I am so intensely affected by the exercise high that I have to avoid talking to people afterwards until my unleashed animal side returns to napping in its cage–usually about an hour. What happens to you? I’d love to see your comments below.
Energy. (Life) “Ok, it’s time to take off my sweatshirt.”
Endurance. (Action) “Focus! If I can make it up Kilimanjaro, I can get through this 4-minute spin class hill.”
Escape. (Distraction) “The Zanzibar beach hotel, now that was a romantic spot!”
Existence. (Survival) “All I have to do is get through the next 20 minutes and I’m home free!” (pant, pant)
Emergence. (Solutions) “Wow! I have the answer! I am dying to tackle this right now!”
Excitement. (Plans) “I must order a Carl Sandburg book the moment I get out of this spin class!!
Enthusiasm. (I love everybody! I can’t wait to get to work today!)
Fun as it is, skating contributes directly to improving the most sought-after exercise goals: improved aerobic fitness, strength, endurance and body fat reduction. Fast-paced skating has been proved to be just as aerobically beneficial as running; compared to cycling, an equal skating effort results in a better muscular workout for hips, thighs and shins. As long as you apply yourself to purposeful workouts with specific daily goals (as opposed to simply going through the motions), you are setting yourself up to enjoy the maximum possible benefits from fitness skating. 
