Skating Fitness Facts

Posted by Timbre Beck-Murphy Sep 1, 2006

Well, here's a quick tidbit to help you justify your athletic addiction.

According to Fitness-Facts.com, figure skating and speed skating are excellent means of exercise.

While there's no news flash there, I thought you might like to know that our sport has been recognized for cardio-respiratory, aerobic/interval, and anaerobic benefits.

It also ranked well for muscle building, coordination enhancing, and body fat reducing (burning around 400 calories per hour, depending on what kind of skating and level you're participating in.)