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Short private class

Posted on December 4, 2011 by e

was a very short session. N was late 10.45am for a 10.30am start, and we were chatting. so lesson only started at 11am, for a 12.30pm finish. was quite tired / sleepy anyway, so didn’t mind too much. Warm-up / … Continue reading →

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L5 class

Posted on November 23, 2011 by e

Note: was late and missed warm up (severe delays on Victoria line), had to leave early for a work conference call (8.30pm) No conditioning. Technique: 1) mermaid into thigh hold x 2: i did this a couple of times… I … Continue reading →

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Pole private

Posted on November 20, 2011 by e

Pole was very slippery today 🙁 Conditioning: 1) swan hold x 2 (20 seconds x2) 2) side pull-up, tuck, pike, v-legs, pike Technique: 1) pencil mount technique (verbal walk through. i didn’t do it): bring head quite close to the … Continue reading →

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L5 class

Posted on November 16, 2011 by e

Pole (PDS) L5 :  16 november 2011 Hip hop warm up, no conditioning. Technique: 1) butterfly, plank, inside angel x 4; x 2 with a climb at the start: I didn’t feel super solid with my butterfly, but was better … Continue reading →

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Pole spin

Posted on November 9, 2011 by e

Technique: 1) Hangback into pencil x 3: struggled to do pencil mount from the floor. Have just completely forgotten the technique. Need to get Nat to teach me the technique again. So tried hangback into pencil 3x.. was really struggling … Continue reading →

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Pole spin

Posted on November 8, 2011 by e

Technique: 1) Falling angels on the other side (pole on RHS) x 3: was struggling to get the confidence to do it without hands for a bit… so did several outside angels. eventually did one set of leg switch, 3x … Continue reading →

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Pole catch-up

Posted on November 1, 2011 by e

Technique: 1) Outside angel (left-leg hang) on other side (pole on RHS of body) x 3 2) Inside angel (right-leg hang) on other side (pole on RHS of body) x 2 x 2 (straight right leg and hooked right leg) … Continue reading →

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Private

Posted on September 25, 2011 by e

fellow poler: Lu Conditioning: 1) ballet kicks : attitude front/back ; sideways ; leg circle to the side (with bent knees) 2) sit ups 3) side pull-ups, tuck, straight legs up/ pike up, split, pike up, tuck, down x 3 … Continue reading →

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Private : summer threesome

Posted on August 19, 2011 by e

fellow polers: Jule and Lu Conditioning: 1) pull up and swing legs forward and backwards (keeping legs straight) x 5 x 2 (left and right arms above) 2) straight legs eagle, bring legs together into pike then com down x … Continue reading →

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L5 class (post spin class!)

Posted on August 3, 2011 by e

Warm-up: 1) Light warm up with pole, similar to pole spin (shoulder stretches, side bows, pencil grip warm up, lunges and hips warm up) + additional leg lunges, triangle yoga poses Technique: 1) Knee hold – i had 3 turns … Continue reading →

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