Gripping the pole requires direct skin contact, making it important to wear a body suit or grippy leggings for this activity. Stretching before class will help warm up muscles and minimize injury risks.
An experienced pole dancer typically has their moves preprogrammed into their motor program; however, they will still need to practice combinations of moves to improve. Countless weight loss misconceptions should be dismissed. One of them is that pole dancing does not help with weight loss. It does.
1. Strength
Pole dancing draws people who desire a slim and fit physique but are unwilling to endure long treadmill runs or strength training sessions in a gym. Furthermore, it provides an entertaining yet challenging exercise that works the entire body–especially core muscles and legs! Even beginners can benefit from pole dance as it works in all these areas at once!
Pole dancing is unique in that it combines both mechanical and sensual aspects of hip development for modern bodies, which often remain underdeveloped. Pole practice not only stretches and opens hips like ballet or yoga does, but it also strengthens them at unusual angles that strengthen them further for movement on the ground as well.
To take full advantage of pole fitness, one must attend classes multiple times each week as well as practice on their own at home. Doing this regularly will allow you to meet the weekly recommended 150-300 minutes of moderate and intense physical activity – an integral component in mitigating certain health conditions such as Type II diabetes and heart disease risk reduction.
2. Flexibility
Pole and aerial fitness movements typically involve bending, twisting, and stretching the body in unfamiliar ways to increase flexibility, reduce injury risk, and enable freer and more efficient movement of the body.
At first glance, pole dancing may seem intimidating for newcomers; however, most quickly discover they are having too much fun to worry about what others think of them! By learning to let go of self-doubt and focus on their accomplishments alone body instead of others (no more coffee table shin bruises!), they quickly discover they feel empowered through pole dancing which also brings other benefits into life (such as no more coffee table shin bruises!).
Pole dancers expose their skin to generate friction against a metal pole, providing a full-body workout and inducing endorphins that flood their bodies with positive feelings, helping them feel good, relax more fully, and sleep more soundly at night.
3. Cardio
Pole dancing can help your heart and help to reduce calories at the same time. To trigger fat-burning mode in the body, it needs a sustained period of varied movement; pole dance certainly accomplishes this! Plus, the moves engage muscles you wouldn’t usually use and strengthen them over time to increase metabolic burn. In turn, more calories will be burned.
Pole dance can be an exhilarating and enjoyable way to exercise, making it much more likely that you will stick with your training sessions and thus see results. Without enjoying fitness routines, chances are much greater that they will fall by the wayside and results won’t materialize.
Pole dance can also be an amazing stress reliever and sleep aid, helping you to have better nighttime rest. Exercise releases endorphins which release feelings of well-being to reduce anxiety. This feeling carries over into resting time resulting in improved quality sleep.
4. Weight Loss
Pole dancing is an exercise method that can be completed in various ways, from unabashedly sensual to strength and athletic training. No matter the style is chosen, however, pole dancing provides an intense workout that burns up to 441 calories during one-hour sessions for women alone! In addition, pole dancing boosts basal metabolic rates (meaning your body burns more calories when not engaging in physical exercise).
Pole dance classes combine cardio and strength training in a way that causes your body to use fat stores rather than glucose for energy, leading to substantial weight loss while building toned, lean muscle. Women who have practiced pole dancing tend to develop stronger back and abdominal muscles during pregnancy that can ease related back pain as well as facilitate childbirth more easily; additionally, these muscles developed can also help decrease your risk of osteoporosis later on.
