I saw a post earlier and there were a couple people mentioning the importance of “off-skate” routines- I like to work on eagle in both directions against a wall to help the flexies and stretch- what are some things y’all are doing off-skate that is proving helpful when you get back in skates?!

I’m struggling with One Leg Balance. May someone please give me some advice.

Peace family. It’s been quite a while. Back in August, I got injured while learning manuals and minimal spins. I tore two ligaments in my knee and sprained my meniscus. I thought I’d never skate again. The doctors kept telling that skating shouldn’t be my focus. Finally, 6 months later, my doctor/PT said it’s time! She wanted my to go skate but take it truly easy. I was overly excited.. I finally got the green light. So I’ve been tryna go these last few weeks and I’m just so in motivated and discouraged. My legs are weak and everything I had learned and the strength I built seems gone. I’m literally staring from the beginning. I want to just hang the skates up. I love skating but I’m just not feeling confident and I’m so nervous!! I know that was a lot but I felt comfortable sharing here.

As you may know from my previous posts, my new skate setup includes wifa boot, powerdyne Arius plate, roll line Giotto 57mm wheels and beagle bearings. I took them out to a rink yesterday and so far I’m digging them. They are slightly lighter than previous skates (stock Chaya Melrose premiums with rollerbones teams wheels and Riedell 265’s with Powerdyne pro reactor plates), and a much slimmer profile. I noticed a slight change in agility but I think that has a lot to do with slimmer wheels as the Arius plate. I could pivot, pivot & land into manuals, and spin more easily. I’m excited to see where these skates take me. Short clip of transitions/pivots: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DJ7aLwayPA8/?igsh=Zm0wOG5ja21rcDN4

First shot at trying a snake walk