What did you achieve this week

[WednesdayMarch]

Sorry to hear that; hope that things work out so you can start again at some point.  Is dance an option to tide you over - perhaps more leeway to be kind to your body than in skating?

Skating is what makes me, well, me. I'm a bit lost right now.

I'm now going to hospital on Fridays instead of the ice rink, which isn't quite the same, but will hopefully aid in getting me back on the ice. It turns out that while I thought I was rusting up. I'm actually hyper mobile, which causes a fair number of problems. No idea what is wrong with my balance, though. I've been summoned by the GP, so hopefully we'll get to the bottom of it.

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I get what you mean about skating.  I feel the same.  Fingers crossed.  Hyper mobile presume part of the mitigation would be getting physically stronger to protect the joints.

[WednesdayMarch]

I get what you mean about skating.  I feel the same.  Fingers crossed.  Hyper mobile presume part of the mitigation would be getting physically stronger to protect the joints.

Exactly that. It's actually quite fun. Weird that physio is the highlight of my week!

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Kind of weird but working towards a goal is satisfying, especially if there's a chance it could get you back on the ice in better shape.  It's why I do strength training 2-3 times per week, which I would otherwise find rather dull.

[WednesdayMarch]

Yeah. Trouble is, I only really enjoy skating. Still, I'm doing it. My physio team are lovely.

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More backwards looking over outside shoulder, also trying to switch which side I am looking over backwards, and backwards two-foot slalom making sure to get both edges parallel and really commit to being over the skate.  Most rec level skaters 2-foot slalom (including mine until recently) looks pretty half-hearted to me, with the inside foot (the one on an outside edge) not really following the other foot fully.  Also straight line barrel roll to turn to backwards on one side is weaker than the other - I am not over the skate fully.  Just never ending little things that are tiny adjustments but feel huge and make a huge different to how smooth and comfortable and confident one is.

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"Achievements" in recent weeks:
1) Skated a fair bit and enjoyed most of it
2) Fell out with the management at my regular ice rink (long, depressing story) so need to go to other rinks or give up ice completely (I don't really like ice rinks)
3) Forward and backward two foot slalom keeping my skates under me and edges parallel.  Harder than it looks/sounds.  Need more knee bend, lean, hip movement.