Skating Fitness

Here is how roller skating stacks up to other everyday and fitness activities according to the number of calories burned by the average person.

The Benefits of Aerobic Exercise

Roller skating, among many other activities, provides the benefits of aerobic exercise. Here are more general facts about the benefits of aerobic exercise:

Your heart muscle is strengthened by aerobics. A stronger heart pumps more blood per beat and can, therefore, circulate as much blood with fewer beats. By reducing your heart rate 10 beats per minute, you can save 14,000 heartbeats a day.

Aerobic exercise increases your physical endurance.

Aerobic exercise increases muscle tone.

Aerobic exercise reduces body fat by burning calories. Also, aerobics permit you to burn excess calories long after you finish exercising by increasing your metabolic rate for up to 15 hours.

Aerobic exercise is likely to reduce the risks of heart attack and stroke. High density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol in blood appears to reduce the risk of heart attack. Aerobic exercise raises HDL levels.

Aerobic exercise can alleviate moderate depression and improve self-esteem

Aerobic exercise can help control diabetes by making insulin work more efficiently.

Aerobic exercise enhances he body's ability to dissolve blood clots, a major cause of heart attacks.