There is no age, height, or weight requirement to skate. It is good exercise no matter what your age is. If you want to be competitive, most start young. But, I practice with many adult competitors.

Kerrigan emphasizes figure skating’s accessibility as a form of fitness and personal enjoyment, pushing back against the assumption that the sport is only for the young or for a narrow body type. She distinguishes between skating for health and recreation—open to virtually anyone—and elite competition, where early specialization is common. By noting that she practices with adult competitors, she also validates “adult skating” as a serious, organized pursuit rather than a novelty. The quote implicitly broadens the sport’s cultural image: skating can be lifelong, community-based, and goal-oriented at many levels, not solely a pipeline to youth championships or Olympic dreams.