AllysonKendal
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Ohhh I love Cleopatra!
In the same vein, I’m considering Freyja ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freyja )
But I’m not sure if my pole is male or female. I’d kind of like a name that is more genderless. HMmmM. -
Yes! I was going to suggest that… but also, my instructor has/had some free samples… I forget which she has but they are in small little packets (think lotion sample in magazine or about the size of a wet nap)… She sells a few kinds of grip at the studio so the company gave her some samples to pass out. It’s possible if you just call a company whose grip you want to try they’d just send you one. It’s really a one time use thing, and what do they have to lose?!
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Really really terrible. I’m so sorry that you (or anyone) has to deal with this kind of fear and tragedy.
Stay safe.
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Tiggertail, if it makes you feel better I’m freeeezing cold right now?! And I ran out of cool places to take pictures around my house! 😛
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I think its possible to put some type of clear tape over the rhinestones. They do it for bridal shoes so people don’t snag their wedding dress on their shoes…
I’d try to find out more information on that.
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I’m sure my husband would appreciate me showing off his cool sweats and socks 😛 He usually has great style I promise.
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This is how I got into it the first time… 😛
He hopped out of the way for a quick pic and that was it!
This month I felt like I understood the pose better, and again… traction, traction, traction!
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Day 16. This one didn’t get any easier for me.
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Yes day 14 was super hard. I need to find a funny pic of my husband helping me into it. It was bad. But it got better… And I did this month all by myself!!! I’ll share the blooper if I can find it when I’m home!
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Here is the video tutorial from beachyogagirl ….
http://instagram.com/p/vXUsiwSHKV/
I find that the easiest way. The first time I did it last month I needed my husband to hold my my hips up while I made the transition to my elbows. This month I was fine on my own. Sneakers were needed for me on the hardwood floor. Traction is your friend I that pose. I suppose a mat would do too. I didn’t get my head off the ground but I think if I practice some more I might be ready for that soon. Maybe. -
Day 15!!! Everyone is doing so well. 💕
Hope people enjoy the tour around my house 😜
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Day 14.
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Thanks guys!!!!
Here is my day 13. Not my best but I’m BEAT.
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AHhhhh! I’m one of those asymmetrical smilers! The side that looks funny is on the same side as my ongoing shoulder knot that I’ve had since a car accident as a kid! HMMMM!
More motivation to finallyyyyy work out that knot!
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Day 12 🙂
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Today was super difficult for me. Darn those stubborn shoulders…
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Day 11.
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Every time I try and read this I get beeped that my patient is here. Oh well, I can’t complain about being busy ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜
I will read this at some point though!!!
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🙂 thanks Lucca. You’re too sweet.
I’ll wholeheartedly agree that it’s the yoga challenge that brings out those likes/comments. I actually really don’t mind or care… Sometimes it brings me to their page and I actually follow if I like what I see… I mean honestly for someone to take the time and comment on allllllll those pictures they obviously care a lot about followers and maybe even yoga?!
I very rarely look at my number of likes or judge a picture by the “success” it has on Instagram. I do like hastags because they do help you browse pictures though.
I really didn’t mean to knock Instagram… So many sweet and beautiful people there too.
I just appreciate the sure awesome genuine people here… And how nothing here feels like a contest or like you need to play games for follows 🙂 it’s just a breath of fresh air sometimes!!! 💕💕💕
Oh and when Veena hashtags Vegas I have to smile at all the club promoters that want her to go to their club 🸠🙂
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Here is Polefitmom’s video… Not sure exactly what’s going on but it rocks! http://instagram.com/p/ubMgLMusvM/
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Well that’s another story. Moms are rough.
For a while when I was younger I was hard on my mom for being the way she is… But as an adult I saw really how mean my grandmother was to her at times… And I think about how my mom is worlds better, and is really doing the best she can. And honestly she is great she just isn’t like a warm person, but it makes so much more sense to me now.
A weird side story: I know someone who adopted 3 dogs (not all at once)… Meanwhile this woman is married and her and her husband are well off… Well her mom is so unsupportive of her adopting the dogs it’s almost comical or it would be if it wasn’t true. Last I heard the mom thought she was throwing her future away and not focusing on her career enough because of the dogs.
Bottom line: moms are just hard sometimes. :/ sorry.
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Yeah, just to elaborate… Beauty is definitely in the eye of the beholder when it comes to pole. Like I do love my pole and sure it could proudly be in any room… But if it’s not yours and you don’t love it, you’d want it away for guests.
Just like you may not mind your dog bed in the middle of your living room (I say “you” but I mean ME) on a day to day basis… But when company comes over you throw it behind the couch…
Or like you let your kid leave his Legos out because they are beautiful works of art… Until you have company…. It’s not that you want to hide that he plays with Legos, you just want your house to look a certain way.
Not that that’s your moms thoughts, I don’t really know. I just know I tolerate and display my own possessions that I love much more than I would my husbands, Childs or dogs. Whoops! I’m a meanie!
I think Polefitmom has the best system that merges the 2 feelings. Her pole folds and clips to the ceiling. Then it’s out of the way but not really like “hide the pole, company is coming!”
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I have to say as a bonus gratitude post… I’m very grateful for this community.
Maybe I’m a skeptic, but on instagram the vast majority of likes and comments are to elicit likes and follows. If someone says “awesome” to your post #yoga (for instance) and you look at other pics #yoga and see that same person saying “awesome” to just about every single picture… yeah, it’s not genuine. It’s fine.. thats what you get when you hashtag, I get it.
But on here, if someone says “awesome” and they don’t mean it (although I think most people actually mean it, but lets pretend for a second that they don’t really think its “awesome”) their only motive is to make you smile and boost your confidence. Much better motives if you ask me. 🙂
Now, I’m not meaning to knock instagram. Creating a pole instagram was a great decision and its introduced me to a lot of people and things… but it doesn’t compare to SV! Love you all.
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I don’t really have to deal with “shame” though I don’t talk about it with everyone… I’m a pretty open person, but some parts of my life I like to keep to myself. It’s like a special thing thats all mine and I don’t have to explain it to anyone. I feel like some people wouldn’t get it and then they would say something dumb and it would make me like them less… I honestly havent told my parents. My mom is big into pilates and I don’t think they would care… it’s just I don’t feel like talking about it with them. I’m selfish. 🙂 I do kind of wish I said something right off the bat and got it over with, now I feel like its gone on too long to bring up. 😛
Surprisingly the #1 reaction when I do tell people is “Pole fitness? That looks so hard!”
Though “what are they going to say?” may not be the best reasoning, I don’t really disagree with your mom wanting you to take it down for guests… I’d make my husband put his weight bench away if it was in our living room and guests were coming over… It doesn’t really go with the atmosphere you may be going for… I mean a pole room is one thing (then it shouldn’t have to come down) But if it’s in the middle of a room you’re entertaining in I can see her wanting it down. Cause its not hers and it’s in the space she wants to entertain in. Again, my husband would probably think a weight bench would be extra seating, and I’d say “it needs to go”! Luckily my husbands work out stuff is in the garage. Whew, fight avoided!
I also don’t love having it up in my pole room (guest bedroom) when I have guests staying in there, I feel like they will bang it with their rings or mess something up. I hate to have to be miss bossy stickler pants and be all “don’t touch that” blah blah blah. People don’t understand that its a serious piece of exercise equipment and really expensive, not a toy.
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Ok so the november challenge is really more of an Instagram challenge so the guidelines aren’t really hard and fast… basically you take a picture or short (15 sec) video and tag it to the challenge. We are doing it here because its fun to play with our SV buds and some of them don’t do instagram… and polers treat yoga a bit differently then a lot hard core yogis, which I also like… but the yoga community on Instagram is really nice and accepting.
I will usually try and warm up if the pose require flexibility… and if I’m doing yoga that day I’ll just try and include it in my practice. However lately I’ve just been trying to go for more dynamic pictures and settings… so it’s a bit trickier. Mostly I try and do a little pre-stretch and then go to a cool spot and bust out a pose.
As a rule of thumb I try and hold it for at least 5-10 breathes some poses feel so good I stay much longer. Pigeon pose. Oh man I need to sink into that for a while.
Anyway the 5-10 breaths… 1. That reminds me to breath, so if you said 5 seconds you may just count and not breathe… And I just picture this one adorable male instructor I had yelling “Five Breaffffs” 🙂
I do both sides, but usually only show one side (makes for a better pic).
