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Skating Safety Overview
Home » Inline Skating » Skating Safety » Skating Safety OverviewInline skating is a wonderful recreational activity as well as a means of intense aerobic exercise. Inline skating has the potential to burn as many calories in an hour as running or cycling, depending on how fast you skate. In many ways, it is safer than other conventional forms of exercise: running and certain types of aerobics can cause stress on lower body joints, but the gliding motion of inline skating minimizes this stress on joints. However, there are safety considerations that are unique to the sport of inline skating that participants must take very seriously. The Consumer Products Safety Commission reports that over 100,000 people in the United States end up in emergency rooms with inline skating injuries. While wrist and knee injuries are more common, approximately 11,000 involve more serious head and face injuries. Sadly, fatalities from inline skating accidents are reported each year, and many could be avoided with the adherence to proper safety precautions.
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