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Hey! I pole at Ecole de Pole which has studios at Camden and London Bridge, and I also go to Polevocative in Croydon 🙂

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Doing it as quickly (but safely!!) as you can is key…holding it slowly is awful but once ur in the layback it’s not bad at all 🙂

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Thanks mizzli that video has definitely inspired me…it makes it feel much more achievable!

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I can relate to that…Ive been training pretty intensely since new year, then I tried on a strapless summer top the other day and my shoulders just made me look like an upside down triangle!

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I’m out later but got it set to record…can’t wait!

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I’d love a southern pole jam!

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vickiezoo – I'm pretty new in London and wasn't sure which class to take so I'm on Adv 1 on Tuesdays at London Bridge at the moment. but so far I've covered everything we're doing before, so I'm gonna see how the next couple of classes go and hopefully move onto Advanced 2 in Feb https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif

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I've just started an advanced course at Ecole de Pole and love it 🙂

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Thanks for all the suggestions 🙂 I think I'm gonna put down pole fitness & aerial arts and see how it goes! 

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D Luxx thankyou so much for the suggestions…I'm going to try them in my next stretching session. You are also a genius…I was reading through your reply again and realised why my hip flexors are suddenly such a problem; I've been using a foam roller on its end (not its purpose I know, but pretty handy!) to keep my body upright in my splits which is something I've never done before…I usually just let my body fold forwards. I didn't even think that this would put more strain on those muscles!!

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I’m in! I was millimetres away a couple of months ago then lost it when I injured myself and stopped working out. Im in the middle of buying a new house so its the perfect excuse for a Xmas tree!!

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Hey Kali 🙂 which studio do you go to in London? I’ll be moving there in a couple of months so looking for more Veeners around!!

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Thanks for all the suggestions! I'm currently toying with the idea of entering a competition after the summer when I get back to the UK but it's video submission and I'm trying to find the time/place to get some extra training in – I'm so out of practice!

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I have to second what JelliCrew said about the strength wraps…I bought them after reading Aerial Amy's blog (and suffering with ongoing wrist pain during poling for over 2 years) and they've been a lifesaver!

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Quite a few are listed on the Pole Dance Community website, or mostly through Facebook groups (but this obv means having a lot of pole based fb links). I end up always finding out about them too late! I entered Pole Divas in Newcastle in 2010 but would LOVE to compete again in a few months too 🙂

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This looks awesome, and I’ll have just moved to London then too so will def be interested in going…now just to find someone to come with me!

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@Porshka everything you put in your first post relates to me exactly! Def up for a challenge, though I might have to make smaller goals than 100days (I'm far too impatient!) the big thing for me is splits progress but I'll be thinking up some more specific goals ready for tomorrow…

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I could never get this until a new instructor told me to REALLY engage my abs when I did it (it's a huge core strength thing which I never picked up on before)…it also helps to tuck your knees into your chest and then extend them out so you get a full straddle 🙂

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Last week I got Apprentice into Butterfly for the first time which I love but have never quite managed before…and the secret I was missing seems to be the same – sliding the bottom hand right down, and letting your upper body drop with it to really push ur hips upwards 🙂

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Sounds like a plan..I’m up for anything that will keep me vaguely motivated to stretch!

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I’m so excited…finally secured the deposit on a place to live too so it’s all working out 🙂 i would LOVE to do the workshop too…I’m so behind on where I feel like I should be with pole and really just want to smash it over the next few months now I can concentrate on myself!

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That sounds perfect…I’d love to try and get along to the intro class my first weekend there, I’m starting work on that Monday and really wanna try to get straight into a routine!

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That sounds great 🙂 Do they run any open/practice sessions that I could come and suss out which classes I should be in?! I’m flyin out on April 11th…can’t wait!

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I’ll definitely be tryin out Pole Pressure then…I may not be living in Rockville after all (we’re having an accommodation nightmare!) but hoping to be on the metro line wherever I am. I’m keen on anywhere that sounds like a good pole community cos no doubt once I get back into it I’ll be there all the time! Especially with not being able to have a pole at home there 🙁

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Thanks so much for the suggestions…I’ll have a look at them all online. I won’t know anyone over there other than a colleague I’m moving over with so really keen to keep busy with pole!