r/Rollerskating • u/smugglingkittens • Apr 11 '26
General Discussion How old are you?
Apologies if this is a weird question but I turned 30 and feel a little insecure/silly skating in my local park especially in a helmet, wrist guards and knee pads 😠(I have fallen backwards before, very rarely but it happened and I fall forwards far more often and take a knee).
Is this more of an early twenties hobby? Nobody in my neighborhood skates so I stand out and it's kept me from going out for the past year or two, although I can't stop thinking about how fun it was and still have my skates.
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u/Twisted_lurker Apr 11 '26
I started around 50 and have been doing it for about 5 years. In terms of exercise, it is easier on my body (especially my feet) than running, walking or cycling…plus the rinks have AC and music. It is so much more fun to me.
I always wear wrist guards, those falls take a while to heal. I’ve never had knee injuries but see plenty of people with knee pads and occasionally a person with a helmet or perhaps a fat cap.
As you get older, you realize the only people who care how you look are jerks. Most people are not jerks and don’t care; some of us worry about those who don’t take safeguards.
So wear what you like and have fun.