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Mission Statement:
Our goal at Roller King is to provide our community with a safe, enjoyable, and
healthy activity for the whole family.
History:
- Family owned and operated since 1977 Roller King has been host to families,
schools, churches, birthday parties, canned food drives, holiday parties,
fundraisers, girl scout troops, P.E. classes, adult nights, dances, lock-ins,
and countless other group activities for the surrounding Roseville community.
- Roller King is also proud to be the home of the Roseville Artistic Skate Club
and the many local, regional, national, and even world champions they have
produced over the years.
- Recently we have also added the Sacred City Derby Girls women's flat track
roller derby team to our ranks.
- We have even had a few celebrities like: Mark S. Allen, Jim Kozimor, Gary St.
Jean, Pretty Ricky, and sports stars like Chris Webber, Bobby Jackson, Steve
Sax, and Danny Ainge come skating with us through the years.
Health Facts about skating:
- Roller skating is equivalent to jogging in terms of health benefits, caloric consumption, reduction of body fat, and leg strength development.
- Roller skating is recognized and recommended by the American Heart Association as an aerobic fitness sport.
- 1 hour of moderate roller skating burns 330 calories for a 143 pound person. If that same person skates vigorously they will burn up to 590 calories in just 1 hour.
- Studies have shown that roller skating provides a complete aerobic workout and involves all of the body's muscles, especially the heart.
- The number of calories burned per hour while skating at 6 mph is 350 and 600 while skating at 10 mph.
- Roller skating is a recognized activity for the Presidential Sports Award by the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sport.
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