Say "no" to autumn depression by standing on skates

With the change of seasons, especially the onset of winter, many people suffer from the symptoms of seasonal ailments. Drowsiness, fatigue, depression, and headaches- not comforting, is not it?
Weekends are coming and you're sitting at home with a huge amount of homework and you're bored. You need unwind. Outside the window you see gloomy grey view and yearning almost settled in your heart. You can't bear it anymore. Go for a walk? No, it's so ordinary, you need something special. Well...searching in the Internet for some information that, as you suppose, will save you. Cinema?.. Have watched these movies for million times and nothing interesting...Theatre?.. It's not for my mood today...Club?.. No, thanks...Lecture about how to become a businessman?..."the first ice arena in Tula opened ". Wow, stop here!

The opening ceremony of the arena "Tropic" was held in Rogozhinsky park.
The initiative for the construction of the ice arena by the group of companies "Tropic" in the person of Vladimir Gulyaev with the active support of the government and personally the Tula region Governor Vladimir Gruzdev, as well as the financial support of the Tula branch of Sberbank of Russia.
The schedule of work of the ice arena is already ready.
Time for public skating on Saturday and Sunday - from 15.00 to 20.00.

That suits me well! I already wanted something winter-like but there is no snow and frost outside. So, the dwellers of our city have a great opportunity to visit the ice arena. It's a chance for children to go in for sport and also for mature sportsmen to skate even in summer and hone their skills.

Awesome news! Must call friends and go together.

By the way, do you know something about hockey in Tula? What is good in hockey? This game hones to perfect tactics of the team. A skill of confidently balancing on the blade of skate helps to keep physical and mental balance in the most critical situations. Unfortunately, it’s not very popular kind of sport here because of lack of sports center with the required equipment for playing. Besides, our city can boast strong hockey teams such as “Falcon”, “Energy”, “Ray” and others but the most famous is “Tropic”. The ice arena was named in sake of this team, the strongest team of Tula. On account of this team there are dozens victories in various competitions, including tournaments of international level. I can not help saying about the Night Hockey League, also known as NHL. It’s very popular among non-professional players. The next thing surprised me. Tula police have assembled a hockey team! Every week the police officers train on the court of the Ice Palace. Experienced instructors help them to hone technique of skating and cast, work with the stick and keep the puck. It is quite unexpected.

Let's go back to my holiday.

I'm seeking for my skates, grab it and run out of home towards the adventure. I am in high spirits. Now even the weather doesn't seem so dark, beams of the sun start breaking through the clouds.

The road to the ice arena is so long but it is worth it. Finally, we got it. We are standing opposite the building we need. The great crowd went towards us. It was the end of the first public skating. At the entrance we were met by an old lady who controlled visitors to put on overshoes. You can go to the ice rink with your own skates or to rent them. Professionals are always ready to help you to choose the right size of skates. If your skates need sharpening, you can do it right here for an insignificant sum of money.

We bought tickets and had a little time before the beginning of the second public skating. The time to look about. We found out cups, hockey sticks and hockey outfit behind the glass. There were also diplomas and medals of outstanding sportsmen of our city. Advertisements with Invitations to sports schools to do skating, figure skating and hockey huddled on the information board. Moreover, it's not only the ice arena but also the modern gym with all the comforts is here and even sport bar.

It's time for us to go. I peeped into one dressing room-too many people and no single free place. The next one was good. It's an exciting feeling when you at first take out from the bag your white skates and then standing on the floor with them on your feet. The queue is already waiting for opening the cherished door to open the way to the highly anticipated ice rink. Hooray! It happened! I felt like a hockey player for a while when I was going on the ice. The first movements are so awkward. The ice is very strong and smooth. It's really a pleasure to skate here. The rink is full of people of different ages from young to old. Everybody is happy, with smiles on faces. Be careful, don't forget about the behavior rules. The overseer of order will stop you and make an observation if you're an infringer.

One hour passed so unnoticed but it was enough for the first time in this season. The light turned off and all people went to the dressing room again. Tired but satisfied. With a generous amount of emotions that will be enough for a week.

That made my day. I'll be back for sure.