Option 2

When it comes to skating and how to get better, you would probably think that having a skating coach, doing skating drills on the ice would help you get better, and you would probably be right. But how well you skate can also be tied to talent, or if you were born lucky, an olympian level skater as a mother to teach you how to skate better than your peers. Demir Bellona wasn't as lucky as the Hughes brothers however, and considering the amount of ice rinks around Florence, Italy is close to zero, he had to take advantage of his surroundings. The Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore is the third largest church in the world and is a world-renowned jewel of Florence. In his youth, Demir would climb the 463 steps it takes to reach the top of the dome on a weekly basis in order to help his endurance, athletism and surprisingly his skating as well. Sure you might think how the hell does climbing stairs help skate better, then I would ask you to take a look at the defensemen points leader and at the time of writing this Bellona has slipped out of the top 10 in points for the first time in the season as a sophomore. So I'm not saying climbing those stairs did anything to help him skate, but do you have proof it didn't?