Back on my Pole...again.

You know, I like to say "pole dancing is a journey", like a long trip with stops and stays and route and itinerary changes. At least that's what mine has been like.

Me!

I've recently put my poles up again (both 50 mm chrome, one static, one spinning) in the living room and have been consistently doing work on them every other day. Granted, its not a lot, but 10-15 minutes of stretching, 10 minutes of spins and about 20-30 of strength work on my core and pulling myself up.

Since I'm having to build up muscles again, especially the core, because of neglect, I am taking it slow, and gradually increasing the reps and intensity of the exercises. I've outlines them here on my website with photo illustrations:

Pole stretching
Wrist and forearm stretches
Pole Ups
Learning to invert from the floor
How NOT to kick into inverts

I'm doing this not only for myself but because I had very little info and help on learning to get the most basic moves - how to get yourself into a tuck on the pole without momentum - just core strength and how to pull myself up on the pole without feeling pain in my shoulders.

All of these little things are crucial for someone who has been sedentary or is starting pole with a weak upper body and core. And a lot of us females are like that if we haven't been involved in sports, weight lifting or gymnastics. So I hope you find my series helpful!

Positive affirmations for us pole dancers

I recently came up with an idea because I was searching for something...I was looking for specific affirmation for pole dancers. For myself, really. Mostly because I struggle with frustration in my training mostly die to old injuries and the pain they cause me. Some because I am afraid of hurting myself worse. Sometimes I just want to cry and sit on my yoga mat and kick my pole.

So I needed to find some uplifting words of encouragement maybe from someone who has BEEN there. Right where I am at sometimes. But I couldn't find anything.

So I started writing my own list.

They poured out of me. Affirmations like "I love pole dancing. Pole dancing inspires me to become better and better" and "I love my body and its ability to adapt quickly to the stresses I put on it when I pole" and "I pole dance because it is an expression of who I am inside".

They made me feel so much better, writing them and then reading them to myself. So put it into an eBook format and decided it would be one of my gifts to my fellow pole dancers. If I needed something like this, then there are probably others that need it too.

Get your FREE download here and enjoy...let me know what you think too.