Ice Skating–Beginners Guide

Ice skating is a sport that can be exercised all year round. Indeed it becomes popular during the winter season and there are lots of open and closed skating rinks available in every bigger town or city.

If you live around Leicester and you want to try ice skating but you are still new at this, read on to find out what are the most important issues you should know in advance.

Leicester skating on ice will give you many hours of fun only if you find and visit a high quality skating rink. The quality of ice, presence of skating assistants, convenient location and long open hours are the things you must check in advance. Also those who want to go ice skating with their kids must heck if there are special “kids” hours available at the rink.

Price should also be checked. Some skating venues may look cheaper compared to other but they may offer short sessions. What you should do is to check the price and the length of the skating session you would get for it. In addition some Leicester skating rinks offer combiner tickets for parents and children so this might be good money for value option.

Once you have selected the venue where you will go, you must take care of the equipment. Some Leicester skating venues may have equipment rental offices so you might be able to take ice skates and use them when you want to go instead of buying your own ice skates. However if you plan to go skating on a regular basis you better buy your own ice skates. Indeed buying a new pair of skates may be a bit expensive and if this is out of your budget you can simply buy second hand skates. What is important is the skates to fit you well and have well preserved blades. Good option for your kid would be to rent skates as his or her feet will grow fast. In this respect you can call the Leicester skating rinks and ask what sizes are available to rent for kids. Some rinks have double blade skates that strap to a child’s shoe and these are usually perfect for smaller kids.