[Veena]

I’m 38, didn’t start poling until 2 weeks before I turned 30! As you can see from many of the awesome replies age is just a number, don’t let it define YOU!! If you are suffering from injury take a look at how often you pole. Are you using split grips a lot? How long did you condition before you began working on Split grips and do you stretch the forearms after EVERY pole dance session? Do always warm up fully before dancing?

Pole can break even 20 yr old bodies if you don’t rest and train correctly. I feel too many sites, studios and social media personalities place a strong emphasis on tricks and more tricks!! However, there is sooooooo much more to pole than tricks! You can condition, improve lines and posture and flow around expressing yourself without ever having to invert or use a split grip. This is why I have many routines that focus on these things and I haven’t just focused on tricks. A few months ago someone message me on FB saying they used the lessons here to heal their back after surgery. They said they’d been in so much pain and working with the physical therapist wasn’t helping. Pole can HEAL if use correctly!

Also, I find it’s very helpful to cross train so you’re not always only poling, you can do a lot of great things that will HELP with your pole dance but not wear out the body. If we only work on pole we can develop overuse injuries from doing the same movements over and over. We can still gain strength by doing other workouts and it’s fun to learn new things! Please don’t get down about age, if we treat our bodies with care we can have many many years of movement and joy!

[Veena]

I’m sorry you’re feeling this way! Having no background in fitness will mean you need more time to develop both the strength and skill that’s required in pole. Make sure that the studio you’re going to understands how you feel and that they’re taking the time to teach new students how to strengthen and condition before working on more strenuous pole work. Not all studio’s focus on building strength and fundamentals first and this can leave some students feeling left behind!

If you are interested I have a 30 day program for beginners who have never used a pole and who have no previous background in fitness or sport. It’s part of the lessons so when you buy it’s included. This program has helped so many who struggled with beginner pole work. Here’s more about it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4KzMIIbZH0

Don’t give up!!!!!

[Veena]

Awesome guys!! So far looks like chair is leading 💜

[Veena]

One easy (well theoretically easy) things to do to improve core strength and reduce back pain, is to sit without using the back of a chair! We become so weak and dysfunctional by slouching in chairs, so try sitting forward on the chair and see how difficult it is to resist wanting to just relax back! Focus on sitting tall not rounding the low back or upper back. You can also try focusing on posture while standing this can be helpful too.

Or you could just try this! hahahahahahah totally kidding https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHiqVygN-w0 but watch

[Veena]

I would suggest using the conditioning and strength lessons here to work on the weak side.

Also make sure you are working the beginner pole moves on the weak side before trying to do more advanced pole work on the weak side. Starting with beginner pole work is important because it might not just be lack of strength, it can just be a matter of the body not understanding HOW to the a move on the opposite side. So before you try and add more reps to the weak side make sure it is ACTUALLY weak and not just a matter of having to learn how to use the other side. If you really do have a weaker side (which is totally possible) use the same weight for both sides for now, and stop the reps on the strong side when the weak side is fatigued. So, if doing bicep curls, stop when the weak side is too tired to do any more.

You’ll find a bunch of body weight strength building exercise in the quick lessons at the bottom too!

[Veena]

So your vote is for hammock again next month?

[Veena]

Saryra, try the 30 days to flexy program here! 💜 Also, slow progress is totally normal in flexibility!

[Veena]

I think 5 is good, but it’s always nice to have other options just incase it goes quickly! Don’t for get to BREATHE this will help keep red face away, while doing inverted poses. You might also want to let the photographer know that you would like to do ex butterfly but you can’t hold it long so they are prepared to work fast. 🙂

[Veena]

I love the look on your face!

[Veena]

So far it’s looking like chair is in the lead for next months focus!!

[Veena]

More routines will be included in the pole section. 🙂

[Veena]

There are a lot of combo pole lessons that don’t require any inverts so those would be good for you to review regarding flow. They’re in the routine and combo section.

Once I do a monthly focus on chair, you will see more options for using the chair. As I had mentioned back when I first announced the new section, I’ll have options for routines, workouts and different styles like sexy chair too. Right now I’ve posted what I feel are the basics, fundamentals for chair and getting to know how to use it. I always try to add fundamentals first so I can place them in the related lessons for review. Many of the new lessons you’ll see will be routine based!

[Veena]

I’m looking for votes and input on next months focus! Here are the options:

Hula hoop
Pole
Chair

Thanks 💜

[Veena]

Don’t train strength and conditioning every day. The body needs to recover to actually build strength, muscle growth doesn’t happen while you’re doing the strength training it happens during the recovery process! Pushing after an injury is never a good idea either. Even if you’re not a beginner the 30 day take off program is great for coming back after injury too! 💜

[Veena]

They make all kinds of sizes so call them and they can help you choose the pieces that will fit your room. 🙂