Pole practice accountability thread!

Anzia · 2014-10-19T06:35:09+00:00

I think I'm not alone in sometimes struggling to do regular pole practice sessions at home. And even when I do a session, it's not always planned/structured, so I get less from it than I could. I've also just had 8 weeks off home practice (and 6 weeks off studio practice) because of viruses. Anyone want to join me in confessing?! :p I thought it might be useful to have an 'accountability thread' where anyone who wants to be more regular and focused in their home pole practice can post about their: Long and short term goals Plan their sessions Check in with progress updates Celebrate any successes Anything else where support would be helpful So my first long-term goal is to do 4 minutes of confident, flowing freestyle. It's a massive challenge for me. I don't dance well because of nerves and feeling self-conscious, my thinking freezes up if I have to come up with ideas on the spot and I struggle to put moves together into combos. Second long-term goal is front and side splits. Third long-term goal is a handstand! My nemesis move! Short-term goal at the moment is to do a butterfly into flatline scorpio, as I will need to do this move in a pole demo at December at my studio. I'd also like to surprise my instructor by having aerial invert by then! I'm planning to do practice sessions at home on Saturdays, Sundays and Tuesday evenings for 1 hour. Warm up, practise some basic spins/tricks, then practise the short-term goals. Then 2 mins freestyling every session! Finally some strength work and stretches towards getting the splits and handstand. So... I have to do a practice session tonight. Hopefully this thread will hold me accountable when I'm feeling undisciplined later on! I'll report back :D Would anyone else like to buddy up and encourage each other? :) So my

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DixyDreamer · 2/11/2015
Oh short term goal I forgot to post take some pole classes and sign up for 1 year of studio Veena. So I can continue her pole classes also.
Slkysmth · 2/11/2015
I love to see goals! I'm buying a cork/white board so I can hang pix, write my goals, etc! I have another showcase the beginning of March! I am challenging myself to do it in spinning mode! Eeks! Best of luck to all!
pilatesworksmv6562 · 5/31/2015
Hi everybody, I am wanting in on the accountability. Hope you all are still doing well with your practice. I have taken about 6 weeks or more off from practicing with home pole, life distractions. I am a beginner/inter. I have not been taking any classes for 7 whole months now. i need to start, so my short term goals are: #1.start practicing 3-4 x's a week, Mon., Tues., Thurs., Sat.. Also #2. stretch more and do yoga once a week. also #3. since I need to lose a good chunk of weight I am trying to walk and jog 5 x 's a week. My longterm goals are: #1. Be in a regular habit of jogging, yoga,eating well. #2. Inverting,#3. Handstands. So that is it for now. hope to hear from you all,keep positive.
tinkerbell4892 · 5/31/2015
Hello pilatesworks! Those are great goals! And a lot! I wish you strength and motivation to achieve all of it! 😃