pole dancing for fitness

My friend does this. She always claimed it was for fitness, but recently she has begun to 'perform' at parties. Just in front of her friends, but I think the line there has been blurred.

My problem with it is that, as AF said, it normalises pole dancing. It makes pole dancing for men's titillation seem not as bad, and these men can then look at women CHOOSING to do this for fitness or whatever and think that women are cool with it and onside.

I also find it hard to believe that women who choose pole dancing to get fit are JUST doing it for fitness reasons. There are other ways to get fit yet they choose this?

I did pole fitness for a few years and it is by far the best workout I have ever had.

The main reason to wear few clothes in the 'fitness' side of pole is the fact you need skin contact with the pole. If you do not get skin contact you are likely to fall off.

I always did it in shorts and a sports bra. Never for the titalation of men.

And also men do pole fitness too, maybe not as many but they do it and the ones that do tend to be amazing! Try googling male pole 2012, there will be competition info, possibly videos online.

I don't have any men in my class, but the classes i used to attend when I was learning had a couple of men in them.

You'd need your angular momentum to calculate your 5k :o

Wilsonfrickett: That is amazing. I always raise a brow at the pole dancing for fitness classes as I have seen some which are, essentially, copying strippers. But I have also seem some where the teacher is attempting to teach that's on that video and it is stunning.

There are lessons near me run by a bloke, who is absolutely amazing at it. I saw him at a local event recently and he is fantastic. I have no idea who he is though or where the lessons are, I lost the leaflet :(

I would love to do more athletic-style lessons, but I would because it would go well alongside my hula hooping and poi. I would do bellydancing, trapezing and other circus skills (such as acrobatics on ribbons) for the same reason. I need to work on body movement for my hooping and poi, and these are all good examples of body movement I need to start improving on!

You are so right, I would probably wear my padded cycling shorts as well, thus adding a further layer of protection.

ah, but wilson, your bits would not be available for splinter insertion

...if pole dancing were just for fitness

you would be pole dancing around a telegraph pole in your duffel coat, Moon boots and woolly tights, wouldn't you, bits very firmly out of reach of splinters ?

And splinters in your bits

you can't dance round a telegraph pole, you'd get dog piss all up your fishnets

of course, BTP

Firemen are supposed to maintain a certain level of physical fitness, aren't they ?

Perfect...they have the ideal fitness solution right there in the station

100 dance dollars

In fairness I don't actually think that's intended for children

I wonder why people don't dance around telegraph poles, high jump poles, flag poles etc ?

That product you linked to is exactly what I'm talking about though GetAll, coming as it does with its handy '100 dance dollars'. That's exactly what I mean about intent. The intent there is to link the pole to dancing for money. If you take that intent away then it's just a pole.

Unlike lapdancing - which is always 'for' men, 'by' women - pole dancing can be just dancing if the intent, content and audience is right.

GetAll I don't think the item you linked to looks aimed at children, actually.

Well they were forced to remove it from the 'toys and games' section of their website and move it to 'Fitness Accessories' so someone thought it was I guess..

How many men do you have in your class Moomie?

GetAll I don't think the item you linked to looks aimed at children, actually.

What a load of bollocks it all is.

Prostitution is probably good for fitness too - all that walking the streets and frantic shagging

I thought so, GetAll

Has there been a "Pole dancing gift set" for 8yo's in Tesco yet ? If not, there will be soon.

Yes here. There are also pole dancing classes for children.

but Wilson, the only reason you need to do that stuff, is to pole dance

i don't think many of our top women athletes put pole dancing onto their schedule