What is Pole Fitness/Pole Dance?

To me pole dance...

...is all about extension...

Oh BTW, I Got My Splits... But...

This entire blog owes its existence to our mutual quest to get the splits. We have met countless times with each other and even had the chance to add more ladies to our Flexine Army. Our pets are "furry Flexines" (especially Elle, Butters, and Griffy--these furries don't miss a single meeting that their human counterparts go to!). Despite my frugality, I've even managed to gather a whole host of flexy tools/gear and everyone in my house knows what's next when I start carting them around.

Front Splits... on a Budget!

Let's face it, budgeting comes with a lot of making things work.

I like to get online and research free resources--it's amazing what a wealth of information there is. Just bear in mind that it is worth digging deeper for reliable information before you commit to any flexibility routines.

Here are two of my favorites:

• Partial Front Splits Tutorial by Kit Laughlin
  

So You Hate Running?

For some reason, people seem to hate running. And by that I mean, "because it's boring." The number of times I've been told that! It thoroughly surprises me, because I enjoy running and sometimes have to stop myself when I get to a certain point and my knees and ankles feel a bit creaky. A good, long dash makes a great start for stretching even if I end up putting that stretch off to run "one more song."

So, you hate running?