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If it's just the screws that are stuck and the joint isn't twisted, put something over the end of the allen key to make it longer. I have that problem and called Xpole, they said to put another xjoint over the handle of the allen key. It gives you a better grip and more torque so you can unscrew it easier.
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I was doing a 2nd try on of my wedding dress and the woman was telling me to make sure I had my bra, shoes and Spanx ready for the alteration appointment after I ordered. I asked what "Spanx" were (I honestly had no clue) and she went off about how I'm a skinny girl, of course I wouldn't know about shapewear, she was stupid for even bringing it up, and she has to wear Spanx with everything, etc. She called out my body and tried to make me feel bad because I was smaller than her. This women had issues, my body triggered her rant, but I wasn't going to feel responsible. If it wasn't me, it was going to be the next "skinny" girl trying on a dress, can't take it personally.
I turned it around though. Turns out we own the same Jillian Micheal's DVDs, but she has asthma and kids and doesn't workout as often as I do. She seemed to be better after I explained how I had to work for it. Can only control how I handle it, I don't worry about they want to handle it.
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Welcome!! Yay for Dr Who and male polers. Great first video. Veena's lessons are awesome for strength and new moves.
As far as male oriented moves, I like to show people this guy when talking about male pole dancers because he does tricks that require serious strength and it looks like break dancing with a pole. He also does a lot of tricks in pants! http://www.youtube.com/user/ayoungwolf?feature=watch
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If your new to going organic (or worried about the cost), check out these lists. Move to organic produce that's on the dirty list first to notice the most difference. Some plants don't hold the pesticides like others so the organic version doesn't make as a big difference.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/need-to-know/health/the-dirty-dozen-and-clean-15-of-produce/616/
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I'm a 9 or 9.5 in most shoes, but my toes hang over the edge and are all bunched up in Pleasers 9. Pleasers 10 fit me much better. If your ordering online try to find a place with a policy that lets you return if it doesn't fit. I've ordered 2 sizes and returned the ones that don't fit with other clothes.
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The best way would be to get a heartrate monitor that also tracks calories. Wish I could make suggestions, I've been researching them myself. Calories burned over time has so many variables. Then there's the thousands of exercises you can do on the pole and count it as pole dancing. I've seen studios advertise a 400 calorie burn per class, but they're trying to sell.
I've been tracking my food calories, but understand it's just an estimate. I never take exercise calorie calculations seriously. Calorie counting can be amazing or a nightmare, but that's an off topic discussion I'll save for private messaging if your interested.
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There are many different types of yoga. If you don't like one type, go try another. Even the same type with a different teacher can be a night and day difference. I greatly prefer classes or my own practice over videos. I don't own any videos, but if you have cable see if they have on demand classes to see what you like.
Most of the places I've been will offer free or heavily discounted classes if it's your first time because yoga is such a personal style thing. You should always feel comfortable asking the instructor anything and while what they do might be intimidating, don't be afraid to ask for a modification. Ignore the other students, they're there for their practice and you're there for your practice.
Here's the pretty side of yoga that makes people intimidated, you can really see how it complements pole: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loszrEZvS_k&sns=fb
And this is a more realistic view of yoga when you start out 🙂 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wV2Fm-wxgOo&sns=fb
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If I workout at night, I try to use a yoga cool down with a final relaxation. Actively relax all your muscles and clear your mind. It really helps to mentally leave the workout and the day behind so you can sleep. Here's an explaination on how to do it: http://www.abc-of-yoga.com/yogapractice/yogarelaxation.asp
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@poledancekitten2000 & hrhlaura – I just invited both of you.
Once someone is invited, they get their own 10 invitations to give out. Please keep an eye on this thread once your registered to spread the invites. I'm FitNerdGirl on Fitocracy and now I'm out of invitations 🙁
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@sexycat – I just sent you an invite.
I took one of Sair's invites from the link way back in October and didn't say anything. I felt like I should pay the invite forward. I'm friends with tons of coworkers on Fitocracy. At first I didn't want pole and work to cross, but now I don't care, they've made friends with other pole dancers and see it as the legit workout it is because of all the points. I really should get back into poling.
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I thought that "things that get said to manufacturers" is called a FAQ? The Platinum Stages website is missing a FAQ.
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I recently purchased a hand grip strengthener and one of the other products they sell is a hand expanding trainer. I didn't buy the trainer, but I go through the movement without one and my hands feel loose and better after. My hands sometimes feel cramped up and like claws after spending all day at the computer, it helped me for that, it might help with your hands.
Bring your fingers and thumb together as tight as you can then slowly move your fingers and thumbs as far apart as you can. Put a rubber band around the fingers and thumb while their together for a harder stretch/workout. The product picture explains it: http://www.amazon.com/IronMind-1376-Expand-Your-Hand-Bands/dp/B00083B79M/ref=wl_it_dp_o_npd?ie=UTF8&coliid=I15D64YKRB4G42&colid=2V1QQPM12AR0C
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Awesome find! Karma is great like that.
I painted a wagon, wheel barrow, and part of my van with Rustoleum brand paint for metal. Used a blue shade that matched the van and it was really hard to tell where it was painted. I have no idea what the grip would be like. The wheelbarrow was used a ton for yardwork and never had the paint chip off.
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I'd recommend waiting/saving to get a better quality pole. You'll end up saving more too.
$150 now for a quick pole + $250 (average) for a real pole later = $400
$250 waiting for a real pole = $250
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For the searching bit use this in Google:
site:studioveena.com/lessons move
Where the site is all one word space name of move. Use the /lessons part for just lessons, /forums for just the forums, and studioveena.com for the whole site.