Would roller-blading help me lose weight?

I'm 6"5', aged 17 and weigh about 23 stone (yikes!)


I'm just settling into a diet which has helped me lose about 10lbs in the last fortnight.


Where I live it's mostly flat and I hate, HATE walking.


So I wondered whether doing something instead of walking for exercise.


Now I take my dogs walking up a mountain near here about 4 times a week, which has a really wide, long, flat concrete road on [ideal for skates]. So this made me think of getting roller blades to use everytime I go up there and was wondering if they'd help in the weight loss process.





Thanks.

Would roller-blading help me lose weight?
Depends on your technique.





If you learn an effective 'distance-skating' style, with lots of crossovers, good 'extension', and long glides, then your weight is likely to increase while you get used to the new activity (new muscle added to allow you to perform the unaccustomed movements). At the same time, you'll find that your body shape is improving (more leg muscle, tighter waist, V-shaped torso).





After your physique has adapted to the skating style, it will start to become more efficient at it. This will lead to the fat stores around your body being rearranged, and some of them might become smaller,too. Reducing your stored fat is ALWAYS a slow process, and it will only happen if you spend a long time skating GENTLY (and are active while you're not skating too).





If you skate powerfully, inefficiently, and jerkily for short periods, you will still put new muscle mass on, but because your activity is burning sugar (and leaving you tired and hungry afterwards), you won't be able to get rid of much bodyfat.
Reply:Any exercise will help you lose weight. If you like roller blading, than go for it.
Reply:Of course, Roller Blading is a great way to loose weight. I do it all the time =)





Any physical activity that moves your blood and burns food off is Excellent for looseing weight and becomeing healthy.





-Doctor Means
Reply:Any type of movement is good for you. walking or skating with your dogs is a good idea. Just don't let them do all the work :)
Reply:Well, if the dogs will be pulling you on skates its going to do nothing for you. If youre going to skate rather than walking go for it.





Good luck. =]



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