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This Lady Gaga song Till It Happens to You is about sexual assault and some of the proceeds go to help survivors. I’m lucky enough not to be a survivor but this topic is near and dear to my heart. I have worked as a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner and done some teaching on sexual assault, and I regularly attend and assist with women’s self defense classes in hopes of preventing sexual assault.
I’m not a super dancer nor terribly creative but I would love to see some of the soulful beautiful SV dancers dance to this song if it speaks to them. The video is powerful too.
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Thank you!
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I suspect you might get more attention or comments on your own pole rather than on the playground equipment that I use. It will just be more obvious that it is a pole as opposed to I just look like a weirdo playing on the playground.
Babydragon brings up a good point that it might matter where you are. I’m in the heart of the midwest and I pole in a suburban park so frankly I wouldn’t expect them to be too accepting of it but it is a park where a lot of exercisers go. A personal trainer or two uses it to train people and I have seen yoga classes there so I presume people just think I’m a weird exerciser.
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I started poling in the park this summer every chance I got. I go to my local park to run the stairs or the trail and when I’m finished with that I reward myself with a little pole work. I don’t have a portable pole so I use the playground equipment. The only verbal comment I have had was someone yelling “hardcore!” from their car as they left the parking lot. No one else has said anything and I really haven’t seen any sideways glances either. Adults ignore me completely as if I am invisible. Kids almost always come over and want to climb the poles or play on them too. The kids then sometimes ask their parent what I’m doing and the parent always says something like, “she’s exercising.” I don’t do anything sexy, of course, and I wear whatever I wore to run in. I’m not sure what I’ll do if someone says something. I’m not great at confrontation but in my head I’ll be rather steamed–worse things than my pole tricks go on in most parks whether people know it or not.
I really keep hoping some other poler will be there and join me and be my new pole friend!
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Sports bras are just as important as the shorts to me. Strappy and sexy, please. For pole I am not as concerned about it being super supportive like I would want for a sports bra that I plan to jog in but if you can do both that’s a huge bonus and I would buy it in a skinny minute. I would prefer to buy individual pieces but would still like them to match if possible–different combinations of tops and bottoms in the same colors or patterns.
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Here’s a link to a review of them–she’s a fan.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/sarahburton/i-reached-menstrual-zen#.twWn7WvAq
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Hmmm, sounded really weird at first but definitely has some appeal as a safety measure and alone for light days.
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I just want to say how cool it is that you are all finding each other from the awesome SV community! Makes me smile.
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I’m an introverted poler. I do pole at home but I don’t think it’s really about my introversion but more about convenience. However, I suppose if I went to a studio I might find it draining, depending on the people.
As an aside, I finally realized some years ago that my introversion is not a character flaw and I no longer offer any apology for it. I have also learned to respect the fact that I need alone time to recharge and I keep that in mind as far as my life and my schedule and I’m happier for it.
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I don’t go to the studio either. I took three or four classes in a studio and haven’t been back for at least a year and a half. I just use Veena’s lessons and an occasional tutorial on YouTube.
I think about trying the other studios in town but they aren’t very close and I just never get around to it.
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I’m glad you said something. All kinds of people I meet are interested in pole when I talk about it but my family ignores it. They don’t say anything negative–they just don’t say anything. It’s weird.
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Happy Pole-i-versary! And beautiful pic. Love the word badassery–I’m stealing that.
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Thanks for the replies Runemist and Veena. I’m definitely not going to do powder coat it now but I was definitely disappointed. I may sell mine and buy another in the future.
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@MD5677 I’m 46 and have nothing as serious going on as you do, but I totally hear ya. I have always been a work horse too. I used to be the person who could sit on the couch for two years and someone would say, “hey do you want to go ski Whistler?” and off I would go and do fine, no injuries, no problems. That has changed in the last few years. I have lots of relatively minor aches and pains that I never had before and have to be much more careful and do things differently now. I could probably still go full tilt now but I want to be able to move in my 60s, 70s and beyond so I am cautious–a word I don’t even like to use. I warm up now before activity–something I never really bothered with. Lots of little changes in the way I move and how I approach things. I do not like any of these changes but I consider it the safest way to stay active as long as possible. It doesn’t stop me from much. I pole, do silks, a little trapeze, a little rock climbing, obstacle course race now and then. There’s not much I wouldn’t do but I do it differently, just more carefully. You’re not alone. Guess we have to do the best with what we have and I echo the others regarding seeking alternatives. I currently see a physical therapist for M.A.T (muscle activation technique) to treat my many little aches and pains. Poor guy–I’m wearing him out. 🙂 Hang in there.
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I feel like this to AK but I think it’s more my age (quite a bit older than you) and lack of consistent stretching. I stretch maybe once a week if that and it is not enjoyable. It is more of a chore. When I was young I was quite flexible and stretching felt good. Now it hurts (feels achy) and is rather depressing because I remember how it used to be and it is SO far from that now. I want to stretch more often but I end up doing strength and cardio work over flexibility almost every time and I don’t do enough of those either.
