Roller-skating is great exercise for families in Lockport. It’s low-impact, so it doesn’t stress your joints, it’s good for your cardiovascular health, and it burns about 600 calories in just an hour. Is your New Year’s resolution to get in better shape? We have 4 skating stretches to improve your skate fitness.

4 Stretches Before You Skate

1. Calf stretches. Stand with both feet flat on the ground and place one foot in front of the other. Bend forward at the knee, keeping your back leg straight, without lifting your heel. Keep leaning forward until you feel the stretch in your calf. Switch sides and repeat.
2. Quad stretches. Stand on one leg (if you need to, use a wall for balance). Grab your elevated ankle and pull your leg toward your rear. Stretch until you feel your quadriceps pulling in the front of your thigh. Switch legs to finish out the stretch.
3. Hamstring stretches. Keeping your legs straight, bend down and touch your toes. You can also do a similar hamstring stretch sitting down. Keep one leg straight, with the other bent comfortably flat on the ground. Lean along your straightened leg, reaching for your toes.
4. Hip Stretches. Place one knee on the ground, with your other foot flat on the floor. Lean forward until you feel your hip flexors open up. To stretch your hips and your glutes, sit on the ground with one leg straight. Cross your other leg over that leg, and gently tug at the knee until you feel a stretch in your hips and glutes.

Stretching before you skate increases your performance and decreases the likelihood of injuries. Stretch it out, then come skate with us at Rainbow Skateland!

Are you ready for a year that’s bigger, brighter, and happier than ever before? 40% of Americans make New Year’s resolutions each year. Do you know how many keep them? Only 8%! We’re giving you a little help this year. Keeping your New Year’s resolutions is easy at Rainbow Skateland.

3 New Year’s Resolutions at Rainbow Skateland

1. Get fit. Exercising more, losing weight, and becoming healthier in general is the #1 New Year’s resolution year after year. We all want to take care of our bodies, but with so little time for exercise, staying active can be a challenge. What’s the secret? Not a gym membership, that’s for sure! Studies show that 80% of new gym members have stopped going by the 2nd week of January. Instead of wasting your money, invest in fun family activities like roller-skating. Skating strengthens your muscles, improves cardiovascular health, reduces stress, and can burn up to 600 calories an hour.
2. Spend more time with family. Reconnect with the people you love with a fun new hobby like roller-skating. At Rainbow Skateland, we have fun events and weekly skating for families in Lockport. You can also play laser tag, enter the Bounce Zone, play mini golf, or play in the arcade.
3. Try something new. Learning a new skill this year is an admirable goal. As long as you can walk, you can learn to roller-skate. Already know how to skate? Master a new trick, try speed skating, or join a jam skate team.

Happy New Year! We’ll see you at Rainbow Skateland.

The hustle and bustle of the holiday season are upon us! And at Rainbow Skateland, we want to help you finish out the rest of 2016 as a great, stress-free year. 

Roller Skating as a Stress Reliever

One of the best ways to manage stress is to adapt a healthy lifestyle. This includes little things such as eating healthier, getting more sleep, and exercising regularly. Not everyone likes to exercise, so at Rainbow Skateland, we want to suggest something that might be a little different than your average exercise. Roller skating is a fun alternative to traditional exercises. Depending on the intensity, you can burn over 300 calories in an hour when roller skating!

Pump up the Volume

Another way to manage stress is to listen to music! Guess what?! We offer many different music formats for your skating pleasure, all family friendly of course. Music has a unique link to our emotions, so can be an extremely effective stress management tool. Listening to music can have a tremendously relaxing effect on our minds and bodies

Don’t wait, decrease your stress now!

New season means new hours at Rainbow Skateland! Take a look at our new special that will run through June 2017 and let us know your thoughts.

Sunday

12:00 pm -4:30 pm Matinee Skate
$6.00 Admission | $3.00 Skate Rental