1. Read this before practising
This Safety Disclaimer applies to the ByLisaBern website, free lesson, practice plan, emails, courses, demonstrations, and related materials.
Participate only if you understand and accept these risks. Start slowly, remain within your current ability, and stop whenever conditions do not feel controlled.
2. Inherent risks
Risks may include loss of balance, falls, collisions, equipment failure, cuts, bruises, sprains, fractures, head injury, and other serious harm. Risk may increase because of speed, slopes, traffic, other people, animals, obstacles, uneven or wet surfaces, poor visibility, unsuitable equipment, fatigue, distraction, or attempting a skill too early.
Risk cannot be eliminated merely because an exercise looks simple, takes place indoors, or is demonstrated by an experienced skater.
3. Health and medical readiness
ByLisaBern does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, physiotherapy, or rehabilitation. Before practising, consult an appropriately qualified medical professional if you:
- have a current or recent injury, pain, surgery, or restricted movement;
- have balance, neurological, cardiovascular, bone, joint, vision, or vestibular concerns;
- are pregnant or recently postpartum;
- take medication or have a condition that may affect balance, alertness, bleeding, bone health, or safe exercise;
- are unsure whether rollerblading is appropriate for you.
Do not use a website disclaimer as a substitute for personalised medical advice.
4. Protective gear and equipment
Use correctly fitted, undamaged equipment appropriate to your body, skill level, and environment. Before each practice:
- inspect boots, frames, wheels, axles, bearings, laces, straps, buckles, and brakes;
- secure the skates so the foot and ankle are supported without painful pressure;
- wear appropriate protective equipment, including a properly fitted helmet, wrist guards, knee pads, and elbow pads;
- remove or secure loose clothing, jewellery, hair, and objects that could catch;
- do not practise with damaged, poorly fitting, or unfamiliar equipment until it has been checked.
Protective gear can reduce some injuries, but does not prevent every injury.
5. Choose a safe practice environment
Practise only in a place that is lawful, well lit, clear, and appropriate for the exercise. Avoid stairs, glass, sharp furniture, traffic, driveways, water, sand, gravel, wet surfaces, steep slopes, crowds, pets, and moving obstacles.
For outdoor practice, begin on a flat, dry, smooth, open surface away from vehicles. Check weather, surface quality, visibility, local rules, and escape routes before you start. Do not use headphones or anything else that prevents you from hearing hazards.
If you are completely new, feel unstable, or are returning after injury or a long break, have a responsible adult nearby and consider in-person instruction.
6. For the Your First Rollerblading Lesson home lesson
The free starter lesson is designed for slow practice on carpet or a yoga mat where wheels barely roll. Before starting:
- clear enough space to step sideways and turn without hitting anything;
- use a stable chair that will not slide, tip, or collapse;
- warm up gently, particularly the ankles and knees;
- secure your skates and put on protective gear before standing;
- keep the skates under your body, move slowly, and use the chair only as demonstrated;
- pause and repeat only while the movement remains controlled.
Do not turn the carpet lesson into rolling practice in a confined indoor space.
7. Stop immediately when needed
Stop practising if you experience pain, dizziness, faintness, unusual shortness of breath, numbness, blurred vision, loss of control, panic, equipment movement, or any other symptom or condition that makes continued practice unsafe.
If you fall or are injured, do not continue merely to complete the lesson. Assess the situation and obtain medical assistance when appropriate. Return to activity only when it is safe to do so.
8. Limits of online instruction
An online lesson cannot see your full movement, inspect your equipment, test the floor, or intervene physically. Camera angles and demonstrations may make distances or speed look different from your environment.
Do not assume that an exercise is safe for you simply because another person can perform it. Adaptations, one-to-one assessment, or in-person supervision may be necessary.
9. Emergencies
ByLisaBern does not provide emergency monitoring. If you believe you have a serious injury or medical emergency, stop practising and contact the emergency services available in your location.
10. Your responsibility and legal rights
You remain responsible for deciding whether, where, and how to participate; for your equipment and environment; and for complying with local laws and venue rules.
Nothing in this Safety Disclaimer removes a responsibility that cannot lawfully be excluded or limits mandatory consumer rights. It explains the nature of the activity and the precautions expected from a participant; it is not a licence for ByLisaBern to act negligently or misleadingly.
11. Contact
Questions about the lesson or this Safety Disclaimer can be sent to hello@lisabern.com.
- hello@lisabern.com