Thank you so much for following our blog so far. You may have noticed that we have launched a new ClubMynx website! With this change, we also switched our blog to our website. To continue reading our Mynx Confessions posts, follow us here: http://www.clubmynx.com/blog/
We will no longer be posting on this current site, so be sure to bookmark the new page!
LadyMynx Pole Club member, Carla, sent me this great blog post from liveituppolefitness.com about Split Grip Handspring issues.
Why I Never Do the Split Grip Handspring (Or why I Owe the TG a Great Big Apology) I had been doing handspring and cartwheel mounts for a little over 3 months when I first noticed it: nagging feeling at my right wrist that extended to the elbow through my ulnar side forearm. It wasn’t pain, not at all, it just felt like it was…there. I was aware of my right wrist and forearm when I was poling, at my computer, in the shower, cooking, cleaning and most of all, when I first woke up int he morning. Overuse, I was told, and not stretching out the area enough after a pole practice. So reluctantly, I spaced out my training sessions and made sure to stretch out the area really well after every session. The problem never went away, but since it didn’t hurt either, I got used to it.
Over the course of the next few months, I learned the twisted grip and true grip version of the handspring. I mostly used the split grip and the twisted grip as these two were much more versatile for getting into and out of different moves. Then one day, after a particularly grueling practice, I felt a pain on the outer side of my right wrist. I iced the area and let it rest for a few days. At the next practice, the pain came back. Again, I iced it and let it rest until the pain subsided. But again, the pain came back the next time I was on the pole and lasted several days. Since I was about to spend 2 weeks visiting family in Hong Kong, I took the opportunity to rest my wrists.
A few days ago, you may have read the blog post of Michelle's video of the Tree of Life painting on spinning pole video (blog post called Pole Fitness Art). We thought Michelle's video was so fantastic that we submitted it to United Pole Artists and it was featured as their video of the week! This is an incredible honor and we are so proud of Michelle for being featured on a global scale in the pole community!
Congratulations Michelle!! We are so happy for you!!
It's okay to be jealous of others accomplishments but don't let that fuel your excuses. Use that jealousy to motivate you to keep working your butt off. Earn those bragging rights.
Painting in a new way! From my perch on a spinning pole I've tackled a colourful spiral painting I've been imagining in my head for months now. Watch from start to finish as the artwork evolves in fast-forward.
The "Tree of Life" is reflective of our everyday lives; amongst the chaotic swirl of events, beauty still exists if you look at the unique little details that spontaneously appear, and as you view it all as a greater whole. Life evolves and grows, with one event blurring into the next; but throughout it all there is always a strong foundation of connections that intertwine life's events. The interconnectedness that keep us grounded amongst the chaos are our family, friends, personal beliefs, and aspirations.
ClubMynx and pole fitness has been a life changing discovery for me. I've found a rare group of gems; genuinely beautiful and strong women that give they're hearts to their passion and love to share it with others. Nowhere else have I come across such a supportive group of women! Amidst some stressful and troubling issues life has thrown at me in recent years, I've consistently turned to one source of grounding and happiness. Club Mynx has provided me with a love and passion for pole fitness that never fails to brighten my day. I walk away from a pole practice feeling empowered and ready to take on the world.
Two of my goals this year are to embrace my artistic side and to celebrate my strengths. What better way to truly express myself through my two favourite sources of artistic expression - pole and painting!
- Go - Delilah
- Skinny Love - Birdy
- Everything is Embarrassing - Sky Ferreira
- Radioactive - Imagine Dragons
- Ashtrays and Heartbreaks - Miley Cyrus & Snoop Lion
- Let The Drummer Kick - Citizen Cope
Drop-in Fitness classes will continue to run until the end of day April
30th, 2013 and after that time we will no longer be offering this
service. On Friday April 26th our website will temporarily be offline
(for up to 24 hours) as we switch over and launch our new ClubMynx
website. Due to this change, you will not be able to sign up for drop-in
classes after this time. Please be advised though that there will still be classes running until the end of day April 30th
and you are welcome to attend without signing up. If you have any
questions please contact us at 306-373-4244. Thank you so much for your
involvement at ClubMynx! We hope to see you in an enrollment program!
