Finding Balance
There is this magical moment when you do your first pole inversion. For me, after struggling for months to kick my damn feet over my head and just grazing the pole with my toe, that powerful moment of joy and…
“Just Keep Swimming”
If you’ve read my past posts or are a Crossfit fan, you’ll know that the Crossfit Games recently took place. I watched as much of it as I could (streaming at work, ESPN at home, etc), and I loved every…
What it is to be an Artist
Part of an intimate letter series in modern form -- a response to a Facebook message from an aspiring artist. Hi n warmly respect .... one of the history creater in flexibility. l saw ur all the vdos of…
No pole at home? Check out these exercises to do at home in between pole classes!
No pole at home? Need Exercise to do at home in between pole classes? Sometimes life hits us hard and we are unable to make it to pole class. To stay in shape outside of pole class, we must do…
What Happens When Your Routine Gets Messed Up?
I was in a great routine: Sundays: Hoop and Flexy Mondays: Pole Tuesdays: Crossfit Wednesdays: Yoga and Pole Thursdays: Crossfit Fridays: Maybe a rest day? or Yoga Saturday: Sometimes Crossfit AND Pole I had all the time in the world…
Interview with Deb Roach
You've seen her amazing performance at #polecon2015 during the Aussie Invasion and now hear from the woman herself! 123Poling caught up with Deb and learned about her #polecon workshops including a yoga-based workshop and pole for the soul. Hear about…
Interview with Marlo Fisken
123TV and 123poling.com, the best resource for online pole training for students and instructors, interviews Marlo Fisken from Flow Movement® Marlo conducted three workshops at #polecon2015 that focused on fluidity. She brings 15 years of dance experience to her poling…
How to Avoid the Freebie Pitfall
I had seen a member around the gym for months. We'd worked our relationship up from a smile and nod to commenting on each other's workouts. She'd asked me a few questions about exercises to improve her running, and I…
Why I Contort
I recently completed a two year international tour with the spiegeltent show Limbo, performing 370 shows for over 100,000 people. Exiting the tent with Clover the Beagle in tow—tired, elated and wafting of Ben Gay/Deep Heat—there are two questions I’m…
Five Things Your Trainer Wishes She Could Tell You
I love my clients. I do. And one of the best things about being a trainer is becoming part of someone's life. I get to hear about the daily/weekly events in people's lives. I know about pregnancies before friends and…