Ronni
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- Location
- Nashville TN
Do any of you skate, skateboard, anything like that?
it’s a wonderful, enjoyable form of exercise. I just have to learn how to stay upright!
I’m well coordinated, an accomplished ballroom dancer, played tennis and basketball when I was younger and did well at both sports.
I am not graceless but any means…..until I’m on skates or blades, then all bets are off! I just simply cannot manage to stay upright for very long. It’s really annoying and frustrating.
On the other hand though I’ve never made a determined effort to learn. I’ve gone with the kids, and then more recently the grands, and watched them skate gracefully if inexpertly around the rink, while I stay clutching at the walls doing my best not to land on my a** as soon as I let go!
Is there a secret? A trick? A way to hold my body or focus my attention to make this easier. Or is it just “practice makes perfect?”
it’s a wonderful, enjoyable form of exercise. I just have to learn how to stay upright!

I am not graceless but any means…..until I’m on skates or blades, then all bets are off! I just simply cannot manage to stay upright for very long. It’s really annoying and frustrating.
On the other hand though I’ve never made a determined effort to learn. I’ve gone with the kids, and then more recently the grands, and watched them skate gracefully if inexpertly around the rink, while I stay clutching at the walls doing my best not to land on my a** as soon as I let go!
Is there a secret? A trick? A way to hold my body or focus my attention to make this easier. Or is it just “practice makes perfect?”
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