Hockey & Figure Skating Parenthood: Similarities & Challenges

.icx-toolbar-closure{clear: both;}.icx-toolbar-align-right{float: right;}It all starts by taking your 3 year old to the rink for “learn to skate” lessons as som

Accelerate Your Figure Skating: 5 Steps to Progress This Season

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Fueling Peak Performance: A Guide to Balanced Diets for Athletes

.icx-toolbar-closure{clear: both;}.icx-toolbar-align-right{float: right;}Athletes are often asked to push their bodies beyond normal tolerance levels, resulting

Beginner's Guide to Indoor Speed Skating: A Step-by-Step Introduction

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Skating the Dutch Dikes: A Unique Adventure

Skating the Dikes of Holland Swedish skater Daniel Edman shares what its like to skate on the dikes of Holland where he encountered smooth pavement, strong wind

Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge: Skating on a Minnesota Icon

Skating the Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge Photos of me skating on the Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge in Duluth, Minnesota. All of these photos were taken by Kathie Fry t

Palma Waterfront Trail: A Skater's Perspective - Mallorca, Spain

Skating the Palma Waterfront Trail City of Palma, Mallorca Island, Spain A collection of pictures taken by SkateLog editor Kathie Fry while she was skating the

Zwaantjes Roller Club (ZRC): A History of Belgian Speed Skating

History of the Zwaantjes Roller Club (ZRC) Zandevoorde, Belgium The region of Vlaanderen (Flanders) in Belgium is well known for its canals, beautiful flat land

Staying Cool While Wearing a Helmet: Safety & Comfort

How to Stay Cool in a Helmet How to select the right helmet for skating in very hot weather, tips for staying hydrated, and how to keep you

Create a Skating T-Shirt Memory Quilt: Preserve Your Memories

Make a Skating T-Shirt Memory Quilt Are your closets filled with dozens of t-shirts from past skating events, but you still cant bear to throw any of them out?

Foot Odor: Causes, Prevention & Effective Treatments

Foot Odor Prevention and Treatment DOES YOUR SKATING STINK OR IS IT YOUR FEET?  When you come home from skating does your family make you take off your ska

Daniel Edman's Inline Skating Adventure in Mallorca, 2001

Daniels Wild Week in Mallorca Part: 01 - 02 - 03 - 04 - 05 - 06 - 07 - 08 - 09 - 10 In April of 2001 Swedish inline speed skater Daniel Edman traveled with 40 o

The Ultimate Guide to Skating Socks: 3 Essential Rules

Skating Socks - 3 Rules to Remember Certain topics will almost always get a spirited conversation going if more than two skaters are

A Comprehensive History of Ice Skating: From Origins to Modern Sport

Watching the lithe ice skaters glide and perform on the rink is surely a sight to behold. Over the years, this popular sport has seen many developments. Lets kn

A History of Ice Skating: From Ancient Origins to Modern Sport

Ice skating is an exciting and aesthetic sport which evolved in the European nations of Netherlands and Scotland. Originally, it was used as a means of transpor

Learn Basic Figure Skating Moves: A Beginner's Guide

Figure skating is surely poetry in motion and the moves performed are out of the world! If you are new to the rink, its good to know a few steps so as to not se

Essential Ice Skating Terms & Definitions for Beginners

Also known as figure skating, ice skating is a graceful and visually pleasing sport. The moves in ice skating may seem simple and easy at first sight, but in re

Figure Skating Terminology: A Beginner's Guide to the Ice

Whenever we watch figure skating on TV, we feel awed by watching the performers skate on the ice with ease. The twists, turns, hops, jumps and what not. These a

Sharpening Ice Skates: A Beginner's Guide to Optimal Blade Condition

The task of sharpening ice skates is not as difficult as it seems. In fact, you can pull it off on your own by getting well-versed with some simple tips.

Figure Skating Spins: Types, Techniques & Variations

Spins are a pivotal aspect of figure skating. A spin in refers to a move where a skater rotates or spins with the skates rooted at a central point on the ice.