Cheers. Good for you. Exercise is so important and staying fit and active as we (I) get older is so important. I am about to turn 58 and recently I have started skating (roller) again. BTW, I live in California so it's not that odd that might go skating at the beach. It used to be something I did all the time. Every evening for the past few weeks I have done about a 7.5-mile loop in about an hours time. The curious thing is how depleted I feel when I am done. Much more so than the same amount of time spent on an elliptical. However, when I try to estimate calories burned by different fitness website it tells me the opposite. Regardless I feel my body frantically searching for calories to burn when I'm finished. I might try finding an app to help me track distance and progress. Thank you for inspiring me to share my story too.