Pole Dancing

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  • Witchhazel74
    Witchhazel74 Posts: 1
    I've been doing pole dancing for about 6 months now, and I love it! I've found a class locally where the ladies are all different shapes and sizes. I'm in my mid 30s and a petite size 14 so not what you'd expect, but I have noticed a real difference in my upper body strength that is truly motivating. I've put a pole up in the spare bedroom, and love to freestyle with it. I'm just not sure how to account for it on my exercise diary - any suggestions? :)
  • JustJennie1
    JustJennie1 Posts: 3,749 Member
    I want to take a class. I have a pole in my living room (seriously!) and I can do some basic stuff: spins, flips, climbing but I really want to learn how to do more. It is an awesome workout. The amount of upper body strength that is needed to do the moves is insane.
  • Louise1247
    Louise1247 Posts: 670 Member
    Ive just got a pole and find it really hard to grip- even climbing is hard! I was fine with it before when I tried it though.
  • ahsats
    ahsats Posts: 75 Member
    Ive just got a pole and find it really hard to grip- even climbing is hard! I was fine with it before when I tried it though.

    Buy you some DryHands!
  • KetoBella
    KetoBella Posts: 141 Member
    Until I saw them doing it at a girls only fitness club I never realized how hard it would be to do it. It is a perfect workout and I would think you would have tons of fun doing it.
  • Curvimami
    Curvimami Posts: 1,851 Member
    I've tried it right before I had my son and put on all this weight I have yet to take off. I loved it!!! And cant wait to get back to it when Im halfway to my goal, so 25lbs and I back on the pole!!! :laugh:
  • Nurse_krissy
    Nurse_krissy Posts: 102 Member
    For my bachelorette party, we are doing a private lesson with me and my closest 7 friends (it's only an 8-pole studio). I'm totally pumped because I think it's going to be a blast! If I love it as much as I think I will, I'll sign up for weekly classes even though the studio is 30 min from my house (time isn't as big of deal as much as $4.50/gal of gas is!)
  • Jodi_83
    Jodi_83 Posts: 44 Member
    I've done pole off and on for the last 3 years (mostly before I gained weight) and would absolutely recommend it, both for the strength and fitness you get from it as well as the motivation

    The studio I went to in Australia, did a dance routine mixed in with tricks, the one in the UK just did tricks (with a warm up / cool down). I think there are positives to both. Personally I don't like the dancey side of it as I have no co-ordination and I have no desire to perform the routines, but it does give you more of a cardio work out than straight tricks

    The higher level you get the less clothes you wear (in that you grip the pole with different parts of your body) so great motivation from both a “the other skinny girls in the class are going to see me in this” kind of way, as well as holding yourself whether it’s upside down or sideways on a pole – is a lot harder the heavier you are .

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