Take a visit and look out for skis from the Viking age - roller skiing wasn't so popular back then.
Believe it or not, roller skiing uses an astounding 90% of the body's muscles - cyclists, put that in your saddle and smoke it.
Adrenaline peak The endorphin rush of roller skiing right the way up a hill, before adopting that tuck position and whizzing past fellow roller skiers on your way down again.
Developed in Scandinavia (of course), where cross-country skiers use this method to challenge themselves during the off-season, roller skiing was adopted by the British army to build up soldiers' endurance levels.
If you're after a sport to build stamina and condition your body in the inimitable way that cross-country skiing does, but without having to bother with actually locating all that snowy stuff, then roller skiing is the perfect solution - whether through a royal London park or down a country lane.
Roller skiing's also loads of fun, and can be done practically anywhere - towpaths, business parks, disused airfields and cycle lanes (we love cyclists really).
