Over ten year hiatus

Has anyone come back after a REALLY long break?? I used to be absolutely obsessed with pole back around 2012. Had a blog, a YouTube channel, got a job at my studio, and then personal stuff happened which forced me to quit.

I finally stepped back in the studio tonight and my god was it humbling starting back in the beginning classes. Yes, my muscle memory kicked in but muscle memory only gets you so far when you’ve refrained from any sort of physical activity for 10 years.

I’m worried I won’t regain the enthusiasm I once had. The joy of landing new tricks, of powering through the pain, of simply flying. I couldn’t help but feel disappointed that I am now so weak and beyond rusty. I’m in worse shape now (and considerably older) than I was back when I first started too.

Just wondering if anyone out there has been through something similar!