If you’re looking for a comfortable skates, receational ice skates are what you should look at. They tend to be a cross over of both figure skates and hockey skates, with usually extra padding around the ankle and cuff of the skate. The focus with recreational skates is not that of performance but more of enjoyment.

Most brands have a small range of recreational skates and prices don’t usually exceed £100. The kinds of customer that chooses this type of skate is looking for a functional, good looking, comfortable ice skate to go occasional skating.