Now I may be about to contradict myself here a little… I go on and on about how helpful it is to use photos and videos to see how you are getting on with your moves, and how you can improve. Sometimes I’ll get a move right 2 out of 5 times and need to […]
One of the things I’m asked most often is ‘Will the pain go away?’ This question can be applied to a wide range of moves and people of varying abilities. The great thing I can tell you, is that yes – the pain will go away. Let’s all be happy about that! The bad news, […]
With each pole class you go to, there will be different students, different teaching methods and different approaches to all things pole. That said, we should behave in a respectful way in every class we do – we all want to get the most out of our lessons. I have come up with a few […]
In the last few weeks and months I’ve been pushing myself as hard as I can. I have specific pole and flexibility aims – I know I want to get my deadlift and full splits by the end of 2015, which I think is a realistic aim given where I am now. The problem us […]
At the end of every year I write a list of all of the things that I want to achieve by the end of the following year. These can be small things like ‘I want to visit my Nan’ or big things like ‘I want to own my own house’. I find writing lists quite […]
Now I love Christmas… Maybe a little too much! I love the good food, spending time with the family and taking time off from ‘real life.’ Even if you’re not a fan of Christmas hopefully you’ll love a bit of time off from work or even that cosy feeling when you’re inside with a warm hot […]
There are some moves that we will have learnt ages ago that we still remember learning. I remember the Chair, many Seats and the Cross Knee Release as being difficult moves for me. When my students ask how long it took me to get certain moves, I can often tell them – and the answer […]
You would think that with amount of times I go to try a new move and I’m not yet strong enough that I would learn to work on my strength well in advance. Of course I go to the gym and always up my weights and pole as much as I can, but I don’t […]
I’m currently using 3 studios to teach in while I continue to search for my dream studio. Each of my studios are great for different reasons and they also could all be improved. They are all great for teaching in but they still don’t quite feel like home for me yet. The thing I hear […]
When ever I watch a pole competition or routine I usually know what most of the moves are. Even if I can’t do them yet, they feel like with a lot of hard work, they will be achievable. That is until someone comes along and holds their leg above their head and drops down into […]
