Looks like your ankle is back to 100%. So glad you've made a full recovery and are able to enjoy skating again.

Great timing! Thanks for the info, I’ve only been out on the ice twice in my new boots so I’m glad I watched this before I put any creases in them or broke them in unevenly.

I’m about to buy my first ever pair of skates today! I can’t wait to properly start training. I just used rentals for half a year when I was trying to teach myself to skate. I hope it’ll be worth the investment

I recently just went from a size 6.5 Ridell emeralds to a side 4 edea chorus. I'm struggling sm to break in my skates and I'm having to relearn basically all my skills so this definitely will help.

Thank you for all your helps and tips! You're a beautiful skater and as an adult skater I appreciate how you break down parts of moves jumps, spins, etc. into small pieces that I can comprehend!😊

Thank you coach Julia! I’ve been waiting for this video as I got new skates a while back, I like the lacing method that you have shared with us, thank you again!

You are the best Coach Julia!

Thank you, I needed this.

Thank you, Julia! Yes, this video is very-very helpful. I switched from Jacksons Freestyle to Debut, and first 5 hours were so painful. Though boots look alike, the stiffness of the new boot is incomparably higher. I wish I watched your video before I put my new boots on. Now I understand, and I'm teaching myself being patient! Thank you, again for great tips.

Thank you so much Julia !! Good tips, very useful 👍🏻

Thank you so much for this video. Got my new skates today and I am wondering: can you also break in your skates (partially) at home by wearing them around the house? Therefore do you lace them all the way up or only the first or first two hooks? Does it help to do knee bend exercises at home as well? Thank you already for your answer. You are an amazing skater and your videos are so helpful and easy to understand!

Hey Julia, thanks for the videos ! Now that I just got new skates and blades, following your advice, I appreciate. I naturally try to skate without one hop and it feels so much better, almost like before changing them, but it's perhaps only compared to the full tying situation 😅 that's good to know that I can still do single jumps and dances for a while like that ! I was wondering also if wearing the skates at home would help or not.

Perfect timingggg!

I just bought my new skates as a beginner (Jackson mystique’s) my last skating lesson was 13 years ago, when I was 5. And I really wanted to take some lessons again. I’m really going to need these tips haha!

OMG, this is crazy. I Just got new skates and I opened youtube to look at how to break them in and your vid popped up on my homepage! Thanks so much, a very useful video!

Do you have a video where you tell us how to tell which way our blades might be leaning and if they need more screws?

Haven't skated in years, gonna go skating with a friend this weekend! Getting prepared and hope to get back into skating!

Yes! Thank you, i got my first skates yesterday!!

Hello! I'm slowly breaking in a new pair of Harlicks and I've been following their guidance and just skating with first two hooks and retying for a few sessions now. I've skated about 3 hours total in them the past two weeks. My old Harlicks were really old and getting broken down. I used to skate a ton and did intermediate moves and pre-silver ice dance. Now I really only can skate once a week. While I'm being patient, I feel like this new pair is really heavy. I'm wondering about simply doing off-ice skating with ankle weights to help. Any thoughts?

mine are preowned but in good condition I think and idk how worn/broken in they are so this video can be useful

I have recreationally skates and my feet seems to always be hurting I have had them punched out so it will not hurt my toes but the pad of my feet. I have been skating off and on for 2 years so I have had at least 50 hours on the ice with these skates. Is there anything that I can do or do I have to suck it up and deal with it?

Mine hurt above my ankles like the bone and also the Bunions areas ? What can I do for those areas

Thanks!

Hey Julia, I really like your videos. They are a lot of fun. I recently invested in some Jackson Freestyle skates and while I have broken them in I feel like I am not getting the arch support that I would like in them for my foot. Are there some in soles etc that you would recommend? Thanks!

And here I am wanting to break in new skates. Got them before quarantine, and rinks are all closed.

Beautiful earnings. Please share a link for them.

This may be a bit late, but for everyone having fairly specific questions: go to a pro shop!!! You can't really make assessments over the internet, and it's always better to have someone who's actually a professional look at your stuff. If you don't have the option for a pro shop you can try to scoure some fs forums or try the fs subreddit, but these resources can't substitute a proper pro shop. Some general tips for people struggling: - Look up lace guides for your specific brand. Especially Edea has a funky way to tie skates, and it can impact how your skates feel greatly. For edea, it can also impact how fast your skates break down. -Edea has a higher heel than other brands. It might be weird to get used to if you switch to them. They also have a looser fit around the ankle, which some people might dislike. -Edeas also can't be heat molded by shops that aren't specialized in them. If you have icky feet and feel like you benefit from the molding it might be difficult with edeas. - For the maniacs that want to order boots online: Risport tends to be icky for people with with wider feed, while Edea can be bad for people with flatter feet. This isn't universal though. -Don't get a boot because you think it looks nice or because your friends are happy with it. You will most likely be disappointed. I've heard some stories from my pro shop. Pretty rhinestones aren't worth foot pain guys. - this should be common sense, but since I've heard about some stories: under no circumstances should you mount your blades by someone who isn't a professional. They won't be aligned properly, and the blades can rip off if you don't use the correct screws. Just don't. Bonus point: don't trust pro shops 100%. There are some that will try to put you in much more expensive boots that you might need. It's probably not going to be a lot of them since many have a (good) reputation to keep, but it's just something to be aware of if you're a beginner. A good shop will always have you try multiple options, and they will advise you against buying something that's needlessly expensive.

I think I'm in a peculiar situation. I would say i'm a beginner-intermediate (can do swizzles backwards and forwards, but struggle with crossovers), however I have an intermediate-advanced skate, the Jackson Freestyle. I'll try to do some squats in my house with them. Do you have any suggestions on what I can do to break them in evenly if I can't do bunny hops, spins, or other advanced moves? Your video suggests to do bunny hops without lacing the top notch of the skate. Thank you Julia, you're the best!

Thanks so much! I just bought new boots and am trying to decide which i want. One of them.are low cut boots and the other are traditional. I always seem to have a hard time getting a deep bend and thought the low cut boot would help. I probably will not do jumps beyond waltz or maybe a single if I get courageous for that at my age. Do you have an opinion about low cut boots and the break in period?

After 3 months 101 beginner classes, I just realized that my Edea Chorus boots should be molded. And after it’s done, the new pair of silky skating socks also made them too loose to skate on...So now some new don’t-know-how need to be tackled and I’m just kind of frustrated because nobody mentioned anything to me this before or during the class...It feels like a huge NASA-level instruction about the gears are needed before you sign up for a 101 class. I love skating but the process just need to be improved.

Hi Julia, I'm a beginner skater and unfortunately I do not have a lot of opportunities to skate because i don't have an ice rink in my country. But when I do skate (usually once/twice a year) I notice that I have a lot of pain in the front of both my tibias, just where the boots press against the bone when I bend my knees. My ice skates are not expensive, so I was wondering could that be the reason? Or is it normal for any boot in the beginning, and the more one skates the more skin/bone get accustomed to the pressure. Hoping to hear from you. Thanks!

I just got some risport rf1s and I was wondering if it’s normal to feel pressure on the big toes? Or just pain in the toes in general?

i just got new skates for my birthday. both the boot and blades are smaller than my old skates so it's definitely some getting used to. first time stopping in my new skates my coach had to catch me because i couldn't stop properly and fell😂🙈

Oh, I just bought new skates! Perfect timing ! I have EDEA overture, Can they be considered as beginner skates? (Or intermediate) and Is it painful to break skates?

By the way, your skating is gorgeous!!

I just got my first pair of beginner figure skates (yay!) after having used rentals. But once I stepped onto the ice it felt like I had to “relearn” how to skate in them, is that normal? They’ve been checked for alignment and proper fitting, so will this just take time to feel comfortable?

I have a little different question. I want to film my self skating so I can see how I am doing. Do you have any tips for that?

I just bought Jackson entre boots and I'm waiting for my wheels sow I van use my inline figure skates! Do you also need to break those in?

Is it bad if you have a little crease in your skates? What should I do to prevent further creases?

Would you have any advice for an adult beginner who might be a biiiit outbooted? It's hard to find skates right now because of COVID, so we ended up having to get Jackson Freestyles, with 40 stiffness (also because it's cheaper long-term to get a better boot up front and skipping the more beginner boots). Is it just a matter of taking the breaking-in process slowly so that I don't hurt myself? I'm about to start Adult 3, so all I really have in my arsenal is dips, swizzles, and some beginning stroking... I'm worried I won't be able to do the kind of footwork that would break in the boot effectively.

Thanks, Julia! Guys, I'm a beginner searching for some opinions. I had some skating lessons almost 15 years ago but never had the chance to continue practicing (here in Brazil we don't have much rinks) Would you say that Risport Antares with MK Galaxy (or Electra, also with MK Galaxy), are good choices? Considering that I pretend to buy skates that will last long. Or Edea Overture or Chorus would be a better purchase? It is very difficult to only have the opportunity to buy it online without trying them on.

my skate boot is tearing away from the heel :( ive been told it maybe a bad fit, but they feel like they fit perfectly. any chance you can do a video on why boots may break at the heel? i know they wont last forever but ive had mine for less than a year.

Hi Julia! I just bought some Jackson Artistes (online due to supply shortages) and based on what I saw online ordered 1.5 sizes down. I'm usually a 7.5-8 in women's shoes, and ordered 6.5 in the skates. They do feel very tight, especially around the edges of my foot and toes. Is this normal and part of the breaking in, or do you think maybe I sized down too much?

I am about to sleep in my skates. Re-Breaking these ... or rather forcing my feet to conform to my skates once more when I cannot get as much ice time now is plain awful on my feet. I like how this guide is useful however the local rink I am debating on returning to doesn’t allow skaters to lace up on the premises. So spending hours on the ice with them on is a challenge. I am trying to look for a friendlier but COVID screening-abiding rink near me. Oh welp. I cannot sleep with them on. They just cut off my blood circulation. Gotta take them off now.

I just got new skates an the back of my heels have been hurting really bad. Is this normal?

I just got new Evo jackson skates,and a coach at the ice rink i go to said she walks in hers (in guards) at home to get used to them,and i would like to try it. Do you recommend this?

I wanted to ice skate SO BADDD but i had to rollerblade because in my country there is NOT A SINGLE ICE RINK 😭 i live in south america and here the one that people mostly practice is rollerblade, not a single ice skater, teacher, skates nor rinks close to me over here 😔🥺 i will start skating with snow white inline skates... Well, can you be good on ice if you are good with those inline skates? Can someone please answer

Retie every 20-30 min? I don't think my group class or instructor will let us stop just to retie after 20 min. If there is no pro shop near me, how do I bake my new Reidell?

I just got my new skates, I skated with them once is it normal that my feet went numb? ☹️

How often do you change your skates?

I can do doubles in new boots after about 2 hours. I have edeas lol, so that's probably why.

My skates were a heat molded skates, but were more advanced- Never touch the metal parts they burn😭.

Can i learn figure skating at 27 years old???

Do not follow if skating on Edea skates ,they cannot be heat molded

Are your eyes brown?