Adult skating lessons - any recommends?
Trying to take this opportunity to learn how to skate properly and efficiently. I've got 120 days left to skate and I'm willing to invest 50-60 hours. I am so committed I went ahead and bought two pairs of skates already to see which one fits best... one pair of figure skates from Amazon and a second pair or hockey skates from Sport Chek. So far from multiple fittings at home with different pairs of socks I feel like the figure skates suit my feet better. I even went for a test skate on Sunday and while I avoided injury, I looked like a fool compared to all the effortless skaters around me
. The main issue is I don't have a rollerblading base and I've probably only skated max 8-10 times in my life (in my early 30s now).... Truth be told I don't recall ever having a "great" time because a) I was never taught properly when I was younger and had no motivation to improve b) I was always wearing crappy unpleasant rentals c) went more for social reasons and apres activities lol. Things have changed now (COVID or not) and I have a stronger desire to learn.
Before I commit myself to paid City of Toronto lessons (8 weeks * 45 mins) for $80 or search on Kijiji ads, is there anywhere else one would recommend for me to learn from scratch and actually get better? I know how crappy city programs can be but choice are limited and I don't know anyone (i.e. city instructors who sometimes don't give AF about teaching or worse, adult students who are constantly late or require extra attention). Many thanks!!!
Before I commit myself to paid City of Toronto lessons (8 weeks * 45 mins) for $80 or search on Kijiji ads, is there anywhere else one would recommend for me to learn from scratch and actually get better? I know how crappy city programs can be but choice are limited and I don't know anyone (i.e. city instructors who sometimes don't give AF about teaching or worse, adult students who are constantly late or require extra attention). Many thanks!!!