How Long Does it take to get good at Roller Skating?

[@littlestbroccoli]

If someone had just told me, go learn to roller skate, I would have just gone at my own pace without stressing and giving up. Instead I was watching all these good Instagram skaters thinking that's how it's supposed to be when you start. Ignore the internet! Just do your own thing

[@lore6489]

Yes exactly! I’ve been skating since March and what, it’s almost end of June? I can’t do transitions, fancy turns, backwards, tricks whatever but I don’t care! I feel so happy just being on the skates and just cruising around jamming with music. All that matters to me is just balance and it’s super important to have specific goals for the type of skating you want (: cheers y’all!

[@Kodak718]

This comment should be pinned. I think seeing that can definitely be discouraging for so many folks.

[@ohkaygoplay]

I am definitely ruled by FEAR in so many aspects of my life, including skating. That is extremely hard to fight against.

[@moxiskates]

You got this, one baby step at a time 🧡

[@BiologicalClock]

You can do it! Falling looks scary, but that's what protective gear is for. It's difficult to balance at first, but once you get the basics down it's like riding a bike, your muscle memory just kind of takes over and it's so much easier. It's also a lot easier if you can take a beginner's class at an indoor rink, so that you don't have to worry about inclines, people rushing around your, or debris on the ground while you're just trying to get the basics down. Fear is definitely difficult to overcome, but if skating is something that interests you, I really hope you can give it a try because it's REALLY fun!

[@Carlileway]

thank you for this ; _ ; I pushed everyone around me to start roller skating and they're all amazing now and I can barely skate forward. but they're all very adventurous motivated people and I'm extremely cautious about what I do.

[@Diana22197]

Thank you it has been exactly the same for me. I pushed my boyfriend to buy skates and he was already able to do more than me within 2 days… I have been skating for 2 months :’( I’m pretty cautious too

[@oODaraOo]

Omg same! Since you posted this two years ago, how is it going for you now?

[@dadahdah]

It's THE FEAR for me... And I know it's my main hurdle to overcome :) Granted, I'm older (30-something) but it does become irrational sometimes.

[@dawnjochum4185]

I am a >40 skater just getting back on wheels after not having anything apart from flip flops on for over 30 years… day 3 and although i am not at all graceful i am having a blast

[@Causeimbored1]

I'm 40 and my skates are supposed to be delivered tomorrow. 🤗 I'm excited to get on skates. Not sure how I'll do since I haven't been on quad skates since I was a small child. However, I have done inline skating in my teens and early 20's. It's been at least 15 years since I've been on wheels but I'm hoping my inline experiences will guide me with quad skating.... I'm excited to see people my age trying new physical activities. 😁

[@dawnjochum4185]

@@Causeimbored1 good luck with your journey, i am going for a 365 day challenge and plan on skating everyday or drills in my garage

[@PiranhaTub]

"Californian skaters have decent weather 365 days a year" *cries in central valley*

[@annelinekoopmans1554]

Me sobbing in Ireland

[@rannpnut7681]

*cries in New England*

[@емоладьи]

*cries in Russia* it's literally too cold or too hot (from 0 to 110 F° during the year) and my city doesn't even have an indoors skate space...

[@LoudnessInc7]

Cries in *Portland,OR* rainy and overcast the majority with extreme COVID restrictions and now the heat wave is ruining it this week🥵

[@joannedoyle9352]

*sobs in Manchester*

[@RavenClaw888]

… and everyone should be wearing a helmet. ‘Cause the journey can end in the blink of an eye. Head trauma is not sexy, cute, or cool. Love your skates. Love yourself. Be safe.

[@qqpie6382]

Yeah as someone who has lived in California all their life, sometimes it doesn't even occur to me that *weather* happens in other places.

[@sarahkay8813]

I've only been skating a few months and my tip is to skate a song and then sit and rest for a song. Once that's easy go for 2 songs and sit one (so on and so on)💕

[@DrSnowBird]

Great video! Thanks! I recently started learning quad-skating and as you said it’s different skills to learn. I found two of the most important concepts are staggering both feet and then bending down both knees. With these two reminders for any beginner to follow and actually do it all the time, it will speed up the learning curves!

[@moxiskates]

You are spot on!! :))

[@BirdyyyBoyy]

I love when Karli makes a video! Such good advice and it always makes me feel better about going my own pace

[@TheAlalicious]

I love the Goolie vids as well🥰

[@justynjonn]

That couch, the gilded frames, your hair, then the dog!!! and great content.

[@fransjoleihitu]

First define “good”

[@lovemystery7328]

She's so correct! 🔥 I go to the park and I don't care if he or she are better than me. They were like me at their beginning lol I keep saying to myself "I'll get better little by little" THANK you ❤💙💜💖you are such a sweetheart 💕

[@spps24]

From now on I will come back to this video whenever I get the feeling of not progressing fast enough! Thanks for your reassuring words ❤️

[@lisaanderson135]

I am really lucky to have a full basement. Living in the Northeast sucks because our weather can be brutal! My husband and I either go down to our basement or use the skate park.He skateboards and I roller skate. I am in my early 40’s and have skated on and off since I was 6 or 7. I had to have a knee replacement just over a year ago and never thought I would be able to get back on my feet! Now I dance skate and am working on ramp skating! I love the journey and get so excited when it’s time to tie up my skates❤️

[@mysticlight5846]

I use be able do basic disco roller skating tricks until I got hurt and I couldnt do it anymore without bad ankle pains. I haven’t skated for over 25 years

[@Szido13]

Wow loved it. Totally. I feel totally at ease on flat but my taget is moxi girls skate park style. And I am so focused.. to get better at that. My personal passion! Thanks for such a topic - amazing.

[@kalkalbads]

Thank you I really needed this. I’ve barely started and I thought I wasn’t learning fast like everyone! But I did have a slight injury to my toes, not for skating but for different reason. I had to wait and heal for almost a month but now I’m skating again and I have notice that I’ve built muscle memory, the past month recovering I was getting stared at by my skates. Never knew how skating can be so addicting but I’m back to square 1 and I’m determined to keep it going ✨😄

[@moxiskates]

Never give up!!

[@tracykimball6919]

This is excellent advice. It is a journey, but it should be a fun one full of great memories. For me it was all the friends I made as a kid. I skated every weekend at our local roller rink’s with no drama, no hater’s and everyone was having fun. I’m 58 now and I have lost all of my skills, but I’m going to skate again. Baby steps baby steps baby steps lol. Thanks for the good advice.

[@mineianuccidasilva2454]

i'm learning,is crazing,i love this,i need this,thanks you,ie coollll😍

[@jacks.66]

my bf has been rollerblading since he was a kid. he taught me how to skate in an hour because he was able to pinpoint everything i was doing. skate with a buddy who gives you confident and wear your pads! you will fall but it won’t hurt if you stay low :)

[@moxiskates]

Great advice!

[@adamantia.e]

I also live in the Midwest, and I don't live near any indoor rinks.😞 The only time I get to skate is in the spring/summer/maybe fall, and it feels like I have to relearn everything from the last summer. It never feels like I'm moving forward. And to top it off, I have no one to skate with 🥲 I've joined fb groups, Insta, tiktok, but none of the people I follow live near me, (it doesn't help that I have no means of transportation either 😅). I've even tried convincing my friends to start skating to no avail... But all of that is just excuses that won't stop me! Thank you for sharing this video! It's nice to hear every once in a while that we all go at our own pace on our journey through learning! It's motivating me to keep moving forward 🥰

[@juanaarreola4880]

When you want to go out and skate, let everyone know, maybe a week earlier than when you plan to go, and it will make people think about it. Take videos of you having fun and doing your thing and it’ll show people how fun it would be to do it too.

[@adamantia.e]

@@juanaarreola4880 that's a really good idea! What didn't I thank of that lol thank you!!!

[@juanaarreola4880]

@@adamantia.e no problem! I love helping fellow skaters! Good luck! ❤️

[@Kianayouwanna]

Inspirational & kind words Karli!!

[@annafleissner1]

Appreciate seeing and hearing from Midwest skaters in addition to all our California friends. :) Hello from MN!

[@arieswaters]

I'm scared I'm a 63 year old guy. And I might just buy some skates and start trying this. Retro roller girl is the best she makes it look so fun

[@maxineandcheese]

1 month to feel familiar on skates, 2 months to get comfortable, 3 months to feel comfy experimenting with casual tricks. And that's if you skate regularly enough. Roughly 4-5 times a week. From a michigander.

[@maxineandcheese]

It took me about a year to learn how to drop in and do good transitions

[@maxineandcheese]

^with frequent breaks from weather while also having access to parks with a varying levels of difficulty. I can't dance skate.

[@KatErina-ii6ru]

This is a good and reasonable goal I think 🤓🛼

[@AlmightyBre]

🛼

[@kaylaklinkhammer7459]

thank you karli

[@poptart6662012]

god all those falls look soooo brutal

[@James_cowley]

We need more Juniper. More Juniper please. I’m just building my first pair of skates now. My first skate goal is to stake backwards proficiently. First trick goal is shooting ducks and jumping down a stair. Ps @4:38, your flipping gnarly… your ovaries must be enormous!

[@therealkelseyjay]

Love this! Great title. Great content. Great speaking. So inspiring.. bravo to Moxi and the whole team! ♥️

[@KatErina-ii6ru]

Watching this as I nurse my sprained hand back to health from falling today without protective gear on with new skates. I skated 5 minutes 😂🙈

[@eloise2232]

I have been park skating for 6 years now. Because the park near me is very hard to skate I used to just do laps up and down and not tricks on the coping. Only just this year I have been doing tricks on the coping at a new park. It’s hard to see other people, skating for less time than you getting better quicker than you but it’s your own journey, you are not the same person. I like park skating because its an individual sport, not a competitive one.

[@allisonhay8760]

I love your couch!

[@ohayokey]

I cannot imagine someone can better answer this question ^^ thank you for this video :)

[@moxieoxenfree2872]

I feel like I could have the deepest and best talks with Goolie. She's so down to earth

[@moxiskates]

We can second that

[@krassadvert9484]

GOOLIE dude u always have the right thing to say thank you!

[@terrahultin]

pro tip for dealing with brutally hot summers, try to find a parking lot with lights and skate there at night when it's nice and cool

[@robinsartsandcrafts6500]

It was 123 degrees last summer in Southern California. It gets really hot, and fairly cold here

[@msliveloverock]

Well thought-out video

[@crystalwithin8145]

Great video!!! A very important reminder 💜 🛼 🌈

[@AnnaMarieArtsy]

Thank you!! 🙏🏼

[@JusticeConstantine]

Thank you Karli for this great word of advice and wisdom. - Justice Constantine

[@TheAlalicious]

Always wonderful to hear from Goolie🥰 And excellent video to a difficult question. How long does it take to get good at skating? However long it takes you🛼✌️

[@mindygeist7157]

Thanks so much!

[@luvmaika]

Those girls are made of Titanium. Dang they're fearless.

[@s3rastars]

I live in the south and ill burn alive if I try skating during the summer 😭

[@CherylPaulina]

amazing advice - very wise :) :)

[@divinelyblessedkb]

When you restock on your Lolly skates? 😊

[@whos_yourmom3199]

Cute dog

[@luevirgiejones8206]

You are so pretty. Thank you for this video.

[@urban.nomad23]

I am 40+ learner and my problem is definitely the fear :D I have a daymare where I lose a bit of memory everytime I kiss the ground until one day I find myself sitting on the ground wonder why my shoes have wheels :DD

[@moxiskates]

😆😭

[@griselacosta598]

if you wanted to you could sound like bart simpson

[@sarahkay8813]

Plot twist- you don't get better at skating, you just get better at falling 💕😆

[@PTFforever]

My goal is to look as cool as the ladies at 10:01 right now I have no flair whatsoever but I’ll get there

[@lauralomonaco5847]

❤❤❤

[@aj.beifong1931]

The way you just be jumping off of things like you don't have bones concerns me hahaha great video though

[@genevieveeee1210]

everytime i try to buy skates there ALWAYS out of stock lmao

[@angelamcelroy8838]

I have a pair of beach bunny 7 that are like new? Just thought I would throw it out there

[@Ash-nx7dq]

Try pigeon skate shop! Moxis will probably always sold out though but as a alternative I recommend ridell or surgrips!