Pole über 50

[u/Smart-Salamander5506]

Nächsten Sommer werde ich 50. Vor acht Jahren habe ich angefangen zu tanzen und ich liebe jeden Moment davon. Ich habe immer schon viel Sport getrieben, doch mit zunehmenden Alter verändert sich natürlich mein Körper, meine Leistungs- und Regenerationsfähigkeit. Planung wird immer wichtiger, nicht nur das Training, sondern auch die Regeneration und die Ernährung betreffend. Gleichzeitig merke ich, dass ich gelassener und liebevoller als früher im Umgang mit mir selbst bin.
Ich bin dankbar und glücklich, mein Hobby so genießen zu dürfen. Doch manchmal kommt es mir vor, als sei alles davon fragil und ich würde Sand beim Zerrinnen durch die Uhr zusehen. Wenn ich bei einem Wettkampf antrete, gibt es kaum Teilnehmende in meinem Alter und bei allem Glück schwingt jedes Mal leise die wehmütige Frage mit „wie lange noch?“
Gibt es noch mehr Poleartists in meinem Alter oder noch älter hier? Was erlebt ihr? Wie geht ihr damit um? 
Ich bin gespannt,  von Euch zu lesen.

[u/Smart-Salamander5506]

English version below:
Next summer I'll turn 50. I started dancing eight years ago and I love every single moment of it. I've always done a lot of sports, but of course as I get older my body changes, and so do my performance and my ability to recover. Planning becomes more and more important - not just the training itself, but also recovery and nutrition. At the same time, I notice that I'm much more calm and kinder to myself than I used to be.

I'm grateful and happy to be able to enjoy my hobby like this. But sometimes it feels like it's all so fragile, like I'm watching sand run through an hourglass. When I compete, there are hardly any other participants my age, and along with all the joy, there's always that quiet, wistful question in the background: "how much longer?"

Are there more pole artists my age or even older here? What are your experiences? How do you deal with it?

I'm excited to hear from you.

[u/Willing-Birthday1021]

I’m 50, and it doesn’t necessarily feel fragile to me - though I’ve always had times when I could pole and couldn’t (surgery, an accident, illnesses).

The thing I had to come to terms with early on - and this has nothing to do with my age, but everything to do with just how my body is - is to accept that every day I may have a different level of capacity. Some days I can do a three hour invert workshop and be fiiiiine and the other days I just need slow grounded freestyle.

My goal has always been to pole at 70, so I am not married to what tricks I can do, but whether, if I am keeping up movement within my current capacity.

I went through a hard time this summer with perimenopause and OCD, and the entire time I knew I’d ultimately get back to doing pole the way I wanted, but for a time, I just had to meet myself where I was at.

[u/bluestarsunday]

I recently turned 50 and just started pole. Being a total beginner at my age is kind of awesome. I'm not comparing myself to anyone else or stressing out when other (younger) people can get tricks faster than I can. I walk away from every class sore and tired but delighted that my body is learning new ways to move.

[u/bollimiau]

Hi! I’m not 50, but I’ve been following dirdy birdy since forever and I’ll never stop admiring her. She is close to that age and doesn’t look like she has any intentions to stop. She also started poledancing way into adulthood if I remember correctly.

Anyway, I also think it’s important to mention that she’s a professional and her body and strength aren’t easily achievable. I love finding “role models” in the pole community -people who have been poledancing for the same amount of time as me and don’t have crazy tricks, dancers with a similar body type as me… Pole has made me love my body for being able to do things I never thought I would, but sometimes I just need a little extra reassurance. So maybe this can help you!