Pole Dancing Health Benefits!

It's not uncommon to associate pole dancing with, dingy nightclubs and strippers. But pole dancing is actually a very good was to keep in shape.

1. Muscle Building

The amount of effort it takes to keep yourself on the pole, and steady at that is immense. Regular pole dancing can lead to the development of muscle, and pretty fast. I have only done 3 weeks, of 1 hour sessions and I have noticed an improvement in my muscles, mainly the fact that I now have some. Supporting the body on one arm or leg helps to strengthen the body as well as holding your body in shape, which helps to tone the core.

2. Confidence

You don't have to be sexy to hang onto a pole. In fact when you first start, unless you came straight from gymnastics or another flexible sport, sexy is the last thing you'll be. But with any sport, it leads to endorphins being released. This in turn makes you feel happy, coupled with your changing body leads to HUGE confidence boosts!

3. Weight Loss

Similar to muscle building, the exercise clearly leads to weight loss. It may not be drastic, but with any sport, the more you do it the more you improve.

Pole dancing may be controversial.  Especially depending on what age to do it at, but its a lot of fun, and as long as its not your only career plan I would highly recommend starting it to anyone.

All you need to do is find a class in your local area, and get down there.

It's at least worth one shot, right?

Liv

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Apocalips Big Bang | Review

I have been looking for a red lipstick for what seems about FOREVER! And to be honest any I've tried have not be up to standard. If I put a coat on my lips, with in 5 minutes I end up with clown lips. You know what I mean, the lipstick slides off and I have a redish stain ringing lips. Not great.

Then I stumbled across Rimmel Londons Apocalips Lip Lacquer and my life has been saved!

Big Bang

This amazing little lacquer, has a well in the applicator. This means you can get plenty of the liquid on your lips with out having to gloop a lot onto it and then start to smudge. The well also allows the lacquer to concentrate on the middle of the lips, where it is most needed.

The pigments in this product are amazing! I wore it to a party and the colour didn't fade all night, I simply reapplied to bring back the shine once.

When it's first applied the lacquer has a fantastic shine, but it soon dries into a matt look, which I really liked.

BUT IT GETS BETTER!

IT DID NOT SMUDGE!

Not once, all night. Which is quite amazing considering I had a drink all night, and was constantly sipping away. 

Rating:

4/5 

Liv

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Boundaries

Where do we draw the line on how much we tell friends? What we share on line? When a joke starts to hurt someone?

I find that boundaries are often blurred as our own opinion on issues can usually be wildly different from others. I for one hate talking about sex! Just something about it makes me cringe. My friends on the other hand talk about it for hours. Yes, I understand that sex is a squeamish topic for lots of people, but I mean I hate talking about literally anything to do with sex!

Recently my friends have been making some bold statements and it got me wondering where the line actually was. Some of the things they have said and done make me wonder how some people can genuinely think doing some of these things is OK. 

I don't want to go into too much detail about what's happened, as again boundaries are different to everyone, and anyone reading this wont fully understand the situation. 

But I want to say be careful what you say, as cliche as it sounds. Words do hurt. 

A bit of a randomly inspired post, I dunno just something playing on my mind I thought I would share. 

Liv

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Beginnings

New beginnings.

They happen all the time. Our lives are constantly changing, each day is a new beginning and with that brings endless possibilities. 

I started college recently. I chose to go somewhere I didn't know a lot of people. And I did this on purpose. I wanted to reinvent myself. To get away from being me, and let people know me now. Not who I was.

See, for a long time I took myself far too seriously. Not the best idea. I ended up only talking to one person for 4 years, and constantly believing that I was too good for certain people.

But the minute I let go of that ridiculous idea, was the minute I stopped standing on the outskirts of life watching everybody, and I began dancing with them. (I know I'm sorry, disgusting cliche).

It lead me to become a much happier person. This is the person I want people at college to know. I'll admit that it is difficult to make friends instantly. To be honest I'm still looking for someone who I really connect with there. But I have been talking to people a lot. Whether it's the boy I sit next to in class or the  girl I met in the toilets, I'm staring to recognise lots of familiar faces in the sea of 1400 new ones. 

I'm glad I stopped looking down on people for laughing at themselves. In total honesty all I do now IS laugh at myself. I find life much more positive that way.

If your staring college, or anywhere new in fact, my advice to you would be to TALK! To everyone you come across, if your stood in a queue waiting for something, then talk to the people either side of you. Similarly, talk to others outside classes. Others will feel as scared and lonely as you, don't forget that.

Remember, don't take yourself too seriously,

Liv

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