LOL,ok. First can someone please explain how a bathroom upstairs is convenent? Also for gliding,a skater at my Rink told me that to glide in you start with your feet out and then bring them in. Which I found is an easy way to remember it. But what is ment by the opposite of that? Can you explain how walking in skates is?

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FSWer

She was joking.

I walk in skates exactly the way as I walk in shoes. Don't try to skate while walking because your weight will not be centered over the skate blade and it will make you feel like you are falling to one side or the other.

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YOU!!! YOU...have more of the idea to what is happening when I walk. BTW. how do you find your natual balance OFF-ICE to walk with skates like you do shoes without and before you start to feel like falling?

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I think we'd have to actually see you try to walk in skates, FSWer, before we can really answer your questions. Most of us seem to find our balance pretty easily, so if it's giving you trouble, we'd need to see exactly what's going wrong before we can make suggestions. You'll probably have better luck if you ask somebody at your rink, who can watch you and demonstrate for you.

I honestly wouldn't feel safe driving in skates.

I bet the police and judge would consider any accident your fault.

If I ran a rink, I'd make it really easy for coaches to teach there, including parking. Doing otherwise is stupid!

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Dana,

I used to be a sprinter (barefoot or shoes), but
I don't 'sprint' in my skates, as that is not their purpose, know what I mean - so the speed is accordingly slower.
Also,
since you keep asking, let me add that (whether, or not, you run in skates); it's more important that you are SAFE
Running in skates, isn't nearly as important, (nor does it help you much) with
your "on-ice skills". Play around with them, practice there, and always have fun!... ok
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Dana,
Once you learn to lace your skates correctly, the wobble will go away.

Our 3 bathrooms are ice-level, so using the restroom is also as
easy, as walking or running in them upstairs.
I go upstairs sideways, crossover style; and increase my speed as I feel ready.

PLEASE do not try that, until you can habitually lace-up correctly, & can easily walk in them without support, iow free-hand.

I agree - if your skates wobble when you walk, they are way too loose - lacing and/or fit.

It is a complete waste of time trying to learn to skate that way - the inability to control what the blade and feet do will completely dominate all your efforts. You will instantly be a much better skater when you learn to get them tight. If you have problems tightening them, try using waxed laces or lace hooks.

It should not be possible for any motion to occur within the boot below the ankle at all. Ever. No matter what you do.

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I mean when your blades wobble left to right.

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If there is room for your feet to move inside the boot from left to right (and back, I assume), something is wrong, with the way the boot fits, and/or the way you lace it.

If you mean that the blades can move relative to the boot, the screws have come loose, or the screw hole(s) have been stripped. See a good boot person (e.g., at a pro shop). They can fix that fast, and it will get worse the more you skate. Most good skaters could figure this out too.

While you are there, they can check the fit of your boots, and the way you lace them.

Please see someone quickly. Most boot people won't charge much if anything just to look. Or lots of good skaters would be happy to help you figure this out for free.

It's not just a waste of time and money to try to learn to skate that way. You are risking both major injury (like broken ankle or leg), and long term chronic medical problems. You are wearing out your boots faster too.

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