Mummyof3 started this discussion ·
Since getting my pole I've really let my cardio slip! I used to be a regular runner and swimmer but now spend all my time trying to improve my pole strength and flexibility. Anyone else let their cardio slip? I haven't notice any change in my weight/ body though... Is the pole enough?
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Yes I was a long distance runner before pole. I can't wait til the snow is gone so I can start running again. I think I let some of my cardio slip. But you gotta remember pole is like cardio too. Especially if you are just dancing around to a bunch of tunes. You can make pole very cardio too if you want to. If you are poling a lot and free styling for a few songs I would say that's probably better than cardio??
I feel it is about the same if you dance continuosly for 30 minutes. I like to add sexy squats and plies to condition my legs. You can also so leg raises. Not sure how to make a lunge sexy yet. 😕I I feel like my lower body needs the extra focus sometimes. If I really freestyle it is moderate to strenous exercise so I count it as cardio. I get about the same workout from my 30 minute cardio interval workouts.
I started running this year and hoola hooping :-)
I will walk or roller blade sometimes. basketball if its a consistant game with someone without stopping.
I do turbokick at the gym for my maine cardio. But after a pole workout with lots of dancing and stregthening, it feels about the same. It think pole dancing is enough; its a full body workout and theres always something different you can work on each time.
Zumba 1-2x a week. Hula hooping occassionally (not nearly enough though) when I find someones yard or space to do it in.
I do a cardio warm up before I pole, go running occaisionally and walk an hour a day to and from work. I have quit the gym recently because I was spending all my time on the pole so didn't seem worth keeping it.
Hazelnut ·
Only zumba once a week, and a short (20 min) run once a week too. But then I walk to work and home every day (30 mins each way), and pole twice a week. So I think that's enough! I know what you mean - I feel sometimes I should be doing more cardio, especially for the heart-protection factor... but pole is so much more fun, I think it's maybe worth the slight decrease in exercise quality for the enjoyment! Pole puts more of a smile on my face than anything and that counts more than heartrate sometimes!
