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Firehouse Joins Kids Skate Free

October 5, 2017 by Mason Drew Leave a Comment

The Kids Skate Free is a national program offered by the Roller Skating Association. Kids Skate Free and Firehouse Skate N Play encourages children to stay active and fit by offering them two opportunities every week to go Roller Skating. The Kids Skate Free Program has a total of over 950,000 children registered throughout the entire United States!
A few fun facts about roller skating:  

  • 30 minutes of roller skating produces a heart rate of at least 148 beats per minute.
  • 2x safer than school playground equipment, 3x safer than football and baseball, 4x safer than basketball, 5x safer than riding a bike.
  • There are 400% more injuries playing basketball versus roller skating.
  • Roller skating works most muscle groups in the body, including quads, abs, calves, glutes and arms.
  • Roller skating 1 hour per week can burn up to 600 calories.
  • Roller skating causes less than 50% less stress to joints than running.
  • According to the American Heart Association, roller skating is one of the top aerobic exercises.

 

Parents who wish to participate may register online by clicking here.

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