counterpoise
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I agree, it's great for mental health and physical health. It's a wonder more people don't do it.
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I don't know if ice skating is gentler on the body than inline, but I ice skate fast almost every day and I have no injuries at all. I guess it's more expensive though as it costs me $7 each time while inline would be free.
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You sound young. I think the 11.5 plan sounds fine. I don't know www.inmoveskates.com but I checked them out and I'd buy from them. I hope that helps. 😊
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I love it when the ice is crowded. When it gets too crowded, I just switch from skating to running as it makes dodging fragile objects a lot easier.
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My skates exist! Here they are all put together. They still need sharpening and baking so I don't know what they're like to skate in yet. With luck, I'll find that out tomorrow.
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It's a shame this site is so quite because this is such an exciting project. If it works, I'll upload some content to YouTube about it, including footage of me using them. Here are the boots and the ice blades I bought to go on them. One of them i…
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I ice skate (fast) every day and I've found it to be better than running as it's so low impact that it never injures me at all but it still works me out as much as running ever did.
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I like the ice crowded. Nobody else skates like me. I use the double push to generate instant speed and then just carve it up around the other skaters. I never get called out, I never hit anyone and I never fall. One rink I skate at has the most awe…
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That sounds cool, IronDad. This forum doesn't let us thumbs up or add rep, which is annoying. But I'd certainly thumbs up that if I could. 👍️
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Ice skates melt a small groove in the ice as you're skating. You push against the side of that groove and since the ice is anchored to the planet, you can push against it with all your might and it'll never move. Inline and roller skates don't do th…
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Yes, skating is an excellent exercise. The best thing is that you can do it when you're old without hurting yourself. Running when you're old is often not possible due to the pain/damage it causes to your joints, but skating doesn't do that. If you …
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I've skated a lot on ice and inline and there's no doubt in my mind that ice is the faster, more precise and more exhilarating of the two. Which are you interested in doing? If I was in your shoes I'd sign up for figure skating lessons (even if that…