people.
  • OneSchrutebuck
    OneSchrutebuck Posts: 44
    Well I am a roller derby girl, so quads all the way! ;)
    ...and my heart rate monitor clocks me at around 500 an hour for calories burned.

    Hey! Is the 500 for straight skating or at a derby practice? I've been trying to estimate how much I burn at a "normal" derby practice. Thanks!

    That's just for straight skating during open skate and while avoiding kamikaze kids...lol. I haven't used my fitbit at derby practice yet, b/c it's expensive and I didn't want to break it!!!... But I'm sure the calorie burn is pretty high!!!

    Cool, thank you!! haha I wouldn't risk wearing it during practice either! But just knowing the 500 is helpful. Thank you! :)
  • SFalconStorm
    SFalconStorm Posts: 77 Member
    I love skating. Did it as a kid, but hadn't for years until December. From what I understand, it burns the same calories as an equivalent amount of running. At my size, that's a LOT and low impact to boot ( providing I don't fall).
  • dport7
    dport7 Posts: 123 Member
    I did a three hour fitness skate. Skated hard all session, the DJ was hitting the music right on. Good mix of dance, 60s rock, with some jam thrown in. No need for the I-pod today. It was great, life was good for three hours.
    I have to hit the monday knight live organ dance music.
  • IrateBeth
    IrateBeth Posts: 42 Member
    Another Roller Derby skater here (NH Roller Derby).
    I love my quads.

    I was wondering, during a standard endurance drill (about 30 minutes a drill, top speed sprints with skills) what do you suppose the caloric burn really is? What about skills drill?
    During a bout? Jam to jam?
    I have been altering the skating listings available (possibly undercutting myself a little).
  • Danny_Boy13
    Danny_Boy13 Posts: 2,094 Member
    I am on an inline speed skating team in Austin, Texas. I have been involved in sports most of my life and by far this is the hardest sport I have ever undertaken.
  • zibbity
    zibbity Posts: 126 Member
    ME! Roller derby ref here! Quad speed skates all the way! Just skating regular is a great workout, but we always run drills which kill!
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