Rollerskating for mental health. I didn't want to go skating, but then I did and found some peace
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- čas přidán 11. 06. 2023
- I didn’t want to skate on Saturday. I wasn’t in the mood.
I was stressed and grumpy and frustrated by many obstacles and I wanted to deal with those things and not "pretend they're not happening"!
I did not want to drive and go skating.
But when I did, I felt the Therapy that is skating and it kicked in even when I didn’t want to do it! Despite myself, the bodily sensations of positivity that skating gives me began to flow.
I forgot all about my anxious to do list and just breathed and moved and listened to great tunes in the hot sunshine.
I do so love the UK in a mini-heat wave.
I felt better. I got out of my head and into my body where wisdom lies to help me.
Do you notice skating helping your mental health? How do you connect to that when you don't feel like it?
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I feel exactly the same. After a few minutes of skating or skiing in winter, the flow comes and you just feel good and happy. Kind regards from Switzerland.
Couldn't agree more! Switzerland - I have a question for you. How's the skate scene in Switzerland? My brother and sister now live there and I want to go there and research doing a Skatefresh Trip. Would you have some recommendations of best routes / cities? Where do you skate?
Feeling fantastic too🎉
Lovely to see you enjoying the sunshine Asha😊
I love how free… I feel 😊
My reason for learning to skate at aged 46. Has really helped me thanks Asha 😍❤️
I'm so glad! It's the biggest hidden benefit that supersedes the physical stuff I think. Keep at it. Gets better and better.
OMG I can't stop watching
That's sweet. This was my first skate after a long absence (weeks) and I really wasn't in the mood to skate. I had been sad and overwhelmed for some time..... this day, in fact the 1 hour when I just skated non-stop like this was truly transformatory and I changed my emotional state without having to try. That's the beauty of skating for all of us. I think it does this to all of us if we are willing to focus our minds on our bodies, wheels and movement. It's magical.
A Asha arrasa em qualquer estilo e tipo de patins!!! 😍😍😍😍👏👏👏👏👏
Obrigada x Esse dia foi lindo mesmo. Me lembrei de minha vida no artístico dos 10-17 anos.....
Smooth operator 💯
Looking beautiful!!!🎉🎉🎉
Thank you!!
I speed skate 18 miles on a beautiful trail in upstate NY. Does wonders for my mental health. I feel almost reborn!
Yes it doesn't have to be complicated does it. Wheels, outdoors in nature, breathing, using our bodies. Priceless therapy and rejuvenation.
@@SkatefreshVideos It is an addiction now though, almost have to do it every day 🤣🤣
Sk8ing 👑🙌
Good advice! Hope the obstacles are resolved soon. Keep on skating! 😎👍🌞
Yes the big ones are accomplished and those remaining are looking a lot more doable, so much progress has been made. Now for some continued rest as I recover from the last few months......and catch up with work.
@@SkatefreshVideos Take it easy and wish you as speedy recovery. All the best.
I have a whole massage/stretch routine that I must do if I want to skate distance. The hardest part is getting out of bed to do that routine and getting out of the house.
I do feel a lot better after a skate and feel ready to face a crappy job. Work sucks just that much more without a skate.
Luckily, the weather is good pretty much year-round for skating as long as it is done in the morning.
Will you share your stretch routine?
You're lucky with that 4 seasons skateability, roll with that! Yes to stretching before and after, best self-care possible for every skater, but yes the time is tricky to squeeze it all into....
I have made several videos (4 in a series) called Yoga for Skaters. They are in the later part of the Latest Content Playlist. Here is 1 of them, but they are all worth a watch.
czcams.com/video/zdCjZZ7cYfs/video.html&t
Hope you like the series. All the skater places get covered.
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based, happens for me
Unfortunately skating died here in Sweden a long while back but all these video like yours from places like the US, Holland and the UK, have inspired me to decide to start again so time to buy some new boots and the big decision is wether to go with quads or inlines!😂👍🏾🙏🏾. 🇬🇧🇸🇪🇹🇹
Hi. This is Sergio from Skatefresh Team. Have you watched this video? czcams.com/video/xwkvbzJDJdE/video.html It was made by an Asha's online student who lives in Norway. So yeah! Go out and start skating again, YOU may inspire other people in your area! Think about that... And if you plan to skate outdoors the best decision is to buy inlines. If you stay indoors on a perfect floor then go for quads.
@@SkatefreshVideos I decided on both!😎👍🏾🙏🏾
I've got a whole week of cold and rain ahead of me, according to the weather forecast! It's not going to be a great week! 😢
Sorry to hear that I hope it's much improved now???
@@SkatefreshVideos Well... In the mean time it got better, but since yesterday the weather is horrible again, teacher! 🥺
I really like that inside turn you do at 0:28. I'm going to add that step to my list :)
Backward Inverted Mohawk. One of my fave moves as its; so smooth and different to the usual heel to heel back to front transition.....
Clip is waaay too short. :P
Ahh that's sweet. There is more footage from that day I could dig some out perhaps, but usually I only use stuff once. I'll check out what's left....
Me too ✋️ didn't look nearly as great as that lol
You're making me swoon 😆 🤤🤤🤤 💕🎉
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Am I the only one who can't hear any audio? 🤔
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