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I was too sick to pole my first two months of pregnancy. Through my pregnancy I actually was able to increase my pole trick arsenal and flexibility, but I did it very slowly and without inverts (I could never invert before so I didn’t try to do it then). My little boy is now four months old yesterday and thriving! I didn’t know about pole for my first pregnancy but strength trained and ran while I was pregnant that time, too.
Being active does wonders for reducing back pain related to pregnancy so I would not completely eliminate it but it is a personal decision. As Veena said, listen to your body. Do what you are comfortable with and don’t be afraid to take it down a bit–after all, you’re lifting a lot more weight with every move! 🙂
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To be honest I would rather not give their site my traffic so I will give her all my love here 🙂 I hope Alloy Images nails them hard with that DMCA–stealing images is a serious offence. I have heard of people getting heavy fines for it; I think in this case it would be very well deserved.
Dakota you are amazing and even more so for supporting your student! Big hugs to both of you!
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Hi Jolene! Nice to see other MN polers here 🙂
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My understanding is that .png will keep the image quality better than .jpg, so I would keep using the .png (anyone feel free to correct me 🙂
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Olga would be perfect for the Olympics–she has that focus on technical elements above all other elements. Her style reminds me of Shizuka Arakawa from figure skating the last winter olympics.
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@Sparrow Yikes! I would hate to break a heel, but then I’ve never poled in heels. What part of them broke? If it was a strap Aerial Gyspsy has a post on http://femtasticdance.blogspot.com/2013/10/jazzing-up-your-heels.html that might help you out (using ribbon to replace the strap) as does Pole Geek on http://polegeek.blogspot.com/2013/08/pole-crafting-stilettos-sos-strap-repair.html
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@Kobajo I am officially jealous of your hands 🙂 @Lyme, yay!
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I agree, there is a lot of media hype playing into those fears. I have a Target card and was not one of those compromised; they let all cardholders know that we would not be responsible for any fraudulent charges and anyone affected would have a year of free credit monitoring. Like Webmaster I also got an email from PayPal reminding me of their layers of protection. So it is not even close to as bad as the media is making it out to be.
If you are still iffy about it could you link the card, complete the transaction, and then unlink it?
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Could be worth asking your doctor next time you’re in. I wouldn’t worry too much as long as you aren’t getting other symptoms. I do not know much about endometriosis; a classmate of mine had it and she said her periods were excruciating not running in general. Here are the symptoms of endometriosis from Mayo Clinic: http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/endometriosis/basics/symptoms/CON-20013968 .
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It looks great and I love that you brought back chat! PS the intro video makes me really, really want a cute pole outfit with rhinestones 😀
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Hmm did you check with the site owners before presenting this? It feels quite a bit like an infomercial and personally I don't think that fits with the spirit of a forum.
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She should also try posting on here. I bought my Xpert used from a Veener 🙂
I have never regretted spending more to get a good quality pole. I would remind her that a good, safe pole will be really helpful not only for poling at home but also for body weight strength training exercises and for flexibility training. I use mine to do beginner squats with proper form (so I don't tip over backward, lol), do pole holds and seated pull ups for upper body strength, to do back/side stretching, and as a brace for deep lunges and butterfly stretch. Definitely worth the investment!
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Thanks everyone! I'll put those all on my birthday wish list 😀
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I forgot to add that right now I'm just looking at VS b/c they sent me two $10 birthday certs to spend! 😀
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I love the last line–SV is definitely addicting! I'm so excited for you getting your first pole, congratulations!