Yes - Canadian, born and bred. Never been on ice skates before. I have to blame my mother. (It's always the mother's fault - right Mom?). Well, I got fitted with some hockey skates last night, and I'm going to just do it!
The young man at the sports equipment store gave me some advice for learning: "it's step-step-glide -- that's how the little four-year-olds learn".
Two blocks from our apartment, City Hall has a beautifully maintained public ice rink.
In the summer, it's a splash pad (hence the big silver trumpet-y thingies.
I hope I don't do myself any permanent injury!
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I, too, hope you don't have any injuries! When you get the hang of the step-step-glide, you'll love skating. Such a feeling of freedom as you glide across the ice! I made sure all three of my kids learned how to skate when they were little and they loved it.
ReplyDeleteSome advice: Unless they have those walker looking things to hold onto while you skate, I wouldn't start on that rink. Go to an arena where you can hang onto the boards, until you get comfortable on the skates. (Or better yet, see if you can find a rink with the walker looking things - we have them here at the speedskating oval, which is open for public skating quite regularly.)
ReplyDeleteI'm amazed that you have never skated before--being from Canada, and all! We used to skate on a frozen swamp near our house--not the best ice for skating. I doubt that I could balance on a blade anymore, so I've taken up snow shoeing this winter and have found that it is really fun! Be careful!
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