{"id":10398,"date":"2011-11-23T09:27:12","date_gmt":"2011-11-23T15:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.withamymac.com\/news\/?p=10398"},"modified":"2011-11-23T09:32:09","modified_gmt":"2011-11-23T15:32:09","slug":"pole-dancing-fitness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withamymac.com\/news\/2011\/11\/23\/pole-dancing-fitness\/","title":{"rendered":"Pole Dancing Fitness: My Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Yep, that\u2019s right, I\u2019m learning to pole dance. I like it. I\u2019m good at it. Uncomfortable yet?<\/p>\n

When I found a Living Social deal for pole dancing classes, I was excited. I talked a friend in to joining me and we had 2 classes in which we got to do sexy walks, spins and oh, right, work out. Pole dancing fitness is a trend and I think it\u2019s becoming pretty popular. Carmen Electra brought Striptease fitness to the world a few years ago and since then, being sexy and getting fit have gone hand in hand.<\/p>\n

Does it count?<\/strong>
\nI always tell people to have fun with fitness, try new trends, learn a new skill or just find something that doesn\u2019t feel like exercise! This logic applies to pole dancing fitness! I was curious as to how the classes would measure up from a fitness perspective. I\u2019d put them as a 3-4 on a 10 point scale because I wasn\u2019t sweating during or sore afterwards. However, the 2nd class was much more intense than the first, which makes me think that the better you are, the harder the work out. The upper body was the most worked because you are swinging and holding on to the pole. I wouldn\u2019t use this is a kickboxing class replacement but if you are looking to have fun, learn some sexy moves and burn a few calories, then sign up!!<\/p>\n

Sexy Factor<\/strong>
\nI think there is something awesome about being \u201cforced\u201d to be sexy. We all signed up for the class so we clearly wanted to be sexy doing sexy moves. But then, the lights go out, the music starts and everyone is suddenly shy about wiggling their hips and running their hands over their body. As a former hip hop dancer, I had an advantage because I can commit no matter what (even though many times, it\u2019s not pretty!). It was nice to see people relax, loosen up and after being instructed and reminded on ways to be sexy, everyone starting to get in to it. I think being able to take that step over the line of shyness and be comfortable with your body is a must, no matter what your age, size or fitness level.<\/p>\n

Class Layout:<\/strong>
\n20 minutes of stretching, pushups, crunches and warming up
\n25 minutes of learning spins and moves – we learned 4 spins per class (none upside down- damn!)
\n5 minutes of free-styling to sexy music and strobe lights.<\/p>\n

Overall, I had fun. I want to sign up for more classes. I secretly want to be able to spin upside down on the pole. I\u2019m not sure anyone outside of class will ever witness these new-found skills but I like it, I\u2019m good at it, I was challenged and I got a work out. Sounds like the perfect activity to me!<\/p>\n

Moral of the story: <\/strong>Grab a friend or 2, your favorite booty shorts and sign up the next time you see a Groupon, Living Social, etc deal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Yep, that\u2019s right, I\u2019m learning to pole dance. I like it. I\u2019m good at it. Uncomfortable yet? When I found a Living Social deal for pole dancing classes, I was excited. I talked a friend in to joining me and we had 2 classes in which we got to do […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[20,1720,12,23,9,768,225,1790,8,93,370,1788,1789,1787,21,1403],"class_list":["post-10398","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-amy-mac","tag-better-life","tag-exercise","tag-fit-life","tag-fitness","tag-fitness-reviews","tag-fitness-tips","tag-fitness-trends","tag-health","tag-health-and-fitness","tag-personal-fitness","tag-pole-dancing-classes","tag-pole-dancing-exercise","tag-pole-dancing-fitness","tag-withamymac","tag-working-out-tips"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t