To work out like a rollergirl, Jen Frale suggests trying these four exercises. “It’s not pretty all the time, so you have to be ready for hitting, falling and getting up,” says Frale, who skates under the name She Who Cannot Be Named.
1. First, lace up your skates and grab a stopwatch. Start skating at an easy pace and then sprint for 20 seconds. Next, skate at a normal pace again for 15 seconds. Repeat over a period of 20 minutes. Depending on your fitness level, sprint for 30 or 40 seconds.
2. Set up four cones along a line in different distances for a suicide drill. Start at the first cone and race to the second cone. Skate back to the first cone and then race to the third cone. Repeat until you have reached all the cones.
3. To practice hitting, get near a punching bag, doorway or friend, squat down low with your elbow bent and hit the object with the side of your body using the top of your arm all the way down to your elbow.
4. Practice falling by falling on either one knee or both knees, then getting up, using your arms and legs, as quickly as you can. Jordan Dresser
