IchigoMewMew
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If you’re a beginner in terms of stretching its very good, it also gives you a full body stretch in one DVD without having to use a pole. Yoga bricks might be quite useful if you struggle with hamstring flexibility, it may be hard to balance in a couple of stretches if you cant reach the floor like me!resistance bands or a scarf etc will help too
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I had my ribs/side tattooed and stayed off pole for 6 days but that was mainly because of when they could fit me in compared to my lesson day. I tend to leave it 3 days if I can and then im careful not to have too much contact, dont want any pole burn on them!once its peeled it should be good, just remember it will still need to be moisturised quite regularly
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I really want to but I have to hand in a portfolio to a random uni that I don’t go to in birmingham on the Saturday…..boo to professional registration, as if doing a degree whilst working wasn’t enough. As tempted as I am to drive down from the festival I dont think I want 2years worth of work there with me!
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R poles are shipped from the UK, even their domestic shipping is quite expensive probably about $75. As an international customer you probably would get 20% off because of VAT but I dont know about customs charges etc when it arrives
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I dont sweat so much but I am sooo hot during that week. I’m usually freezing, especially this time of year!
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You also say your back flexibility is great, is that back bending? If I do a pike stretch I feel it more in my lower back than legs where my forward bend isn’t as good x
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I have rubbish hamstrings, well legs in general when it comes to flexibility lol my favourite hamstring stretch is to kneel up with one leg out in front then lean forwards. I think in terms of frequency you can stretch every day but only do deep stretches 2-3 days a week, I usually have one day off everything as well so im fresh for my pole class on mondays
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Do you have a different size pole at home? I found 50mm poles really painful in the same place so I tried a 45mm at my studio, I still get a massive callous where the worst pain was but it doesn’t hurt. Now im stronger I may try a 50mm again to see if it makes a difference but I think its probably more to do with the shape of my hands
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Spines are naturally less flexible in the lumbar area because the vertebrae are a different shape, they are there to take the weight of your upper body rather than to provide mobility to the body so I guess it will be a challenging area to bend. I’ve just tried bending forwards myself and it seems like all the stuff in front of your spine gets in the way a bit, intestines tend to be packed pretty tight. Not trying to discourage you or anything but it does strike me as a challenging area to bend in the way you describe x
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Yes that’s it thanks 🙂
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The bottom arm holds the pole instead of going behind to the leg as well
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That’s good news 🙂 I can’t say I’ve noticed a huge change in my bp but its usually good bit I have noticed my resting heart rate coming down from 80-90 down to 60-70ish, it was something that concerned me a little
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I had trouble moving myself in front of the pole so I just slowly built it up to let my brain get used to the weird new feeling. To combat the fear of falling on my face i did it low enough so that i could put my hands on the floor, like a handstand with my legs round the pole then practice just lifting my hands a cm or 2 off the floor to start with to build my confidence in my leg grip.
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Wooo well done! It took me twice as long as that to manage one step!
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*condition your abs ,my phone went a bit mad!