01/06/2026
BIGGEST MISTAKES BEGINNERS MAKE…
Some actually do apply to non beginners too! So it’s worth giving them a read!
But if you’re looking to start pole here’s a quick summery…
- Do a course not a mixed level beginner pole class… it’s just not the same. You won’t get the same experience and people give up because it’s not what they were hoping, found it too hard. Doing a beginner course is completely different. You learn the absolute foundations and you are in a room full of people like you.
- Just doing 1 class… would you go to the gym once and say I didn’t build muscle? You’re never going to see any progress or have the chance to improve and see progress in 1hr. Yes I will eye roll you and yes I will tell you that you’ve quit before you tried. Don’t be silly!!!
- Missing 1 or 2 classes and getting that anxiety. Don’t worry, honestly you haven’t missed anything and we repeat so much on the courses and classes to help progress and repetition to get moves. The anxiety is real but you will be relieved once you get moving again.
- In general though, being inconsistent will stunt your progress. And if you tell me you haven’t seen improvements but you’ve come to 3hrs across 8 weeks and tell me you’re not getting anywhere…. I might have to slap you.
I see this a lot where people dip in and out of classes and then tell us they weren’t getting anywhere.
Try being consistent first and then see what happens…
- Avoiding conditioning. Just believe me when I say… the ones that see the biggest progress, the ones that people look up to… they’re putting the work in.
This also goes out to the ones that say “I really want to get this move, my invert or my handspring or any very hard move that requires muscle” - have I seen you at conditioning and follow the advice I’ve given? It goes down to how bad you want it. Don’t just say… you have to do!!
But truly… there are other styles of pole and things you may prefer. You don’t have to do the strength tricks. You can stay grounded if you want to and get your sass on. We have plenty of choreo options which may give you the empowerment and confidence you desire.
