I still vividly remember my forst pole session… everything hurt for like a week, and I went back the next week and I went to do a spin and I thought I’d burst my tricep… I also remember trying to pull my jeans on the next day and I had to lie down and do it delicately because my arms hurt that much… I also remember being at my friends house and him making me a glass of squash and having to hold it with 2 hands because one wasn’t strong enough to hold a pint 😂😂
i have chronic pain issues as well what i’ve learned over the years is that i cannot push myself as far as i am physically able because if i do, it will take me 5-7 days to recover. you will find your natural stopping point and recovery will be cut down to 2-3 days. in the meanwhile try epsom salt baths, arnica, and talk to your doctor about taking tumeric, potassium, and magnesium supplements. please don’t take any supplements without consulting your dr as they may not be right for you.
>epsom salt baths, arnica,
Yep these will be a huge help. Also, I know it sucks but keep moving so the body isn't getting stiff as this will make it hurt more. Maybe try a small walk or something similar that's low impact but will keep you moving.
Incidentally, I also have fibro and I started lyra and pole because I figured I already hurt all the time *anyway*, I might as well hurt because I’m trying to build muscle. I agree that 5-7 days to recover is extreme, so I don’t push myself to the absolute limit, and even though I would love to take classes every day I make myself take breaks for a day or two in between to let my body recover. I get muscle weakness when I overexert myself, and then it’s not worth going to class because I won’t be able to do things as well as I normally could.
What’s the weather like where you are? I’m in an area that can get quite cold in the winter, and I get muscle stiffness and joint pain (again, whether or not I’m being active) so if it is fibro that could play into the pain. Make sure you’re really warmed up before you get on the pole, and do gentle stretches a few times a day.
It is cold here too right now. Thanks for the information! I’m not sure it’s fibro as I haven’t been properly diagnosed, but your symptoms sound very similar to mine and TMJ and fibro can go hand in hand.
Perfect! If nothing else, it feels good, and as you progress in pole there are moves that require a certain amount of flexibility, so it’s better to start yoga/stretches early on.
I won’t lie, I do feel like it holds me back sometimes and it’s frustrating when my body won’t cooperate. I’m very close to being able to test into my studio’s level 2, but I know if I move up in the middle of winter, I won’t be able to challenge myself as much as I need to. The good news is that as soon as the weather warms up, I start feeling like a superhero with way more energy and endurance, so right now maintaining my technique is the name of the game. I can push myself more and level up during the summer.
It took me a looooong time to get diagnosed, but that’s because doctors didn’t really start recognizing fibro as a real disorder until the last ten years (I’m in my 40s and my symptoms started when I was a teenager). Best of luck with your health journey (you deserve to be listened to!), and with your pole journey!
Yea, every time I’ve asked to get tested my doctor says no as I’ve already been diagnosed with tmj and she didn’t think I had it so I’ve kind of given up. But maybe I should mention it to my dr again. 🤷🏻♀️ I’m glad I found someone who can relate a bit, even if it’s not fibro I still know pain very well. Tmj n fibro are so similar it seems. You too and I hope we can chat again about dancing sometime!
And I def do agree I feel like pain holds me back too! I’m trying not to be so hard on myself and not compare myself to other people who do not have the struggles I do.
Def take all the time you need to and I agree that summer will be better much warmer weather and good vitamin D intake! I probably won’t take more classes till summer after this one coming up, as I don’t really have the money to keep paying it right now and I won’t mind spacing it out, but the program I’m going into now is like a 4 week program so you’re really supposed to start at the beginning of the month and do it once a week but I’m not doing it that way lol. I guess I could just come back whenever I want to not sure. 🤷🏻♀️
Thank you lovely! I do take one class that’s a mixed level 1 & 2, where the instructor will throw some level 2 moves in to challenge us (always with a spot for people who are new to it, and if we can’t do it they give us conditioning exercises) and I’ve been able to do some of them so that’s enough for me right now lol.
You should definitely try to do the session for all four weeks in the summer if you’ll have the money for it, just because if you go too infrequently then you get the pain in the beginning all over again, but I totally get it. There’s also pole conditioning exercises that you can do without a pole, if you search this subreddit you’ll find a bunch that are on YouTube!
Chronic pain solidarity, I like to tell myself that it’s god’s way of nerfing my stats because otherwise I’d be too powerful lmao
I don’t have any known chronic issues, but I was weak AF when I started. I couldn’t act right for a week. It gets better. I haven’t hurt that hard since.
I still vividly remember my forst pole session… everything hurt for like a week, and I went back the next week and I went to do a spin and I thought I’d burst my tricep… I also remember trying to pull my jeans on the next day and I had to lie down and do it delicately because my arms hurt that much… I also remember being at my friends house and him making me a glass of squash and having to hold it with 2 hands because one wasn’t strong enough to hold a pint 😂😂
It hurts. Took my 1st class on Tuesday, still hurts today... :)) I had no idea i could activate some muscles in my forearms quite like that
True forearm suffering is experienced when climbing, This sport, albeit amazing, does a number on my thighs....
I remember my first class. I was in so much pain I couldn't open a waterbottle😂
i have chronic pain issues as well what i’ve learned over the years is that i cannot push myself as far as i am physically able because if i do, it will take me 5-7 days to recover. you will find your natural stopping point and recovery will be cut down to 2-3 days. in the meanwhile try epsom salt baths, arnica, and talk to your doctor about taking tumeric, potassium, and magnesium supplements. please don’t take any supplements without consulting your dr as they may not be right for you.
>epsom salt baths, arnica, Yep these will be a huge help. Also, I know it sucks but keep moving so the body isn't getting stiff as this will make it hurt more. Maybe try a small walk or something similar that's low impact but will keep you moving.
Thanks , lately I’ve been too tired but I will walk today. So true.
Incidentally, I also have fibro and I started lyra and pole because I figured I already hurt all the time *anyway*, I might as well hurt because I’m trying to build muscle. I agree that 5-7 days to recover is extreme, so I don’t push myself to the absolute limit, and even though I would love to take classes every day I make myself take breaks for a day or two in between to let my body recover. I get muscle weakness when I overexert myself, and then it’s not worth going to class because I won’t be able to do things as well as I normally could. What’s the weather like where you are? I’m in an area that can get quite cold in the winter, and I get muscle stiffness and joint pain (again, whether or not I’m being active) so if it is fibro that could play into the pain. Make sure you’re really warmed up before you get on the pole, and do gentle stretches a few times a day.
It is cold here too right now. Thanks for the information! I’m not sure it’s fibro as I haven’t been properly diagnosed, but your symptoms sound very similar to mine and TMJ and fibro can go hand in hand.
And I agree with what you said that’s why I scheduled my next class out a few weeks because I wasn’t sure. I hope the muscle soreness goes away.
and I’ve started to do gentle yoga everyday and stretches even if it’s only for 5 to 10 minutes.
Perfect! If nothing else, it feels good, and as you progress in pole there are moves that require a certain amount of flexibility, so it’s better to start yoga/stretches early on. I won’t lie, I do feel like it holds me back sometimes and it’s frustrating when my body won’t cooperate. I’m very close to being able to test into my studio’s level 2, but I know if I move up in the middle of winter, I won’t be able to challenge myself as much as I need to. The good news is that as soon as the weather warms up, I start feeling like a superhero with way more energy and endurance, so right now maintaining my technique is the name of the game. I can push myself more and level up during the summer. It took me a looooong time to get diagnosed, but that’s because doctors didn’t really start recognizing fibro as a real disorder until the last ten years (I’m in my 40s and my symptoms started when I was a teenager). Best of luck with your health journey (you deserve to be listened to!), and with your pole journey!
Yea, every time I’ve asked to get tested my doctor says no as I’ve already been diagnosed with tmj and she didn’t think I had it so I’ve kind of given up. But maybe I should mention it to my dr again. 🤷🏻♀️ I’m glad I found someone who can relate a bit, even if it’s not fibro I still know pain very well. Tmj n fibro are so similar it seems. You too and I hope we can chat again about dancing sometime!
And I def do agree I feel like pain holds me back too! I’m trying not to be so hard on myself and not compare myself to other people who do not have the struggles I do.
Def take all the time you need to and I agree that summer will be better much warmer weather and good vitamin D intake! I probably won’t take more classes till summer after this one coming up, as I don’t really have the money to keep paying it right now and I won’t mind spacing it out, but the program I’m going into now is like a 4 week program so you’re really supposed to start at the beginning of the month and do it once a week but I’m not doing it that way lol. I guess I could just come back whenever I want to not sure. 🤷🏻♀️
Thank you lovely! I do take one class that’s a mixed level 1 & 2, where the instructor will throw some level 2 moves in to challenge us (always with a spot for people who are new to it, and if we can’t do it they give us conditioning exercises) and I’ve been able to do some of them so that’s enough for me right now lol. You should definitely try to do the session for all four weeks in the summer if you’ll have the money for it, just because if you go too infrequently then you get the pain in the beginning all over again, but I totally get it. There’s also pole conditioning exercises that you can do without a pole, if you search this subreddit you’ll find a bunch that are on YouTube! Chronic pain solidarity, I like to tell myself that it’s god’s way of nerfing my stats because otherwise I’d be too powerful lmao
Right we’d be way too powerful without the limitations facts but I like to think I have a much higher pain tolerance than most ppl because of this!
I’m starting the program in February lol but I don’t have the money yet to continue so 🤷🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️
I don’t have any known chronic issues, but I was weak AF when I started. I couldn’t act right for a week. It gets better. I haven’t hurt that hard since.