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Hey! I pole at Ecole de Pole which has studios at Camden and London Bridge, and I also go to Polevocative in Croydon 🙂

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Doing it as quickly (but safely!!) as you can is key…holding it slowly is awful but once ur in the layback it’s not bad at all 🙂

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Thanks mizzli that video has definitely inspired me…it makes it feel much more achievable!

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I can relate to that…Ive been training pretty intensely since new year, then I tried on a strapless summer top the other day and my shoulders just made me look like an upside down triangle!

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I’m out later but got it set to record…can’t wait!

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I’d love a southern pole jam!

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vickiezoo – I'm pretty new in London and wasn't sure which class to take so I'm on Adv 1 on Tuesdays at London Bridge at the moment. but so far I've covered everything we're doing before, so I'm gonna see how the next couple of classes go and hopefully move onto Advanced 2 in Feb https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif

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I've just started an advanced course at Ecole de Pole and love it 🙂

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Thanks for all the suggestions 🙂 I think I'm gonna put down pole fitness & aerial arts and see how it goes! 

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D Luxx thankyou so much for the suggestions…I'm going to try them in my next stretching session. You are also a genius…I was reading through your reply again and realised why my hip flexors are suddenly such a problem; I've been using a foam roller on its end (not its purpose I know, but pretty handy!) to keep my body upright in my splits which is something I've never done before…I usually just let my body fold forwards. I didn't even think that this would put more strain on those muscles!!

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I’m in! I was millimetres away a couple of months ago then lost it when I injured myself and stopped working out. Im in the middle of buying a new house so its the perfect excuse for a Xmas tree!!

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Hey Kali 🙂 which studio do you go to in London? I’ll be moving there in a couple of months so looking for more Veeners around!!

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Thanks for all the suggestions! I'm currently toying with the idea of entering a competition after the summer when I get back to the UK but it's video submission and I'm trying to find the time/place to get some extra training in – I'm so out of practice!

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I have to second what JelliCrew said about the strength wraps…I bought them after reading Aerial Amy's blog (and suffering with ongoing wrist pain during poling for over 2 years) and they've been a lifesaver!

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Quite a few are listed on the Pole Dance Community website, or mostly through Facebook groups (but this obv means having a lot of pole based fb links). I end up always finding out about them too late! I entered Pole Divas in Newcastle in 2010 but would LOVE to compete again in a few months too 🙂