Basic Posture
1. Lean your upper body forward, forming an arch at approximately 60-70 degrees, with your eyes looking about 10 meters ahead.
2. Your thighs should form an angle of approximately 140 degrees with your upper body, and your knees should be slightly bent at an 80-degree angle.
3. Relax your upper body, slightly tucking your chest and shoulders in, and slightly lifting your hips back.
4. Slightly bend your legs into a semi-squat position, coordinating your arm movements with your legs to stabilize your body.
Simple Gliding
Gliding is a further development of walking. Walking involves alternating steps with short intervals and virtually no single-leg support, resulting in minimal weight shift and almost straight-line movement. Gliding, on the other hand, involves longer single-leg support and greater weight shift. In fact, during gliding, the body is always "tilted" to one side or the other of the skate. Remember, roller skating is never a straight line; it should follow an arc, which is the correct gliding or push-off technique.
1. Push off the ground with your left foot diagonally to the left, and glide diagonally forward and to the right with your right foot. Immediately after pushing off with your left foot, shift your weight to your right foot, making your left foot a free foot, and bring it close to your right foot in preparation for the next glide. The technique for gliding with your left foot when pushing off with your right foot is the same.
2. Bend both legs, lower your center of gravity, and swing your arms diagonally to your sides to help maintain balance.
Precautions:
1. The shift of body weight to the left or right foot must be timely.
2. When practicing, take small steps rather than large ones.
3. Shift your body weight promptly.
4. Maintain a diagonal direction with each push-off.
5. Bring your free foot close to your gliding foot promptly.
Common Mistakes:
1. Insufficient toe abduction, often resulting in a slippage during the push-off and glide.
2. Disconnection in body reaction during alternating foot movements leads to untimely weight shift.
