It offers separate lessons for kids and adults to learn the basic skills of roller skating, such as starting, stopping and recovering from falls.

NPR's Kia Miakka Natisse describes how and why roller skating allows skaters, young and old, to push their bodies to the limit.

So in early July, I set out on my roller skating journey — and quickly learned that during the pandemic, the first hurdle to learning how to skate is actually finding them.

After a year spent largely indoors, adults are regaining a sense of balance on roller skates, bikes and skateboards.