Mjohnson0911 started this discussion ·
I am just curious how everyone structures their workouts with the pole. Do you just go for it and dance around and try all the stuff you know? Or have any of you set up an actual work out plan with the pole? I'm finding out I am having a tough time figuring out how to structure it! Thanks~ Mindy
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violet ·
The only thing that doesnt vary is my warm-up. I ALWAYS warm up by stretching and doing some basic spins and climbing, a few push ups and stuff like that for about a song length or 2. After that my workout is just kind of based on how I feel. I dont like to preplan, its just more fun to get on the pole and have a great time. But if Im working on a certain move, a lot of my time will be focused on trying to get it or smooth it out. The rest of the time I spend just doing random inverts, spins, some floor work. Just kind of going where my mind/body wants to take me! 😀
My warm-ups vary from running with the dogs to dancing around the house to doing a bit of quickie cardio. But the warm-up and stretching part is ALWAYS there. BradPoleKitty from YouTube posted an awesome warm-up routine made for pole dancing. She only shows you the moves once but you should do a few reps of the moves and make sure you warm-up and stretch each side equally. I usually watch a clip and then pause it, do the move several times, and then move on. Watch it here: Pole dance warm up and balancing practice After pole dance I make sure to stretch some more. After pole dancing my body is really warmed up and I can go a bit deeper into my stretches. I practice my splits, stretch my back forward and backwards... Then off to the shower. LOL On my off-pole days I will go to the gym and use the elliptical trainer. Or go for a long walk/jog. If I feel sore I will take a break totally.
I don't have a structured pole workout either. I warm up by stretching and dancing with some simple spins and excercises (like push-ups, lunges, pole ups and stuff). When I'm all warmed up I have a list of stuff to work on. I just check it out and do whichever move thats on there that I feel like doing and when I've had enough I try something else. This gets repeated until I'm too tired to anything right, LOL. Then I call it a night. 😁
marle777 ·
Watch it here: Pole dance warm up and balancing practice Thanks, that is extremely useful!! 🌸 I get so bored with regular rep. warmups 🫡
BPKitty ·
Hey guys, many thanks for watching the vid I'll be glad if its of some help. Ive posted another which was a bit of a bet lol Its a difficult song but I was challenged to do something with it. It didnt turn out too bad but not easy to learn even I forgot some of it but no worries it might give people some ideas for their own eh. Hugs xx http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_yACClKJXs
Kobajo84 ·
I am just curious how everyone structures their workouts with the pole. Do you just go for it and dance around and try all the stuff you know? Or have any of you set up an actual work out plan with the pole? I'm finding out I am having a tough time figuring out how to structure it! Thanks~ Mindy I actually have a mirror set up in front of my pole with a dry erase marker that I will use to write down all the moves in sequence of executing or just simply the moves I want to work on for that day. Helps keep me organized in my workouts as I have become easily distracted when I begin to think about other moves I want to try. LOL. 😀
Thats a good idea!
