63-year-old pensioner Svetlana Miroshkina took up Pole Dance, changed her eating habits and lost weight.
October 27 2017
Three years ago I discovered a new unexpected world – pole dancing, otherwise Pole Dance. I took hold of myself and lost more than a quarter of my weight. Since childhood, I dreamed of connecting my life with dancing, I wanted to become a ballerina, but the circumstances were higher than my dreams. She acquired the profession of a plasterer-painter in order to live. She got married, gave birth to two children, then divorced. There was no time to think about dancing and sports. Three years ago, a girl with a photo on a pole in her profile asked to be my friend on social networks. Seeing this picture, I realized that I want the same picture!
Of course, at first doubts crept in. I well understood that I was 60 years old, and sport is for young people. I thought, doubted, but still made up my mind. And on April 12, the Cosmonautics Day, I took off to the pylon! It took off, of course, it is loudly said – it rather crawled. The first workout was given to me with great difficulty. Besides, it was uncomfortable – there were young girls around! But the girls and the coach greeted me warmly, explained that the training session would last an hour and a half and would consist of two parts. The first part is a 40-minute warm-up, the second is an introduction to the pole. At that time I “carried” 78 kg of my beloved body, it was not easy to climb onto the pole! But I was lucky with the stretching, and my hands are quite strong because of the profession. At the very first workout, I realized that it was time to get in good physical shape, so in addition to regular workouts, I signed up for the gym twice a week, plus I worked out at home every day – swinging my legs (2 sets of 40 times) and abs.
Together with my lifestyle, my diet changed: I replaced meat with fish, excluded noodles, potatoes. The morning started with light food: vegetable salad, apple, banana. Before breakfast I began to drink a glass of warm water. True, in the evenings I could have gorged on sweets or something else. But the coaches did not scold, they knew that in the lesson I would burn all the calories. Thus, in the first 3-4 months, I threw off 10 kilograms. Pole tricks have become much easier. I continued to train and lose weight. Now my weight is 56 kilograms. If I happen to see a doctor, they praise me, they say that the weight is ideal. Can you imagine even doctors praise? After shedding the excess, it became easier to stick to the right diet. But I must admit, I can’t completely give up sweets, I still eat sweets with pleasure.
With the advent of Pole Dance in my life, I not only lost 22 kilograms, but also became much younger! It was as if I was born again – I became more positive, moderately liberated and sexy. I feel 30 years old, and when I practice on the pole – 18 years old. I have two granddaughters, the eldest is 15 years old, the youngest is 8 years old. The girls support my hobby and come to the reporting concerts!
My plans for the future are to work on myself and improve my results. Pole Dance is always with me! Even in a dream, I do twists on a pole, which I want to conquer in a future lesson. And I would also very much like to meet my other half and get married. At the moment, there is no one on the horizon, perhaps because we walk on different roads and places, but I really hope that this will definitely happen.
– Fighting overweight after 60 years has its own characteristics. With age, changes occur in the body, which, among other things, affect the work of the gastrointestinal tract. Dysbiosis intensifies, fewer enzymes are produced, and it is more difficult for the body to digest food. Therefore, it is important to help him in all ways – first of all, to exclude indigestible foods from the diet. That is, replace meat steaks with minced meat, raw vegetables – steamed or boiled. The second age-related feature is the risk of developing osteoporosis, when the strength of the bone tissue decreases. Sports, and not cardio or aerobic exercise, but strength training will help reduce the risk of developing this disease. Therefore, Svetalana chose the right hobby for herself.