Feeling the breeze in your hair as you gently move down the path – there’s nothing like it. If you’re walking the dog or propelling the stroller, inline skates for adults transform “just another chore” into a wheeled adventure. When you’re ready to feel the exhilaration that skating brought you as a child, grab a pair of inline skates. Here are our top picks.
Unisex choice
These inline skates look cool. The ventilation holes in the front and back of the boot keep feet cool, too. The sleek styling of these black-on-black inline skates can even make you look like a better skater. The thick integrated skate shell protects your feet and helps keep your center of gravity over the center of the inlines. The top safety buckle not only provides ankle support but keeps the top of the inline skate tight. The extra-strong laces won’t break or fray and help keep the tension even around your foot for hot-spot-free skates.
Buy: LIKU Black Professional Inline Skates
A lower center of gravity
It’s rumored these are Bo Jackson’s favorite inline skates. The frame sits low on the wheels in true running-back style. In both cases, the lower center of gravity makes for more stability. The high-cut inline skate supports the high ankle with thick padding. The skate’s strong exoskeleton not only protects your feet but gives a little extra boost of sturdy confidence. It has an Allen wrench included to replace or rotate your wheels.
Buy: Rollerblade Zetrablade Men’s Adult Fitness Inline Skate
Just push a button
The skates can adjust in size to fit your feet for years of inline fun. Or share the skates with a sibling or friend. Fitting American adult shoe sizes 9-12 (for approximately 10-11-inch long feet), the skates grow with your child. With not just the fitness component, but also the increase in core strength, coordination, and balance, inline skating offers benefits to everyone in the family. These are designed to give a little at the ankle so you can push off without pressure at the top of the foot. Both buckles have quick-release latches and are designed with kids of all ages in mind. The gel wheels give an especially smooth ride.
Buy: High Bounce Adjustable Inline Skates
Triple-buckle
These inline skates feature two lower and one upper color-coordinated buckles for extra safety and support. The cam-lever buckles are easier than laces for small hands to master. Inline skating is a fantastic family hobby. Heading to the game at the local school? Taking your puppy to the dog park? Skate it instead of walking or jogging. Skating’s fluid, gliding movements are smoother and gentler on your body than the pressure and pounding from other forms of locomotion. This lightweight inline skate fits women’s feet in sizes 7-10 so you can share your skates with a friend.
Buy: Roller Derby Women’s V-Tech Skate
Nice wheels
The high-grade wheels on these inline skates for men are suitable for moderately speedy skates. While you’re skating, the performance liner cradles your foot. Then the comfy padding keeps the tongue, toes, and ankle fully supported. If you’re a novice skater, you’ll appreciate how nice the fit is on these inline skates. The special mesh wrapping around the inline skate looks modern and a little edgy, and keeps feet cooler and drier.
Buy: Rollerblade Macroblade 80 Men’s Adult Fitness Inline Skate
Cyndi Mathews is a contributing writer to Florida Travel & Life, an online brand that inspires active, affluent travelers, providing them with insider information on discovering the best of Florida. Informative and engaging, the website showcases travel destinations, arts and cultural venues, vibrant dining scenes, recreational activities, the great outdoors and the revitalized real-estate market. Cyndi recently published her first book and enjoys traveling to Florida in her sailboat.
