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Try a little product called Dry Hands…you can put a little on the Pole too..but it sounds pretty normal to have to take breaks to let your body cool down a little. I watch what I just video taped to recover. Few minutes on few minutes off….stretch a little. When You a few different typres of moves you can do you can practice less taxing stuff while your body recovers..Like a pirouette? Then try an inverted type thing on the floor or on the pole (depending on your level) once or twice…then practice a different move…like a great walk across the room…get what I mean? You will build up endurance that way and you feel like there is too much down time.

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wow…she's awesome! No excuses anymore…non of us can play the 'oh….poor me.. I'm old"

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Lyme…also work on your hamstring flexibility. The more you can laterally straddel the legs out to the sides the less (pure strenght) you have to use to lift. A little bit like chopper. Be prepared to lose some skin(at first) on your shoulder and dont practice too much.

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thanks LizzyLiz…we were all wondering:)

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I couldnt find out exactly how long she has poled…but the word on the street is "not for very long" …some poeple have all the talent and luck!

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Here is my two-cents on nutrition. 

#1. one size does not fit all. We each have our own unique genetic make-up.

#2. When it comes to food…Momma Nature has got it made in the shade. She knows all sorts of things we do not know. There so many undiscovered things about real food and what it is made up of….so eat "real food" not something from a bottle or bag or wrapper. (when you can, I know it's a little more effort to do that)

#3. Rest and hydration are beauty treatments. When you sleep you generally release growth hormone…..(if you havent jacked yourself up with the wrong food or alcohol before nighty-nite time) This is very important to aging and everthing that goes along with that.  

#4. it's phyiscally impossible to "lose body fat" and "gain muscle" at the same time. They are two different hormones that rule this type of process in the body. (I pretty sure someone else already addressed this issue too)

#5. THE NUTRITION INDUSTRY IS NOT REGULATED. They are allowed a 25% le-way on the error margin of figuring out the nutritional content of a product. Also, as long as the mouse turds and dead bugs are down to a dull roar in your food they dont have to tell you that either.

For example….the new trend..no trans fat in a lot of packaged food. I cry "bull?!#$." As long as the amount is under a certain amount per serving they can say that. Have you noticed a trend in these mini servings?

SO MORE PROTEIN… eat one egg…the whole darn thing. There are some amazing nutrients in the yolk. Greek yogurt is great for protein too. 

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Borox helps with smelly laundry. I have the same problem with my workout clothes. My husband says I must have "alien" sweat. I end up with little holes in my clothes where I sweat the most. ..But ….I wash  all my stuff with some borox (find it in the laundry section) you can use it for all kinds of sutff too. 

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My advice is to just pole as if no one is watching. It isnt fair to have to kick him out. It will become normal if you treat it as such. When I pole at home (which is great…cuz I can ask my husband for a spot when I'm a little nervous about something) he doesnt even notice anymore. My pole is in the busiest room in the house too. The only way to change a behavior in other people is to change your self. Get over it and just pole if that is what you like to do, he will adapt. Men are great that way.

Ps. just leave it up too… it becomes invisible after awhile. 

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Just random…yes the star..Sorry. i bet you she would have been a poler. Did you ever see Barbarella? Sorry..so off the subject. It's been a long day:)

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Speaking inspirational women..Did you check out Jane Fonda lately. She is smoken hot at 73? (pretty sure 73) 

 

But that lady to pull out a flat jade on spin mode it awesome!!! 

 

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Ill ask Celeste. I couldnt make that comp. It was on Easter…? A little controversy around it to. But the girls were fabulous who pulled it together and competed. 

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Nope…she's 61.. I know Celeste who works at BeautyinMotion.

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A good way to start feeling comfortable with forearm grip is with the basic butterfly. When placing the forearm grap it first as if you were going to do elbow grip then grap with the hand ( turn your lower arm down towards the floor.

You can also build up strength  by only taking your legs off the pole slightly, so that you get the feel of how much weight you will have in your arms.

Also, you have to make sure your catipillar is very high one. It wont feel right until you are able to get it really high. I have to grap the pole with my bottom hand at chin level for me to get it high enough.

Veena's lessons are very good for this one…listen to every word. When I am trying a new trick  I put a little dry hands on so that it slows down the sweat factor.

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I actually broke two ribs when I first started Poling. I had bad form and was doing exerscises I wasnt ready for. When you invert, even though your hips should be infront of the pole, your back  (side) should not be on the pole. I was rotating my body slightly away from the pole when I would invert and hit the back and side of my rib cage..hips in front, but look at (rotate slightly towards the pole) Watch Veena's lesson and you will see..what I mean.. and crotch to pole…not catch heel and scoot up..if you catch your heel…you will be on the side of the rib cage. 

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oops typo…. polergirl.

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Of course…leave it on and forget about it. You would be surprised in what you see and sometimes it's a little bit of greatness. And watch yourself as if you were watching a good friends video. Leave the judgment out and just enjoy the sharing of someones soul.

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Polegirl just put up a video today that was amazing! She has a red flowy dress on. Great flow in that performance.

 

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Felix is freaky flexible though…her legs go so far back that the leverage is really helping her stay in the move. 

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When I think of flow I think of a flower blooming in the morning sun. You want the "movement" to have a start and unroll it through your body to the very tips of your fingers, toes, and even hair. Like a flower trying to absorb every ray of sunshine…then it will roll back into itself.. You extend the body..then flex. As you extend..inhale…as your flex…exhale.. Also. make a committement to the movement until the end of it. And yes this is all easier said then done, but I think it is what makes a simple movement beautiful. 

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I'm partial to Pilates when you are able to work on the equipment relative to Pole. I do not know that much about Yoga. A good Pilates instructor should NOT make you very sore. The concept of Pilates is to train the muscles you already have, not to cause tissue damage to the muscles like a "weight training workout." Pilates is intended to work you from the weakest link out and to not go to fatigue in the muscle. Pilates used in the way it was intended to be used is a great way to balance your body out and prevent injury. I would also recommend a class other than Pilates for deep stretching. In a Pilates class one of the goals is funtional flexibility (most polers want to go beyond that point with their flexibility) and is very linear type of workout.

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Here is my two sense Cinara. Everyone has there own unique tolerance to pain depending on the situation. Their emotional state and physical state can play a factor in there perception of pain. I recently saw a show put on by UCSD about people and how they might percieve and react to pain. One situation a child is playng and having a blast, the other the child is grumpy and having to do a chore. If both of these kids " accidently fall down and skin a knee for ex. How would they react? They discovered that the child that was having fun would have a less severe response to pain then the grumpy child. Their mental state had an influence on their physical state and their perception of an injury.

I've been a fitness instructor for a very long time and I try to teach my clients that the "funny feelings" are the ones to pay attention too. Once you have gone to a pain signal you have already injured yourself in a small or big way. Also, not everyone has the same tolerance for pain. I have an extremely high tolerance to pain, and I have realized that by the time I've noticed that something hurts in my opinion I am very injured. (EX…I broke two ribs and two weeks later I did a Pole Photo shoot with them, (I didnt know they were broken at that time) I went to three different doctors and told them my back felt weird..One of them insisted I go get an XRAY and …there you go..two broken ribs. 

I think you can be unique and normal at the same time. If you grew up and were taught something and you are reconsidering whether you want to believe that is the right way for you then you should explore that more. It's great to get outside information, but you should choose what is right for you now. It is alright to discover that some beliefs may not be "right" for you and your well being and be who you are meant to be. I think we all have a time in our life when we can grow a little more and be "better"  and make "better" choices than what we were taught as children. 

I found the survey too general to be able to anwers the questions as they were presented.

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Love your page girlie..

Check mine out. 

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Pegasus-Pilates-/112685445476038?ref=tn_tnmn

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Chem is right…You have to take A LOT, and it takes awhile to work. CLA is found in thngs like red meat and cheese…but they way we feed out cattle these days has geatly limited the amount they contain. It wont be a huge difference, and you wont think it is working until you stop taking it. What it actually does is affect the receptor sites. It tells your body NOT to put the fat back into the cells..IT DOES NOT convert fat to muscle. Try a little Chromium and Vandium too. It will help stabilize the blood sugar which assists in fat loss. NOTE: if you are not eating less calories than you…you will not lose weight….period. 

Also, If you are genetically prone to having more fat on your tummy then you will have to decide how skinny do you really want to get? Cortisol is a huge "belly" fat promoter..so If you are stressed you will have a harder time losing weight and tummy fat… (There is an organ in the midesction called the Ometum (spelling might not be correct) It can collect a lot of fat and it is very bad for your heart. It is on the inside so it isnt the squishy squeezy part of fat we can grab. This is what people should worry about. Not a little chub on their tummy.)

Make sure your are geting enough sleep too. Never do any type of thermogenic..It will back fire on you. Whoever said green tea and eating right is on track too. Green tea has been proven to help the body lose more body fat in studies. Take the long, slow, healthy, way to go. A good quality fish oil will help too. 

Sleep, Water, good food (food that is not in a bag), try gluten free (it helps some people..not all though), probiotics, Olive Oil…did I mention reduce stress?

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yes I am:) i can understand why they dont get it. It's a lot of training, and it seems like such a small insignificant little thing.. but its people like Veena and you (Amy) that are helping this industry become a sophisticated and respectible artform and sport.

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Here are some..I will start with the easiest then build them up from there. The hardest part about maintaining neutral is that we dont KNOW when we come out of the position. Most of us typically have a pelvis that is more anterior (like when you wear high heels, or cyclist) or posterior (butt tucked under a little..more like typical runners when they stand..knees typically hyper extend with this position too) 

you will have to watch, or have someone watch you, to figure out where it is for you, and when moving at what point do you "lose" the position. You will either have tucked "hollowed" your pelvis, or your back might arch a little more. That's when you know you lost the position. 

Ab preps…Lye flat with knees bent in line with sit bones. Find neutral. Inhale to prepare. Activate the pelvic floor (kegal and the backside bathroom muscles too) compress your Transverse Abdominus (TA), pull your navel in towards your spine, and slide your ribs down and closer together, soften through your sternum, lower you chin to lengthen the back of your neck (vertabril cranial flexion) before you lift your head and shoulders off the mat, bottom of scapula should be barely making contact with the floor. If you have neck discomfort use a towel like a hammock. When you lift up do not push your back into the mat or squeeze your glutes too much.

After you can do that you build with alternating lifting the legs one at a time. Then you could leave your legs in the air and lift up. Then you could straighten legs up towards the ceiling, and as you get stronger you want to slowly lower them closer to the floor. It's a lot harder then you think to maintain the neutral.

MOST IMPORTANT PART…STOP! IF YOUR BACK FEELS "FUNNY."  by the time you feel pain on this it is already too late. These exercises are intended to build your intrinsics muscles, make sure your body is well connected for your other stuff. They are not intended to be exclusively used as your only workout for your abs. These are your prevent injury ones.

Think…low….slow….light and easy. If you make these too hard and you cannot maintain the position you are not getting the benefit from them.