Stiletta
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I’d like to do this as well! Been so lazy lately..
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I started the legs and abs 30 day challenge 2 weeks ago and I’m loving it so far! I guess I was used to the speed and the moves because they are pretty much an extended version of the Bobbis Pole Studio warm-ups. I can see why it would be easy to get injured if you hadn’t done stuff like that before, poor Juicy J hope your back feels better soon!
The only gripes I have are 1) In the front split section, there is a lot of focus on stretching your hip flexors but hardly anything on hamstrings. At that point I’ve just been pausing the DVD and PNF stretching my hamstrings with a yoga strap. Also, 2) the advanced leg holds are really hard to do without a pole haha!
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Wow, how unfortunate that you are working people that don’t understand your passion.
I’m a podiatry student interested in this topic too and I often search my university library database for articles about pole. Sadly, the academic world hasn’t caught up with us yet. Pole dancing features (often negatively) in feminist articles but that’s about it!
I’m reading a book that looks at pole from a sociology context called “Pole Dancing, Empowerment and Embodiment” by Samantha Holland. I was lucky enough to find it in my University Library, but I’ve also seen it for sale on Amazon.
Lastly, if you like to pole in heels, you might be pleased to know that wearing heels can help to reduce incontinence (but this is pretty much the only health benefit found to be associated with high heels, sorry ladies!).
Good luck with your search, and please post anything you do find!
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Right hamstrings and left hip flexors and quads (your front thigh muscles). I have the exact same situation Amiloo!
A suggestion from an instructor that is helping me get lowwwwer in the side splits is to lean back instead of staying upright or bending forwards like I would normally do. This puts an extra stretch on the quads and hip flexors, instead of your poor tortured hamstrings which may be at their limits already! Good luck!