Time to Lace Up Those Skates…
Sometimes, you just need to shake things up.
Enter, the River City Roller Girls.
In December, a bunch of friends and I went to go see a Roller Derby Bout, and my friend Stephanie and I decided we NEEDED to try this. (If you ask me “Why?” I’ll say “Why not?”)
So this is me, looking like a goof, first time on roller skates.
Now lets be clear about something. It’s not that I’m not athletic… I just tend to suck at the general throwing/catching/hitting that is required of most sports. Basketball, softball, golf, tennis, volleyball… those things, I’m not so good at. However, I’m actually not so bad at things that require balance. So I wasn’t terrible, considering I’d never skated before.
And let me tell you, it was quite a workout! Definitely comparable to a trip to the gym!
What’s the craziest form of “exercise” you’ve tried?
<3 Liz
I don’t think I’ve ever tried anything crazy for exercise- unless you count running, which I still think is crazy ๐
Funny- my friend just joined a roller derby team. Apparently it’s becoming quite the craze…
Ahh. I’m so bad at roller skating. But I do love roller derbies.
I am horrrrrrible on skates, and it makes me mad! I wish I could skate well so bad. You look adorable in your derby getup! ๐
That looks like fun! I’ve always wanted to do that, but I just don’t have the time. I’m going to try rock climbing this year, so that will be my craziest form of exercise.
ohmygosh how flipping fun!?!? Why can’t you live here? I would so roller derby it up with you!
xoxo
That’s amazing! Sounds like so much fun!
ahaha wow!! i once did aqua aerobics.. it was HILARIOUS
Ooo that would be fun..and also scary.
My craziest exercise was taking a flying trapeze class..it was awesome!
Are you serious?! How do I find a class like that?!?! That sounds like so much fun!
It’s near Berkeley CA, but I bet you could find them elsewhere..see the video..http://www.youtube.com/shannam24#p/a/u/1/wH9SwzadPUE
hilarious ๐
Looks like fun! I’ve never been good on roller skates. Can’t really think of anything that would be considered crazy, though I do like to do things like Oxycise and T-Tapp, which some might think are weird (but they’re not!) ๐
I’ve never even heard of Oxycise or T-Tapp!! (And yes, I’m googling them right now. haha)