Things You'll Need:
- Helmet
- Knee, elbow and wrist guards
- Rollerblades
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Step 1
Locate a patch of flat, smooth pavement with grass beside it. This area will serve as your practice location.
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Step 2
Practice walking around on the grass in your rollerblades. This will help you get the knack of balancing on your rollerblades without the risk of accidentally rolling out of control.
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Step 3
Step onto the pavement. If you stand with your rollerblades parallel to each other you will start rolling forward or back if there's even a slight slope to the pavement surface, so bring your heels together and angle the toes of your skates out. You can also stand still by bringing the heel of one skate in against the middle of the other skate so that they form a letter "T."
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Step 4
Practice taking tiny steps forward with your toes pointing out in a duck-walk or "V" shape.
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Step 5
Get more advanced by using your back leg to gently push back and out. You'll roll forward on the wheels of your front foot.
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Step 6
Bring the leg you pushed off back underneath you and shift your weight to that rollerblade. Use your other foot to push out and back. If you continue alternating feet, you should keep rolling in a straight line.
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Step 7
Turn by pushing harder with one leg than the other. If you push harder with your right leg, for example, you'll turn away from that leg toward the left. You can also assist turns by leaning to the side you'd like to turn to. Practice carefully until you get the knack of how much to turn without falling over.
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Step 8
Stop by flexing the toes of your right foot upward, dragging the rubber stopper on the back of that rollerblade against the ground. The harder you press down on the stopper by lifting your toes, the faster you'll stop.
