Skater-to-Skater – Tried and Tested by Marcelle

Hi skater, I’m Marcelle!

I skated as a kid, but it was just an occasional recreational pastime. I think back and cringe about how I was careening around the mean (and extremely uneven) streets of South London, on who-knows-what wheels, with ZERO protective gear. Still, I survived with my bones and teeth intact! What can I say? We ’80’s kids are just built different, I guess. 

From my teens onwards I barely touched a pair of skates every few years at best—less than that as I got older. That was until I took my eldest daughter to a roller skating party hosted by none other than RollerFit. I remember Stacey handing out the skates, then saying that the adults could have a roll as well, if they wanted to. Even though it had been years since I’d skated, I strapped on a pair of hire skates and had a blast skating around with the kids. I remember thinking “Where has skating been all my life?” and vowing to do it more often. 

The rest, as they say, is history. And by history, I mean that started attending Rollerfit classes at Tempe, and have never looked back.

I quickly fell in love (again) with skating, and embraced the pain and frustration of learning new skills as an adult (it’s sloooooooooow). I remember looking around the classes at more experienced skaters in awe of how they seemed as comfortable on wheels as they did in shoes, but now I feel the same way myself. 

As time has gone on, I’ve learned more about skating than I ever knew before and been exposed to various styles and forms of the sport. So far, rhythm skating is my jam (pun intended), so, with the limited time I have, I tend to focus on that. I still have a long way to go on my learning journey, but I’m enjoying being an old dog picking up new tricks!

When it comes to skate products, I live by the mantra “If it’s not leopard print, I don’t want it!” You can see some of the products I love and why below.