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Target Areas in Pole-What will help you improve the most?

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Upper Body strength

Shoulders, chest, biceps, triceps, forearms, and wrists

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Core 

Abdominals, obliques, lats 

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Lower body

Quadriceps, Glutes, calves, hamstrings, hips 

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Flexibility, strength,  muscle endurance are key to making pole fitness a good workout that flows and has aesthetics 

Want to learn more about body anatomy and composition?

Here are some games to learn it in a fun way:

 

Bone structure/skeleton- Click Here 

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Muscle Anatomy - Click Here

Workouts: 

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Train at Home or the Gym 

Legs (2-3 sets)


10x Front leg lift right 


10x Front leg lift right 


10x Front legs lift together 


10x straddle leg lift right 

 

10x straddle leg lift left 

 

10x straddle legs lifts both (circles like)

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Core (2-3 sets)
 

5x The dish hold for 10 sec
 

5x the arch hold 10 sec
 

3x Dish and arch roll (hold 10 seconds each) ‘superwomen roll’
 

2x 30 second plank (elbow plank)
 

2x plank with foot hold (30 sec) right leg
 

2x plank with foot hold (30 sec) left leg
 

5x V sit ups-pike  (if too easy increase to 10-15)
 

5x V sit  ups- straddle (if too easy increase to 10-15)
 

 

Upper body: (increase or decrease on capability)
 

10x standard Push ups 
 

10x diamond push ups
 

10x push ups with tucked elbows 

More workout options 

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Creative at-home workouts (3-4 sets)
 

Quick gran towel 60 seconds 
 

15x Slow rises (very slow!) add weights 
 

Spelling B (3-5 words, depending on length)
 

15x Rock and hold 
 

15x Sit ups 
 

15x Pendulum 
 

10x elevated push ups 

 

From: https://greatist.com/move/pole-dancing-exercise-strength-moves-you-can-do-at-home#1

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Basic (How to design workout)

 

20x Squads 


20x Tiptoe squads 


POWER IS KEY (explosive movements)


Grip and finger exercises for strength (tennis ball, tight hair bands) 

 

From: https://www.thepolept.com/fitness/how-to-design-a-training-programme-to-be-a-better-pole-dancer/

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General class Conditioning:

 

​20x Tiptoes with bands pull-downs 

 

20x squads (tiptoes and normal)
 

10x lunges  (per side)
 

Downwards dog walk (30 seconds) 
 

10x Downwards dog left leg lifts 
 

10x Downwards dog right  leg lifts 
 

10x Downwards dog right  bent leg lifts 
 

10x Downwards dog left bent  leg lifts 
 

Lounges stretch/ hip and balance 15 counts 
 

30 side crunches
 

30 crunches 

 

30-second plank

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