When I was a child I did take ice skating lessons and could go around the rink and stuff (nothing fancy like figure skating). However, when I tried it as an adult it was much tougher. Now that I am middle-aged, obese, and out of shape, I don't think I could do much. When I tried roller skating, I could only do a couple of laps around the rink before I was exhausted. And as a child I could do it for over an hour.