Ice Skating 78

Daddy Lim decided that he wanted to start exercising. He woke up early on Saturday morning and would have joined me on the treadmill but Lil Shauna woke up and wanted to tag along. They ended up going to the Jurong Park and Daddy Lim said that they completed 4 rounds, half jogging and walking. I dont think the park was that big but they took a long time bcos the girl was also distracted by the playground. They came back and did some more stretching and monkeying around at the fitness corner.

We also ran some errands before sending Lil Shauna to the rink. It was almost 11.30am and she didn't have much time to warm up before class. 

There were so many people in the ice skating rink, including the 1/3 ice. The people who are taking Figure group classes can also practice in the 1/3 ice after class. As a result, the 1/3 ice is busy with amateur figure skaters, who posed a risk to themselves and more so, to other skaters who are practicing their jumps and spins. Some daring skaters just dont care while Lil Shauna spent a lot of her time trying to avoid these skaters.

The more irritating part is the young group lesson figure skaters who spent more time playing in the 1/3 ice than skating. They are double the danger bcos they are often engrossed in their play and not aware of the other jumping/ spinning skaters. Sometimes, I want to pull hair, also theirs if I had the option. Aaaarrgghhhh. 

The busy rink plus the morning exercise was a bad, deadly combination. Lil Shauna didn't warm up for long before complaining that she was tired. Win already. She didn't have much time anyway.

Teacher Raymond did the usual 3-turn footwork with her, then worked on her toe loop jump. She learnt the toe loop jump a long time back but something is probably wrong with her technic and her toe loop looks funny.  She also practiced on her loop jumps and flip jumps. Her loop jumps are definitely improving but she has to land at the right part of her skate; now she sounded like an elephant. 

She was beat at the end of the lesson. She refused to stay on to practice, not even for another minute. I told Daddy Lim that she would have no more morning exercise before ice skating lesson the next time. Zzzzz.

Hopefully it would be better next week.

Mummy Lim