Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Pole Dancing...Cardio Strip Fit...Sexy Shape Up meet Stripper

Recently I have been taking a pole dancing class because I am really interested in becoming as well rounded and diverse in the fitness world...I figure you can never know enough..I have a thirst for knowledge when it comes to fitness and I really want to be as informed as possible so when future clients approach me and look to me for knowledge I will be trained/educated on many subjects and will most likely be a good source of information.This class has been amazing,fun,and definitely a "different" type of fitness....Totally not your traditional step or yoga class....But I love that it is multi-tasking in the fitness world by shaping your body while building your sexual self-esteem...I also love studying the women in the class,their reactions to the exercises/routines/expectations of the class participants and seeing how they transform from the beginning of a class to the end and the changes after several classes,etc..It is interesting to see the variety of women in there....age ranges,social classes,races,varied levels of fitness,varied levels of self esteem...everything..But what I don't like and would definitely approach totally different is the "shots" that the instructor takes at strippers periodically throughout the class...I hope to one day be involved on the teaching levels of a class similar to this one..and I find it ironic that the teacher teaches these classses,the women attend these classes to emulate a dancer,which by the way these classes would not be available if there were no dancers but spend a good amount of time poking fun at them...I feel that especially in these classes "dancers" should not be frowned upon....secretly the women that attend these fitness classes aspire to secretly be a stripper...every woman wants to feel sexy...and I personally feel my sexiest when I am fit...which is why this class is a great combination of the two!

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Straightening your body BEFORE strengthening it....

How much time and energy I would have saved if I had known AND understood this concept years ago.....Also how much quicker I would have progressed and minimized injury and pains...Guess it is better late than never..But basically what this means is that when training the focus and first step is to correct posture,then stabilize the body before you attempt to strengthen.It is almost like building a house....There is no way you would attempt nor is it possible to put a roof on the house before you lay the foundation,pour the concrete,etc....So why do people continuously rush to try to build muscles before they correct posture deviations and imbalances...Simple. People are in a hurry...want a quick fix..wanna see results....But by taking the most popular,common path you not only increase your risk of injury,increase chances of pain,but you are also totally being counterproductive because without proper posture,form,and deviations/imbalances corrected your body will not experience maximum strengthening potential......