Off the Pole for 30 days - what has happened to me?

From the middle of June till the middle of July I was busy travelling both for work and for leisure, both in Finland and abroad. And by busy I mean just that - I didn't stay long in one place and had fully booked days. I knew I couldn't attend any pole classes during that time so I put my Pole4Fit membership on hold for a month. I didn't think it would be a big deal as I stayed active, for example by exploring new places on foot (walking over 20 kilometres in Kyoto was one of my favourite days during this busy month).

I got back home on Monday and greeted my beloved Fitpole enthusiastically, but the love was no longer mutual. I only had strength for a 40-minute session but it was enough to show me all those tricks I no longer could do, including air invert, air shoulder mount and all handsprings. I was devastated. I did my first air invert almost two years ago so it was quite terrible not being able to do such a basic move anymore. And I hadn't been ill or anything, just off the pole.

This week I've been on the pole five times and I'm slowly getting my strength back even though it's nowhere near where it was a mere five weeks ago. I'm wondering how long it will take before I'm able to do everything I could do before the break and can start learning new stuff again. A friend said three weeks, what do you think? If you have similar experiences, please share them! I need some peer support!

No matter how much I enjoyed the long walks this summer, they just weren't enough.

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