Tutorial: How to skate backwards on quads & roller-skates (Part 1 - first strides to find balance)

[@jeaninejulian2596]

Thank you Asha 😊 I’m going to use this technique when doing my backwards drills. Your technical input, especially on the knees and core to prevent falling, clicked with me. I practiced this morning before finding this video and quickly learned why I almost fell forward a few times. I’m a new subscriber who loves your channel for quad skating 😍

[@ahmedmosbah6642]

I Like all what you do. Please continue Asha.

[@SilentVideo_]

Thank you so much for this course Ma'am asha .. in this days I'm trying to do this backwards of your old and new videos after I learnt the forward .. I really thank you 😍 love from Sudanese ❤️🌄

[@clownworld-honk410]

Thanks. Getting back into it inspired by your New York vlog. Love your husky tone. 😊

[@SkatefreshVideos]

That NYC video seems to have captured people's imaginations. It was a blast for sure. My voice just gets more roapy the more I teach.....

[@folakemiking3003]

This is the best way I’m learning thank you! Please Can you link part 2 please

[@SkatefreshVideos]

Hi. This is Sergio from Skatefresh Team. Great you are learning with Asha! The part 2 is here kzbin.info/www/bejne/gnvHoZh5grF0d5I

[@lisealbert4035]

Awesome teacher! Thanks!

[@Fundamentalmedia]

Awesome as always, thank you! Will try this out! x

[@haarinlipari]

You're simply the best! Thanks 🙏🙏

[@SkatefreshVideos]

You are most welcome, I'm glad it helps.

[@dwytube]

Excellent! By far the best how to skate backwards tutorial out there. This has made a huge difference for me! Thank you 👍🏾

[@SkatefreshVideos]

Hi. This is Sergio from Team Skatefresh. Glad it helped you! Please take a look at www.skatefresh.com Asha has created online courses for those who don't have an instructor nearby and need to learn by themselves. These courses are way more detailed than her KZbin tutorials.

[@artemis8676]

Thank you! Do you have any tips for knee pain?

[@SkatefreshVideos]

Yes I do! I developed an entire "Yoga for Skaters" 2 class program to help skaters strengthen the muscles around the knees and hips which get overused when skating. Why not try the Free 7min class that goes with those and even that should help if you do it after skating and regularly. Click Free Trial here: skatefresh.com/yoga-for-skaters/ In general you need to strengthen the muscles that support the knee joint. Weak muscles means an unsupported joint and that will start to hurt if you overdo it or increase the demands on the joint. I really hope this helps. Good luck.

[@artemis8676]

@@SkatefreshVideos thank you so much!! I’ll check it out. May you have a wonderful day 💕💕💕

[@SkatefreshVideos]

@@artemis8676 Also I just found this old KZbin video I did a few years ago with one great exercise which I do almost daily and this really helps me keep my quad strength up which means I don't get any knee pain (and I used to have a bad deteriorating knee problem a few years ago so I know it works). I hope this helps you too. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJS3o5qQbp6Egbs

[@msericaplease]

I totally lean forward too much. Terrible habit in general lol

[@SkatefreshVideos]

At least you know now! Try arching your back and pulling your shoulders back and down and chin UP! We all need to do this when sitting and walking anyway, and so it is with skating.

[@matogrosso555]

👍

[@AliUsman-vz6xf]

👌👍👌

[@yanesophiamineblox1629]

Oi grava falando português

[@SkatefreshVideos]

Oi. Sou o Sergio do Team Skatefresh. Por enquanto ela está se concentrando em inglês, mas você tem tutoriais em português também no canal.

[@ahsansiddiqui4263]

Asha am i wrong? I thought you were an inline skater?

[@Phil_Trujeque]

👆that’s funny 😆

[@SkatefreshVideos]

I skate on both inlines and quads. I was originally an artistic figure skater on quads in my teens so I started on quads, but I've always taught both kinds of skaters in my school. Now I am doing a lot more quads dance skating since the pandemic, but I've always done both. They are more similar than different and the same technique rules apply. Only stopping is different using the brakes as inline brake is on the heel and quads brakes are on the toes. But everything else is [retty much identical.

[@glenda316]

I am loving those leggings 😍😍😍😍

[@SkatefreshVideos]

Glad you like them! They're from K-deer. Amazing stripes of all colours and hues and incredible prints.