Can adults learn to ice skate?  ABSOLUTELY!

There's no age that's too old to start ice skating. Ice skating is a fun, full body, physical activity for all ages that will help improve balance and coordination, on and off the ice. Ice skating will also help sharpen mental focus, reflexes, and muscle tone. It's a fun workout that also offers social opportunities with other Adult Skaters. As long as you're in reasonably good health and can balance on one foot, you're a good candidate for skating.  

So, your child wants to try ice skating?  Parents usually go one of three ways on this:

  1. Pack up the kids and hit a public session.  Really?  How hard can this be?
  2. They sign their child up for group lessons.
  3. They contact the ice rink near them to get in touch with a coach for a private lesson to see if their child like skating or not.

There's no definite age a child can start ice skating, every child developes physical coordination differently, but usually a child can usually start learning the basics around 3 1/2 or 4 years old. The motor skills necessary for child to learn to skate are walking (It has to be normal walking not tippy toe walking), and a pretty good sense of balance. They also need to be able to be old enough to be engaged, mimic actions and follow basic instructions.