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2024 Physical Activity – Dance, Health, and Fitness

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Aerial Dancing Highlights for 2024
2. I took 90 aerial classes
3. I spent $835 total
4. I spent 83.75 hours in class
5. I worked with 24 different instructors
6. I went to 10 different studios

Lifetime money spent (just for aerial classes): $12,076.24
2014 – $90
2015 – $422.21
2016 – $1777
2017 – $2594
2018 – $1465.74
2019 – $566
2020 – $225
2021 – $852.46
2022 – $1,439.83
2023 – $1,809
2024 – $835

Lifetime total aerial classes: 737
2014 – 6
2015 – 19
2016 – 109
2017 – 139
2018 – 92
2019 – 37
2020 – 35
2021 – 63
2022 – 111
2023 – 118
2024 – 83.75

Total time spent dancing +: 1138.90 hours (47.45 days)
2014 – 10.5 hours
2015 – 37.5 hours
2016 – 173.5 hours
2017 – 226 hours
2018 – 144.5 hours
2019 – 55.5 hours
2020 – 55.75 hours
2021 – 89.25 hours
2022 – 141.4 hours
2023 – 121.25 hours
2024 – 83.75 hours

Class Breakdown at different studios
Jungle Movement – 43/90 = 48%
Revolt – 33/90 = 37%
Lache – 5/90 = 6%
Sky Candy – 3/90 = 3%
Other single classes – 6/90 = 7%

Class Type Breakdown
Lyra – 31
Flexibility – 12
Conditioning – 7
Pole – 7
Silks – 6
Sling – 6
Fly Pole – 6
Aerial jam – 3
Floorwork – 2
Handstand – 2
Chair – 2
Bungee – 2
Straps – 1
Trapeze – 1
Acro – 1
Pentagram – 1

In other fitness accomplishments:

  • Taught my first and only lyra class 5/16 at 5PM (Lyra 1 class with 1 student at Jungle Movement)
  • 10/22 Volunteered for the Lache Fall showcase – did something new along with setup – door greeter donation taker
  • I biked over 500 miles
  • Started going to Orange Theory Fitness classes with Jon again – 36 total classes since June
  • With my employee membership at Jungle Movement I was able to try out different fitness classes including Parkour, Kung Fu, Calisthenics, Mobility and Recovery, Movie Stunts, Ninja Warrior, Trampoline, Pilates, Contortion, Rock Climbing, Gymnastics, and Tumbling
  • I replaced Hotworx with Orange Theory in June but managed to take 35 classes in 2024 including 36 ISO and 2 HIT classes
  • I took 1 yoga class and 1 acro yoga class
  • I took 2 handstand classes
  • I took two bungee classes
  • I took 3 club pilates classes
  • I played dodgeball for the first time in 10 years (since breaking my finger the last time) with a bunch of kids. Though I was picked last (even though I’m taller than all of them), they named the team after my shirt: “It’s Donut Time.”
  • I took four specialty workshops including a pentagram workshop, a trampoline workshop, and an aerial pull workshop
  • I tried roller pole and a doubles pole class

My fitness goals for 2024:

  • Work on a muscle up
    • Took a step back from this as I need to work on my general shoulder mobility first
  • Work on getting a handstand
    • Only took two classes specializing in handstands due to scheduling and preference for other class types
  • Volunteer for one show
    • Volunteered at the Lache February showcase and the Lache October showcase
  • Perform at one show
    • Signed up to perform but had to back out after getting knocked off my bike on the way home from class
  • Try out a new pole studio in the Austin area
    • Tried out SoFly Social in Austin
    • Tried out Empowered Acro in Austin
  • Try a new class/workshop
    • Took a double pole class
    • Took an aerial pentagram workshop
    • Took a calisthenics class
    • Took a rope class
    • Took an aerial pull workshop
  • Level up at Lache in Lyra
    • Leveled up to level 4 in the beginning of the year

My fitness goals for 2025:

  • Get back my twisted grip by working on posture and shoulder mobility
  • Volunteer for one show
  • Perform at one show
  • Try out a new studio in Austin
  • Try a new class/workshop
  • Bike 100 miles on my ebike

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2023 Physical Activity – Dance, Health, and Fitness

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Aerial Dancing Highlights for 2023
2. I took 118 aerial classes
3. I spent $1,809 total
4. I spent 121.25 hours in class
5. I worked with 27 different instructors

Lifetime money spent (just for aerial classes): $11,241.24
2014 – $90
2015 – $422.21
2016 – $1777
2017 – $2594
2018 – $1465.74
2019 – $566
2020 – $225
2021 – $852.46
2022 – $1,439.83
2023 – $1,809

Lifetime total aerial classes: 737
2014 – 6
2015 – 19
2016 – 109
2017 – 139
2018 – 92
2019 – 37
2020 – 35
2021 – 63
2022 – 111
2023 – 118

Total time spent dancing +: 1055.15 hours (43.96 days)
2014 – 10.5 hours
2015 – 37.5 hours
2016 – 173.5 hours
2017 – 226 hours
2018 – 144.5 hours
2019 – 55.5 hours
2020 – 55.75 hours
2021 – 89.25 hours
2022 – 141.4 hours
2023 – 121.25 hours

Class Breakdown at different studios
Revolt – 90/118 = 76%
Lache – 14/118 = 12%
Bat City Circus – 8/118 = 7%
Black Widow Pole – 3/118 = 2%
Inner Diva – 2/118 = 2%
Polearity – 1/118 = 1%

Class Type Breakdown
Lyra – 37
Silks/Sling – 29
Pole – 17
Floorwork – 9
Flexibility – 9
Fly Pole – 2
Twerk – 3
Conditioning – 3
Other – including Burlesque, Chair, Tumbling, Trampoline, Trapeze, Straps, Pole Silks, Pole and Aerial Jam, Parkour and yoga mini class – 9

 

My fitness goals for 2023:

  • Lyra – unassisted front balance
    • I practiced unassisted front balances in nearly every lyra class I took last year with some more successful attempts than others.
    • In my last lyra class I was able to get 3 unassisted front balances in a row without being right on top of my hip bones!
    • I put in an unassisted front balance (wearing fins) for my December showcase performance.
  • Pole – handspring Ayesha
  • Floorwork – solid fish flop
    • I took several floorwork classes and we worked on rolls and fish flops and I’m certain my fish flop improved.
    • Looking at the one I put into my showcase video, it was a teeny bit rushed and not as big as I wanted it to be but in practice some of them got so much airtime!
  • Floorwork – work on a hand balance pose/transition that I can freestyle into/out of
    • Didn’t work on this goal specifically
  • Aerial – check out every studio in the Austin area
    • I spent most of my studio time at Revolt but did take a few classes at Inner Diva for the first time
  • Aerial – perform at least once in some capacity!
  • Aerial – Work on the correct position for flying trapeze hand catch prep
    • Didn’t really work on this one – only took 1 trapeze class
  • Aerial – continue to explore other fun classes/workshops like duo lyra, bungee, trampoline, etc.
    • I love trying new classes such as the pole silks workshop at the end of last year and the tumbling class I tried
  • Aerial – volunteer/help out in a show/comp
    • I volunteered for both the Lache After Dark showcase in February and the Dreams and Nightmares showcase in October
  • 1000 miles lifetime on my e-bike
    • I biked 243.9 miles (bringing the total miles biked on my e-bike to 1,161.4)
  • 321 miles on our new stationary bike
    • Got bored really fast with the stationary bike – maybe did 20-25 miles at the beginning of the year before putting my effort into pull-ups and classes

In other fitness accomplishments:

  • I went to 3 aerial shows (Cirque, Cirque du Soleil: Corteo, and the Revolt Fall/Winter showcase)
  • I took 7 yoga classes (including 1 kitten yoga and 1 puppy yoga class)
  • I joined a local Hotworx gym 8/1 and took 29 HIIT classes and 49 ISO classes

My fitness goals for 2024:

  • Work on a muscle up
  • Work on getting a handstand
  • Volunteer for one show
  • Perform at one show
  • Try out a new pole studio in the Austin area
  • Try a new class/workshop
  • Level up at Lache in Lyra

My favorite fitness photos from the year!

 

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2022 Physical Activity – Dance, Health, and Fitness

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Aerial Dancing Highlights for 2022
2. I took 111 aerial classes total
3. I spent $1,439.83 total (I have some credit as an ambassador that I used towards some classes)
4. I spent 141.4 hours in class
5. I worked with 46 different instructors

Lifetime money spent (just for aerial classes): $9,432.24
2014 – $90
2015 – $422.21
2016 – $1777
2017 – $2594
2018 – $1465.74
2019 – $566
2020 – $225
2021 – $852.46
2022 – $1,439.83

Lifetime total aerial classes: 619
2014 – 6
2015 – 19
2016 – 109
2017 – 139
2018 – 92
2019 – 37
2020 – 35
2021 – 63
2022 – 111

Total time spent dancing +: 933.9 hours (38.9 days)
2014 – 10.5 hours
2015 – 37.5 hours
2016 – 173.5 hours
2017 – 226 hours
2018 – 144.5 hours
2019 – 55.5 hours
2020 – 55.75 hours
2021 – 89.25 hours
2022 – 141.4 hours

Class Breakdown at different studios for 2022
Ascendance – 39/111= 35%
Revolt – 15/111 = 14%
Divine – 25/111 = 23%
Bat City Circus – 6/111 = 5%
Emerald City Trapeze – 5/111 = 5%
Raven – 4/111 = 4%
Selenite Studios – 4/111 = 4%
Pole Fitness Seattle & Bellevue – 3/111= 1%
Sky Candy – 3/111 = 3%
Lache – 2/111 = 2%
Mora Pole – 2/111 = 2%
Versatile Arts – 2/111 = 2%
Jungle Movement – 1/111 = 1%

Class Type Breakdown for 2022
Lyra – 49
Pole – 30
Silks/Sling – 8
Straps – 5
Floorwork – 5
Trapeze – 3
Conditioning – 2
Flexibility – 2
Other – including Boudoir Striptease, Bungee Basics, Intro Harness, and Trampoline – 7

In other fitness accomplishments:

  • I biked 267.5 (bringing the total miles biked on my e-bike to 917.5)
  • I worked on partner/duo Lyra with a new friend
  • I tried out many new studios in the Austin area
  • I was able to do 10 chin-ups in a row
  • I was able to get my one-arm pull-up and incorporated it into a dance performance
  • I took several privates and worked on my fish flop, handspring, and choreo for my performance
  • I volunteered with PSO in Seattle again as well as with Misfits in Motion as a pole pixy

My favorite fitness photos from the year!

 

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2021 Physical Activity – Dance, Health, and Fitness

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How do you work out?

Pole Dancing Highlights for 2021
2. I took 63 aerial classes total
3. I spent $852.46 total (I have some credit as an ambassador that I used towards some classes)
4. I spent 89.25 hours in class
5. I worked with 14 different instructors

Lifetime money spent (just for aerial classes): $7992.41
2014 – $90
2015 – $422.21
2016 – $1777
2017 – $2594
2018 – $1465.74
2019 – $566
2020 – $225
2021 – $852.46

Lifetime total pole classes: 508
2014 – 6
2015 – 19
2016 – 109
2017 – 139
2018 – 92
2019 – 37
2020 – 35
2021 – 63

Total time spent poling: 792.5 hours (33 days)
2014 – 10.5 hours
2015 – 37.5 hours
2016 – 173.5 hours
2017 – 226 hours
2018 – 144.5 hours
2019 – 55.5 hours
2020 – 55.75 hours
2021 – 89.25 hours

Class Breakdown at different studios for 2021
Divine – 32/63 = 51%
Ascendance – 30/63= 48%
Pole Fitness Seattle – 1/63= 1%

 

In other fitness accomplishments:

  • I biked 260.2 (bringing the total miles biked on my e-bike to 650)
  • I went to 3 pole jams
  • I took 13 stretch and flexibility classes
  • I took 3 conditioning classes
  • Of my classes – 23 were VOD or online/Live
  • I started taking Lyra (aerial hoop) classes again at Ascendance and have really loved the challenge of this new aerial apparatus
  • I’ve done some rowing on my partner’s Water Rower

My favorite fitness photos from the year!

 

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2020 Physical Activity – Dance, Health, and Fitness

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How do you work out?

Pole Dancing Highlights for 2020
2. I took 35 classes total
3. I spent $225 total (I have credit as an ambassador that I use towards classes)
4. I spent 55.75 hours in class
5. I worked with 7 different instructors

Lifetime money spent (just for pole classes): $7139.95
2014 – $90
2015 – $422.21
2016 – $1777
2017 – $2594
2018 – $1465.74
2019 – $566
2020 – $225

Lifetime total pole classes: 445
2014 – 6
2015 – 19
2016 – 109
2017 – 139
2018 – 92
2019 – 37
2020 – 35

Total time spent poling: 703.25 hours (29.3 days)
2014 – 10.5 hours
2015 – 37.5 hours
2016 – 173.5 hours
2017 – 226 hours
2018 – 144.5 hours
2019 – 55.5 hours
2020 – 55.75 hours

Class Breakdown at different studios for 2020
Divine – 20/35 = 57%
Spinderella – 14/35 = 40%
Habitat Pole and Fitness – 1/35 = 3%

 

In other fitness accomplishments:

  • I biked 446.5 miles (390 miles on my new ebike)
  • I took 16 stretch and flexibility classes
  • I took 3 booty dance classes
  • I took 1 yoga class
  • I took 3 inversions conditioning classes
  • I took 3 handstands classes
  • I took 4 Pilates classes
  • I played soccer one time (and practiced several times)
  • I completed P90X along with some other Beach Body classes
  • I lost 3% body fat over the summer
  • I was able to do 9 chin-ups in a row
  • 7/17/2020 ran a 10:03 mile (after a 13:50 mile and then 11:02 mile with exercise-induced asthma)

My favorite fitness photos: Running up a small pyramid in Teotihuacán, Mexico; biking home across the 520 bridge over Lake Washington on my new ebike; camel pose success during Divine flexibility class

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2019 Physical Activity – Dance, Health, and Fitness

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How do you work out?

Pole Dancing Highlights for 2019
2. I took 37 classes total
3. I spent $566 total
4. I spent 55.5 hours in class
5. I worked with 9 different instructors

Lifetime money spent (just for pole classes): $6914.95
2014 – $90
2015 – $422.21
2016 – $1777
2017 – $2594
2018 – $1465.74
2019 – $566

Lifetime total pole classes: 410
2014 – 6
2015 – 19
2016 – 109
2017 – 139
2018 – 92
2019 – 37

Total time spent poling: 647.5
2014 – 10.5 hours
2015 – 37.5 hours
2016 – 173.5 hours
2017 – 226 hours
2018 – 144.5 hours
2019 – 55.5

Class Breakdown at different studios for 2019
Divine – 6/37 = 16%
Spinderella – 27/37 = 73%
P3 – 1/37 = 3%
BeSpun – 1/37 = 3%
Vertical Academy – 2/37 = 5%

 

In other fitness accomplishments:

  • I measured my body three times: Once with BodySPEC 1/4/19, and twice with InBody 3/31/19 and 7/26/19
  • I completed the Blogilates 100 abs challenge in January
  • I completed the Blogilates Glutes, abs, and squats challenge in August
  • I took 1 Thriller rehearsal class this year
  • I biked 221.8 miles
  • Did some strength training (16 sessions)
  • Took 5 AcroYoga classes
  • I played tennis 3 times
  • I tried out Katalyst fitness

 

My favorite fitness photos: Buying a new helmet, volunteering at PSO, hiking in CA

 

2018 Physical Activity – Dance/Tennis/Acro/Fitness

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How do you work out?

Pole Dancing Highlights for 2018
2. I took 92 classes total
3. I spent $1465.74 total
4. I spent 144.5 hours in class
5. I worked with 12 different instructors

Lifetime money spent (just for pole classes): $6348.55
2014 – $90
2015 – $422.21
2016 – $1777
2017 – $2594
2018 – $1465.74

Lifetime total pole classes: 365
2014 – 6
2015 – 19
2016 – 109
2017 – 139
2018 – 92

Total time spent poling: 592
2014 – 10.5 hours
2015 – 37.5 hours
2016 – 173.5 hours
2017 – 226 hours
2018 – 144.5 hours

Class Breakdown at different studios for 2018
Divine – 21/92 = 23%
Spinderella – 53/92 = 58%
P3 – 18/92 = 19%

Class Type breakdowns for 2018
Intermediate Inversions = 13
Intermediate/Advanced Spins = 6
Level 3-1 = 35
Level 2-2 = 1
“Intermediate” classes = 8
Open level drop ins = 11
Other = (pole power hour, Open choreography session) = 1
Level 3-2 = 12
Ayesha workshops = 4
Boudoir Classes = 1

In other fitness accomplishments (53.75 hours):
1. I did 3 acro yoga classes and one at home yoga class (8 hours total)
2. I went to 2 Thriller refresher classes before the Flashmob dance at Thrill the World (2 hours)
3. I went to only 4 volleyball drop ins (8 hours)
4. I took a golf lesson with my SO (45 minutes)
5. I went to 6 different 24-hour fitness classes with my SO (5 hours)
6. I spent 7 hours in the pool doing aqua classes and laps with my SO (7 hours)
7. I started playing tennis and went to the park to play 18 times with my SO (18 hours)
8. I played basketball – shooting hoops – once with my SO (2 hours)
9. I went on two scenic hikes with my SO (3 hours)

 

My favorite fitness photos:

 

2017 Physical Activity – Dance/Volleyball/Running/Bootcamp

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How do you work out?

Pole Dancing Highlights:
1. I performed three times in three distinct routines (Here’s my Risky Donetta routine and Here’s my Prohibition Donetta routine)
2. I took 139 classes total
3. I spent $2594 total
4. I spent 226 hours in class
5. I worked with 20 different instructors

Lifetime money spent (just for pole classes): $4882.84
2014 – $90
2015 – $422.21
2016 – $1777
2017 – $2594

Lifetime total pole classes:
2014 – 6
2015 – 19
2016 – 109
2017 – 139

Total time spent poling:
2014 – 10.5 hours
2015 – 37.5 hours
2016 – 173.5 hours
2017 – 226 hours

Class Breakdown at different studios for 2017
Divine – 72/139 = 52%
Spinderella – 35/139 = 25%
P3 – 19/139 = 14%
Pole Camp – 9/139 = 6%
Writhe – 3/139 = 2%
Polelattes – 1/139 = 1%

Class Type breakdowns for 2017
Intermediate Inversions = 30
Basic Inversions = 19
Intermediate/Advanced Spins = 20
“Intermediate” classes = 18
Level 3-1 = 14
Level 2-2 = 11
“Advanced” classes = 7
Level 2-1 = 5
Open level drop ins = 5
Other = (pole power hour, Open choreography session) = 3
Basic Spins = 2
Level 3-2 = 2
Ayesha workshops = 2
Boudoir Classes = 1

In other fitness accomplishments:
1. I went to 51 bootcamp classes
2. I went to a single Thriller refresher class before the Flashmob dance
3. I went to only 4 volleyball drop ins
4. I went to 6 KokoFit sessions (cardio and strength in a modern gym)
5. I went to 13 Bar Method classes
6. I ran 64.2 miles and spent 11.78 hours running with my fastest mile at 9:26
7. I took my bike out twice for 24.5 miles (and commuted from my house into work once)
8. I went to 24 stretch classes
9. I went to 7 KJC Booty Dance classes
10. I took a pole silks class

 

Fitness stats:

 

My favorite fitness photos:

   

 

2016 Physical Activity – Dance/Volleyball/Running/Bootcamp

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2015 Physical Activity Blog Post Breakdown

How do you work out?

This year I did volleyball, pole dancing classes, the Thriller Dance for the second year, stretch and flex classes, pole silks, hoop classes, acro yoga, Boudoir classes, a pilates class, and bootcamp.

Pole Dancing Stats:

  1. I took 109 classes this year at 7 different pole studios (some were during my writer retreat/vacation in St. Pete, FL)
  2. I spent $2252.25 on all my pole and flex classes for the year (that’s $20.66 per class!)
  3. I took 7 advanced spin classes
  4. I took 49 Inversions classes
  5. I took 30 stretch classes
  6. The classes ranged in price from $10-$32 each
  7. I spent 201 hours in all of the classes combined and 160 hours in pole-only classes

My favorite photos:

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Volleyball Stats:

  • I went to volleyball (outdoor in Bellevue Downtown Park) 8 times this year

Running Stats:

  • I ran 2.5 total miles
  • I ran a mile in 11:02 at the fastest

Boot-camp Stats:

  • I went to 10 Boot-camp classes, starting November and love the instructor and the other bootcampers!

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The Thriller!

  • I only had time to go to one workshop prior to the Flashmob!
  • Check out the Youtube video HERE

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Fitness stats:

  • I did 5 pull-ups/chin-ups
  • I can do 20 push-ups in a row
  • I ran a mile in 11:02
  • I can hand over hand climb to the top of the pole
  • I can touch my toes

2015 Physical Activity – Dance/Volleyball/Biking

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How do you work out?

This year I did volleyball, pole dancing classes, a hip hop class, a hooping class, a Bollywood class, an Aerial class, multiple Thriller workshops to learn the dance, belly dancing classes, and stretch and flex classes. I also did an afternoon ropes course.

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I took the dBMEDx team to Bellevue downtown drop-in volleyball. I went to two miscellaneous volleyball drop ins and 18 Bellevue downtown park drop ins.

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I tried out a belly dancing 6 class series in Bothell, see our performance piece here

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I went to 5 Thriller 1.5 hour workshops in preparation for Thrill the World Remdond.

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Paul and I did the ropes course in Woodinville for a couple of hours and went out on his boat multiple times this past summer (not much of a workout, I know)

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We even went ‘clubbing’ where I danced the night away for an hour and a half or so. (Have I mentioned that dancing is great exercise?)

I tried out a hooping class, an aerial dance class, a hip hop class, and a bollywood class and didn’t get much satisfaction out of any of them for various reasons.

And then I found Spinderella… I took 25 pole classes and 2 stretch & flex classes this past year at the studio. I love all my instructors, especially the owner, who is fabulous in so many ways.

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