The love of winter ice skating today unites representatives of various social and age groups. As soon as the weather begins to please with frost, ice rinks appear in the yards in St. Petersburg, which are organized by residents of neighboring houses. By the way, for a long time, besides these ice rinks, it was possible to count the ice rinks on fingers. Now the situation has changed dramatically.
New skating rinks are opening in St. Petersburg with rental points for skates, comfortable dressing rooms, spectator stands and shops, in almost all areas small indoor and a huge number of outdoor skating rinks are organized.
It should be noted that ice skating brings a lot of pleasure and benefits to a person: it helps to get rid of insomnia and stress, strengthen health, develop coordination and plasticity. No wonder doctors recommend their visit as a prophylaxis of problems of the nervous system and colds.
Today, ice rinks in St. Petersburg are not just used for mass skating and training athletes. Often on the ice they organize interesting entertaining events, which are usually dedicated to a certain holiday, as well as vivid performances and ice shows.
Skating
It refers to such a unique kind of motor activity, which is both an excellent relaxation and sport. In addition, figure skating is one of the most beautiful sports. It’s good to watch him as a spectator. But since our article is addressed to people who have already skated or are just going to do it, we will not talk about the spectacular part of figure skating, we will talk about its benefits for human health.
In order to feel its beneficial effects, it is not necessary to become a real skater at the same time - you can just learn to stand on skates and then visit the ice rink regularly. This is necessary for pleasure and a charge of positive energy.
Skating perfectly trains the heart. It can be compared to jogging, although there is no pressure on the knees characteristic of running. You can increase the intensity of the load when skiing even at times if you start waving your arms.
So, getting up on the ice and starting to train actively, you can get an amazing opportunity to cope with overweight. And in this there are 3 components of success: continuity, distance and time.
Also, ice skating helps strengthen muscle tone. The leg muscles work mainly, while the benefits are for the whole body, especially for the abs and lower back muscles.
When skiing, various other muscle groups are developed, sometimes they cannot be "reached" even with the help of simulators in the gym. Being engaged in figure skating at least an hour three times a week, you will be the owner of a beautiful posture and a good figure.
Open skating rinks
To go to the outdoor ice rink (St. Petersburg), special preparations are not necessary. Skates in this place can be rented, bags and clothes left in the wardrobe, and if you get tired of skating, you can gain strength and have a bite to eat in the cafes, which are located at almost every skating rink. The main thing is to clarify in advance the operating time of the site in order to be sure that at the time that you have planned, it will not close for updating ice or an event.
Ice rink in Okhta Park
It is an open skating rink with a special artificial turf. It is located in a pine forest, not far from the city at the Okhta-Park resort, as evidenced by the reviews.
Address: village Syargi, lit. A.
Gagarin Park
Considering the rinks in St. Petersburg, it is worth highlighting this. Here are excellent conditions for your safe and active holiday. Pouring and cleaning of ice is carried out carefully and in a timely manner in such a way that the guests of the park are always provided with ice of the highest quality, as many reviews say.
Address: Yuri Gagarin Ave., 25m.
Skating rink “Lapland park”
We continue to consider skating rinks in St. Petersburg. Lapland Park is a unique project even for the Northern capital: such an idea was implemented for the first time. Judging by the reviews, this complex includes a skating rink and a farm where real deer live. These animals can be fed to everyone, in addition, take a photo with them.
Address: st. Ryukhina, 9a.
Kronstadt stadium
And this is far from all the rinks in St. Petersburg. Despite the fact that the Kronstadt stadium is not indoor, it has a host of other, quite important advantages. According to reviews, the main thing is absolute safety.
Address: Tulonskaya Alley, 11.
Island "New Holland"
For the first time this year, an ice rink at New Holland opened. The area of this ice arena amounted to as much as two thousand square meters. This promises its visitors expanse of comfort and comfort, as confirmed by the reviews.
Address: emb. Admiralty Channel, 2m.
Skating rink in "Seaside"
In the Northern capital is a park, unique in its way, located on the shores of the Skipper Canal. This is an extremely original, bold and ambitious project by Seaside Park.
Address: Skipper Channel, 14.
Triangular area
The skating rink in the Tsarskoye Selo Museum on Triangular Square is the place where all lovers of a healthy lifestyle and lovers of rural recreation aspire in their free time. Therefore, it is incredibly popular among residents and guests of the Northern capital.
Address: Triangular area.
Indoor ice rinks
One of the actively developed, interesting directions in the city is ice fitness. Classes with a trainer provide opportunities to achieve an excellent mood and perfect figure. It’s not a problem if you have never before gone ice-skating. To do this, clarify this by registering for classes at the Ice Palace (St. Petersburg). The skating rink will very quickly become your favorite way to spend your free time, having received great pleasure from it.
Spartak Stadium
Considering the indoor ice rinks in St. Petersburg, this is worth noting. It is open to all fans of ice skating throughout the season, according to the happy reviews of its guests.
Address: st. Akkuratova, 7a.
Skating rink in the "Continent"
What other ice rinks are there in St. Petersburg? For example, this one. This existing skating rink is located in the Continent shopping and entertainment complex, on the third floor. It differs from other skating rinks in that in addition to the arena for general skating, there is also a special skating rink for people who are just about to go out on ice, as reported by the reviews.
Address: st. Bucharest, 30-32.
Ice rink indoor ice rink
In the well-known and beloved park, the ice closed ice rink "Ice Grad" is open. He takes all vacationers throughout the whole year. Reviews say that an experienced instructor will teach everyone to ride on weekends.
Address: 149 Obukhov Defense Ave.
Figure Skating Academy
In this place there are 3 rinks at once: 1 - for children and 2 - for adults. This place is perfect for frequent skating, as skate rentals, changing rooms, as well as ice quality are all at the highest level, which is confirmed by reviews. In this place you can ride around the clock.
Address: st. Tupolevskaya, 4.
LTC "Red Star"
This is a large modern complex with well-developed infrastructure. At the very heart of it is a spacious ice rink measuring 23x53 m. On its surface it contains the markings that are required for hockey matches, as evidenced by the reviews.
Address: 24 Irinovsky pr.
Ice Arena "Kudrovo"
Also an interesting skating rink according to visitors' reviews. He provides his visitors with all the demanded services, such as changing rooms, as well as showers, in which, after an active rest, you can take water procedures.
Address: st. Leningrad, 1.
Shopping center "MEGA Parnas"
This skating rink is located in the Mega Parnas shopping center. This place has created the necessary conditions for a wonderful pastime and comfortable riding. Judging by the reviews, the administration of the shopping center constantly holds all kinds of promotions that are interesting to visitors.
Address: Ring Road, 113th kilometer.
Iceberg Arena Ice Rink
This indoor ice skating rink provides massive fun skating to music. It has the necessary conditions for conducting various classes in hockey and figure skating. One of the interesting distinguishing features of this rink is its pricing. The cost of renting ice is much lower, while its quality is up to standard here.
Comfortable showers and warm dressing rooms, sharpening and rental of skates, vending machines with drinks and food, convenient parking, free high-speed Internet - all this provides its guests with this skating rink according to numerous reviews. Here, nightly mass skating is positive and fun. And professional instructors will help you take the first steps on the ice, and also tell you which club suits you best for development.
Address: per. 6th Upper, 12-b.