Pole Dancing- A Way for PWC’s To Exercise
March 4, 2008 by laura
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
A friend of mine takes pole dancing classes, and has been trying to get me to go with her. For weeks, I have been listening to her go on and on about these classes, saying how great the workout is- and that its just like pilates or yoga, but a little more “intense”. Finally I relented, and went to a class. I am not feeling well right now, so I just watched the class (I did not participate). But she is right. The class I saw was a beginner class. The movements are slow, and purposeful. It looks like it would be a good choice for me, because the moves are very yoga based, but there is something to hang on to for balance. If you know me, you know how “unbalanced” I can be. I am always falling over, especially when it comes to exercising.
I found a video of a beginner pole dance class from The Flirty Girl Studios, on YouTube. This is very similar to the class I saw tonight. If any of you have any experience with this kind of exercise, please tell me what you think of it. I would be interested in hearing your opinions.
Actually,
I have to admit, now that I have rewatched this video a few times, it wasn’t exactly the same as the class I visited.
In the class, the movements were a lot slower- and didn’t seem so “professional pole dancer”. But rather more purposeful.
It made me think of the pole being used as a vertical ballet barre.