Fitness Through Pole Dancing
When we see women dancing on metal poles, chances are our imagination goes wild that they may be strippers. While there is nothing we can do to erase that notion, the fact remains that the effort and the fitness aspect is something to marvel at. For one, it is still a form of movement which we can classify as aerobics or dancing where the whole body is practically moving and in the end sweating meaning loss of some unwanted fats and calories.
So barring this presumption when you mention pole dancing, ideally it is another form of fitness regimen that can be considered. Something like what this lady, Nikki Craven does. Nikki Craven grabs a metal pole, and to the tune of Lady Gaga’s “Poker Face” lifts herself up on it, flips her legs over her head, does a twirl and slides down, hands first, onto the light-up tile floor.
“Some people, when I tell them I teach pole dancing, they instantly shut down,” Craven said. “They hear the words ‘pole dancing’ and then they just associate it with something unseemly. But this is more about getting women to come out of their shells, to be confident in their bodies.”
Pole dancing as a sport and fitness activity became popular in Japan, Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia in the early 1990s, said Anna Grundstrom, founder of the U.S. Pole Dance Federation. It caught on in the United States in the early part of this decade and some gyms now even offer instruction alongside their pilates and yoga classes.
(Source) Go Triad
Tags: aerobics, dancing, Fitness, pole dancing