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Mar. 14th, 2019 07:48 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
unicorndukeYesterday I had skating lessons and I was the only adult who showed up this week so I got one on one learning with an instructor.
noice
I learned slalom, which is two foot being a plane on ice going back and forth to work on turns. then I did the one foot versions of that on both inside and outside edges for both feet. I learned one leg glides and then pumping in a circle and then picking up a foot and still going in a circle (v hard).
I then tried to do backwards pumps on the circle and while I can now skate okay and stop while going backwards, I could not do the weight shifting to pump properly. I just need to skate backwards more.
then I learned the turning where you just move your body in place and then you should be going backwards which is very very hard because I mostly just try to make a circle turn and stop and flail around some. gracefully.
I'm not sure how much skating time I'll be able to get in the next few months. Most ice rinks are just about done with public skates and it is warming up. My learn to skate sessions are going until the end of april and that rink seems to be open year round but they don't have public skating. I'm probably going to ask if they have small skating sessions or something I can join. They have figure skating practices but like, literally I'm in hockey skates, I probably shouldn't go to those.
idek, we'll see.
I was absolutely correct that skating would make me feel better and I was very energized when I got home. I made yogurt and rice and then got sidejob work done and then went right to bed because I had to be up early this morning.
today was an all day meeting about blueberries, specifically blueberry production but lol use your imagination. I did make that post. I left the apt at 6am this morning and got back at 6:30pm. what a joy. so I'm super tired and probably sleeping soon.
tomorrow I drive to pa. spring is nearly here, it was beautifully warm today and tomorrow, while rainy is supposed to be 60 degrees. the snow is melting very quickly and I need to get plants started.
noice
I learned slalom, which is two foot being a plane on ice going back and forth to work on turns. then I did the one foot versions of that on both inside and outside edges for both feet. I learned one leg glides and then pumping in a circle and then picking up a foot and still going in a circle (v hard).
I then tried to do backwards pumps on the circle and while I can now skate okay and stop while going backwards, I could not do the weight shifting to pump properly. I just need to skate backwards more.
then I learned the turning where you just move your body in place and then you should be going backwards which is very very hard because I mostly just try to make a circle turn and stop and flail around some. gracefully.
I'm not sure how much skating time I'll be able to get in the next few months. Most ice rinks are just about done with public skates and it is warming up. My learn to skate sessions are going until the end of april and that rink seems to be open year round but they don't have public skating. I'm probably going to ask if they have small skating sessions or something I can join. They have figure skating practices but like, literally I'm in hockey skates, I probably shouldn't go to those.
idek, we'll see.
I was absolutely correct that skating would make me feel better and I was very energized when I got home. I made yogurt and rice and then got sidejob work done and then went right to bed because I had to be up early this morning.
today was an all day meeting about blueberries, specifically blueberry production but lol use your imagination. I did make that post. I left the apt at 6am this morning and got back at 6:30pm. what a joy. so I'm super tired and probably sleeping soon.
tomorrow I drive to pa. spring is nearly here, it was beautifully warm today and tomorrow, while rainy is supposed to be 60 degrees. the snow is melting very quickly and I need to get plants started.
