The Purple Guide to Learning Ice Skating in 10 Days
A concrete 10-day starter plan for total beginners to step on the ice, find their balance, and decide if skating is worth continuing
by Alumigogo Books
non-fiction
Ten sessions, zero assumptions. A friendly, concrete plan to try ice skating from absolute zero and decide if it's for you.
About this book
If you've ever stood at the rink edge, watched skaters glide past, and thought "I could never do that," this guide is for you. It's not a six-month training program or a "master the triple axel" fantasy. It's a ten-day starter plan written for complete beginners, by a friend who's been there — the wobbles, the cold toes, the first time something clicks.
Reader Reviews
Jeffrey Thompson
★★★★★I bought this because I was genuinely curious about skating but too embarrassed to take a group class with kids. The first day chapter was exactly what I needed — it told me what to wear (sweatpants, not jeans), how to get on the ice without clinging to the wall, and gave me the simple 'march like a duck' trick that actually worked. I didn't master anything, but I didn't fall on my face either, and that's a win in my book. Four stars because I wish it had photos, but the writing is so clear I didn't miss them much.
Matthew White
★★★★★The 10-day structure is helpful, and day one is genuinely encouraging without being cheesy. I liked the self-assessment checklist on day two — it made me realize I live 40 minutes from the nearest rink, which means this hobby is going to cost me more time than I thought. That's not the book's fault, but I wish it had covered that reality check on the very first page. If you're already close to a rink and unsure about cost, this will help you decide, but for me it was a bit of a wake-up call I wasn't ready for.