Well, I finally went I've skating for the first time in over a year today, yay!
Some advice though...I have my own skates but no doubt I've broken every rule in the book because they are second hand skates that I picked up in an Charity shop for $50 a few years back.
They were barely worn as far as I could tell and I mostly bought them so I wouldn't have to deal with rental skates.
Now when I say I'm a recreational skater I mean it, I don't do any jumps or spins or even crossovers, I just skate forward, maybe do some swizzles and do the odd one foot skating.
Anywho I have an issue which I'm unsure is an issue, it's weird but as long as I'm moving in my skates my feet feel OK, but the second I slow down I get an ache in my arches. Any ideas what this might be about? Is it because I don't wear my orthodics when I skate? (Although I do remember skating with them in once and my feet just hurt more) Or could it be I'm too heavy for the skates? I have small feet, so I think they might be kids skates. They're Botas Juliet skates I have never been able to get much info on them....except that they're a Czech brand I live in Australia so I'm not sure how they got all the way out here, I'm only 158cm tall, but I weigh like 79kg and am 37 years old ( ancient!)
Thing is as I said I'm skating at such a low level I'm not sure it's worth trying to get other skates...
They have changed the pricing at the rink I go to, so that you're no longer charged extra for rentals. So would I be better off just wearing those I do love having my own nice white pair of ice skates though!
Any insights would be appreciated!
Some advice though...I have my own skates but no doubt I've broken every rule in the book because they are second hand skates that I picked up in an Charity shop for $50 a few years back.
They were barely worn as far as I could tell and I mostly bought them so I wouldn't have to deal with rental skates.
Now when I say I'm a recreational skater I mean it, I don't do any jumps or spins or even crossovers, I just skate forward, maybe do some swizzles and do the odd one foot skating.
Anywho I have an issue which I'm unsure is an issue, it's weird but as long as I'm moving in my skates my feet feel OK, but the second I slow down I get an ache in my arches. Any ideas what this might be about? Is it because I don't wear my orthodics when I skate? (Although I do remember skating with them in once and my feet just hurt more) Or could it be I'm too heavy for the skates? I have small feet, so I think they might be kids skates. They're Botas Juliet skates I have never been able to get much info on them....except that they're a Czech brand I live in Australia so I'm not sure how they got all the way out here, I'm only 158cm tall, but I weigh like 79kg and am 37 years old ( ancient!)
Thing is as I said I'm skating at such a low level I'm not sure it's worth trying to get other skates...
They have changed the pricing at the rink I go to, so that you're no longer charged extra for rentals. So would I be better off just wearing those I do love having my own nice white pair of ice skates though!
Any insights would be appreciated!