MrsSass
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I know this is an old thread but my arms and shoulders definitely became more muscular as a direct result of pole! Personally if I had a bit wider hips, I wouldn’t care at all but with my long lean hipped body, I too hope that they’ve maxed out their musculature! Not giving up pole for sure, but I’m
Not trying to bust out of my medium shirts either Lol! My waist is ripped, it’s just my arms keeping me from wearing All small shirts! -
I am having right shoulder problems as well and can’t go IN the way that I would like to with my poling activities!!..It has been getting a bit better recently due to physical therapy, consistent massage and tiger balm, but it is definitely NOT 100%. I tried a chiropractor for the first time last week and it felt a bit better after my adjustment as well. They diagnosed the problem as an impingement, but I will know today based on the results of my MRI what the problem is specifically.
And you are right regarding the BMI standard; I def do not think that it is the best representation of an individual’s “proper weight” either. I look better (and rounder) ten pounds bigger than I am now however to lose my gut and chubby arms, I have to lose weight all over and that amount just happened to fall within the listed BMI range.
That’s great that you can run without pain, that must have been the worse!! I am the Cardio Queen and get my fix by getting an aerobics class in just about every day. I do understand that to build muscle, “I” will have to lay off of it a bit to really see results.
Here is hoping that both our shoulders get it together so we can do what we love to do at the level that we like to do it!! I am still new but I love it!
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Thank you all for sharing as body image can be a very sensitive topic for many of us!! I have lost over 35 pounds in the last six months (mostly baby weight from my 18 month old) and I am at a “healthy” weight/BMI, however I still find myself honing in on what’s “wrong” with my body as opposed to focusing on the beautiful changes that it has gone through by committing to daily exercise – which includes poling a couple of days a week…I now repeat daily affirmations with the hopes that any negative feelings or self consciousness will be reduced. If I find myself thinking MAN, my arms are still kind of chubby..I try to follow it with, well thank God that I Have arms…seems to be working. 🙂 Side note: Runemist, is it strictly the poling building your legs and rear or are you on a weight training program as well?? Since I have lost the weight overall, I am trying to recompose my figure with weights and those are the areas that I want to really build!!
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Very good points! Sigh… Maybe I’ll try every other day and see how my body reacts.. I am incorporating more turns and floor work and reducing my tricks to accommodate my “bum” shoulder… Sigh I must say though that I could always afford to be stronger ANYWAY.. Like even before my shoulder situation… I need to concentrate more on weight training since I’ve met my weight loss goals.
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Thanks Veena! They have healed.. The burns just left these flat pink scars behind.. I’m figuring with time they Should fade (praying that to be so since I HAD pretty feet) but wondered if other folks with carpet burn had marks that eventually faded. (And what they did to help the process) I want my pretty feet back!!!! I will try the aloe. 🙂
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That’s a great idea, alas I only have the one pair of pole shoes at this time and they have a strap… So it would probably be awkward removing shoes with an actual strap HUH? No sexy way to do that…
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Yes, that was it!! Thanks Veena! My hip circles were down pack by my next class session!
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Thank you Monica! I clicked on just about every video BUT that one!!