A day off was necessary for my body to rest, but I felt so guilty! I understand that I will need to give my body at least one day of rest a week, and yesterday was that day. And now I'm going to go hard this next week. I have 6 days left of my 2 week trial at Vixen and my plan is to try a bunch of new classes this week so I can experience everything!
I had a later work shift again today (in at 3p), and luckily Vixen offers a ton of classes on Saturday mornings, so I had a lot to chose from!! I picked 2 new classes, and the first was one I was really excited to try: Sexy Pole Dance!!
Ok, so I had to ask if I was even able to take the Sexy Pole Dance class because I hadn't taken Intro to Pole, but I was assured that I would be ok. I remember reading on the website that you had to wear shorts "as short as you felt comfortable wearing" to the class, because skin on the metal was the best for gripping. I'm not very comfortable in my own skin right now, ESPECIALLY around other ladies who have taken pole classes for years!! Now, Vixen has members of all shapes and sizes, and I have not heard anyone being judged or talked about or teased. In fact, quite the opposite is true! Everyone is completely supportive of each other, we cheer each other on (even if they are complete strangers), and all of the ladies are very open and friendly! That's probably one of the biggest reasons I love this studio!
The pole room has 8 poles in it, so each class can really only have 7 students in it (with one pole for the teacher.) We started out with an awesome and sexy warm-up, and then the routine started. Picking up cheoro is a little easier for me, but the teacher threw in a few lifts, and pole swings that I couldn't do. There was another girl in the class who hadn't taken a pole class before so she was in the same boat as I was! The teacher was very understanding and just told us to try what we could, or we could just dance around the pole. At one point in the routine, everyone had to climb their pole for 2-8 counts and then slide down into a split. I couldn't climb the pole, so I just danced and then dropped into my half split (I'm not flexible yet to do a split, so I keep one leg bent.) It was a fun class and I did end up doing one pole hold/spin!! The teacher said that she was going to be back in a week and she was going to do the same routine, so I plan on doing that class and hopefully I'll be a bit more advanced!!
The second class I took was 30 minute Power spin with 30 minute butt & abs with Jesus. Guys, Jesus is a beast!! Spin hurts my pelvis bone so much!! But the initial pain wears off after about 8 mins, so I stick with it. We did about 10-12 minutes on the bike, then did floor work- which included about 1000 push up and crunches! Lol!! My limbs were pushed to their maximum capacity. My arms were shaking and my abs were straining!! We did another 10-12 minutes on the bike and then more floor work. It was intense. But I made it through without dying, and that's all that matters!!
After today, I know that I definitely want to invest the time in more pole classes. It takes a lot of upper body strength and I need to focus on my arms! My wedding dress is sleeveless, so toned and fit arms are a MUST!!
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