As I explained in my post
about Zumba class, I am looking for different things that are fun to add to my
workout regimen. One day a couple of
weeks ago there was a Living Social deal for pole dancing in our area. Don’t judge me, but I thought it might be
fun. I talked my best friend into this
so that we could go on this epic adventure together!
The day finally comes for
us to go to our pole dancing class! I
have shared with my family and friends about this exceptional opportunity that
had presented itself and they all thought it was really crazy and we even got
some comments about job training. We are
not really familiar with the area of town that we are driving to, but we just
drive anyways. We come to the shopping
center that the studio is located in and we both just gazed while noticing a
hot pink, lavish, most ghetto fabulous extra long vehicle with huge chrome rims
on it. We start giggling as we speed
walk to the door of the studio and scoot inside. A very friendly voluptuous woman approaches
us and checks us in. We take off our
tennis shoes because apparently you don’t wear tennis shoes to pole dance, just
a little FYI. When you are a pole dance
beginner you come barefoot, but they welcome you to wear high heels as you
become more advanced.
My friend and I claim our
poles like we are saving our seat for a concert. The lovely instructor is very relaxed and fun
as she explains the specific and sequenced arrangement that we will be learning
in the world of pole dancing. Oh Joy.
I could already feel my palms getting sweaty as she started telling us
to find our inner sexy.
She
started to go through a series of the key foundational movements of pole
dancing and I realized that I should look at this as a challenge. There is nothing dirty or wrong with what I
am doing. I am not training for a job,
once I gave myself a pep talk I felt much more confident and put more effort
into it. This lady did her job well and
I personally found it very amusing that I was trying to copy her! The
instructor taught us everything
from sensual floor work to walking, spinning, and endless combinations of these
things together.
The
instructor was very creative and fun. I would walk around the pole way too fast
and when I would spin I would get dizzy and then knock myself into the metal
pole, it was far from sexy. The other
ladies in the class were a lot of fun though and we enjoyed laughing at each
other.
When we
left, I felt my arms shaking but I figured it was just the adrenaline pumping
through my veins. The next morning I
could barely move my arms! They were so
sore! This is coming from someone who
lifts good amounts of weights! I was so
shocked at this discovery! I can see how
these types of classes can help you meet your fitness goals, and help with the strengthening
and toning of your body. I also discovered
bruises on my hips and my left leg from running into the pole- oops. I am all about learning, discovering,
challenging yourself in new ways, and embarking on a healthy, life-changing
journey. That is what this adventure was
about for me. When I told people I was
going to take this fitness class, I got some “you so crazy” looks. At the end of the day, God wants you to feel
good about yourself. He is passionate,
wild, and fanatical about you! Same
workouts every single day get very boring and I don’t think God has a problem
when I wanted to do something that was a little out of the box. You never know the relationships that may
come from this that can be God glorifying.
“I can do
all things through him who strengthens me.” –Philippians 4:13
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