polegramma
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Well I believe you are in the right place! Start with the 30 day takeoff, and you’ll see. Veena’s program takes you through the strength, flexibility and (yes!) attitude to succeed. Then you’ll have a foundation to try one of the other programs here and you’ll be on your way. And everybody here will help you with encouragement and advice, so you are never alone on your pole journey.
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In Veena’s Tips, Veena has a lesson about how to find the energy to work out. And those tips are great. And as Runemist said, ask first, receive later; Veena says give it 10 – try for 10 minutes and if you still feel exhausted, stop. Chances are you’ll feel like continuing. For me, making sure I get enough sleep and drink enough water are also very important.
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Try Artista apparel, they have something similar in “skin tones” artistaapparel.com look under the “classics” tab.
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I really prefer being able to have my everything in one place! I can check out lessons and see what everyone is talking about without moving over to another site. To me it seems more convenient.
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Somewhere in the lessons, I think in Veena’s Tips, Veena has a lesson about how to create your own routine. I’ve used it a few times and it really helps keep you on track and successful with your choreo.
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yrngrl, thanks for mentioning the balance between diet and exercise! That bit about it being easier to eat 300 calories than to burn it off is so true. Believe me, I’ve really been there. Just look at a serving of regular potato chips. 15 chips is about 160 calories. So if you use around 70-80 calories per mile walking at a brisk pace (that’s my calorie expenditure based on my weight), it would take something like 2 miles or more to burn off what’s basically a couple of handfuls of chips. Wow!
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When I’m feeling really strong I can start from a “bridge” position next to the pole and invert, that way the ceiling doesn’t intimidate me. I think that’s because I am lower down to start with and don’t see the ceiling right in my face. You can see what I mean in one of Veena’s Nailed It invert lessons, and also a couple of days ago I think Veena posted a “no invert” Gemini technique? Kind of the same things. It takes a lot more strength though than inverting from an upright position using controlled momentum. Hope I explained it so you can figure out what I mean!
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Could it be that the diameter of your home pole is not the same as the diameter of the studio poles? And about the 8′ ceiling, for me seeing that ceiling so close really inhibits my inverts at home, it’s like my brain just doesn’t want my feet/legs to hit the ceiling.
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You might try Veena’s 30 day take off. That would help you build strength back up. It also includes transitions and floor work, so you’d have some fun too. More strength means more confidence on your pole! And fun makes you want to do more!
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If you’re crafty there are super easy sewing patterns for dance skirts. You can really personalize your pole outfits with those. I think Simplicity has one and so does Jalie.
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Veena’s lessons are the best way to get good basic skills on and off the pole. You will have a great foundation with the 30 day take off. And then just keep practicing, after a while maybe you could go for a private session every now and then with an instructor you “click” with. I’m 65 and Veena’s lessons have helped me come back from injury, and keep poling happily when I’m in an area where the lessons I need are hard to find.
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I love Bad Kitty Brazils for my pole shorts. They do not have a center front seam so they are more flattering, I think.
I also like Artista Apparel, their halter top works best for me for a “pole bra”. I’m not too much into ever performing or competing, so my choices are more for function. Of course the colors have to be good, too! -
I made my first hoop by following Veena’s instructions here in the lessons. It cost next to nothing to make, everything is available at hardware and big box stores. It was fun to do;as you know Veena has excellent step by step directions for absolutely everything so it came out perfectly. And there’s such a big selection of pretty duct tapes out there. I did order my gaffer tape from Amazon as I wanted some specific colors.
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Do you have a hula hoop? Take the hoop into the garage and warm up by body hooping for 15 minutes (or more) while you let the space heater warm your pole a little bit. Hooping works for me every time, after body hooping maybe do some behind the back passes or hand spins in various directions to help warm up your shoulders. Then move on to some type of pole warmup that first will warm the pole up too. Then go to your pole work. The fun part is you can hoop in your warm outdoor clothes and gradually peel them off to a pole outfit as everything warms up.