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Ice Skating

Ice skating is for anybody and easy to learn, whether you just want a bit of fun with friends or are serious about joining a team.

See Also:: Ice Hockey

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An Overview of Ice Skating

There's figure skating and speed skating - sports you may have seen at the Winter Olympics. But skating doesn't have to be competitive. You can put on a pair of skates (which you can hire at rinks) and start gliding across the ice. It's best to make sure you can skate in a straight line before you attempt jumps and turns.

Under the general term of 'figure skating' there are five separate competitions at International Level:

Men's singles skating
Ladies' singles skating
Ice dancing
Pairs skating
Synchronized skating

Benefits

Improved mental health.
Improved strength in both the leg muscles and core
Aerobic workout of dancing while on the ice

Costs

Attending public skating sessions at Ice Arena's around the country can cost as little as £6 with a small additional cost if you need to hire skates.

Equipment

The only thing you need to go ice skating is skates and many ice arena's will allow you to hire skates for a small charge.

Facts

Of the three main forms of skating, speed skating was the first to be considered a sport.
Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean were figure skating Olympic champions in 1984.

National Campaigns

This Girl Can

Tue, 01 Sep 2020

No one gets to choose how you exercise other than you. Your body, your call. And whatever that looks like, we think it’s worth celebrating.

Norwich inline hockey club

we are a new senior inline roller hockey team. The first of it's kind in Norfolk, we are a mixture of ice, inline and recreational skaters, we have come together to promote inline roller hockey in Norfolk with the aim to play at a competitive level.

National Ice Centre Nottingham

http://www.national-ice-centre.com/

National Ice Skating Association

http://www.iceskating.org.uk/

Ice Skating