Pole dancing has become a sporting phenomenon and we have a coach in SMA

Published

June 9, 2020

By Myrna Camacho

If you are still dragging around extra pounds as a result of confinement and the stress has not yet gone away, you are in the right place. Help yourself through sport. But not just any sport.

Learn a little more about this fun and effective exercise.

We dare say that we all know the pole dancing; that sexy dance that is accompanied by a pole and that famous people like Shakira, Jennifer Aniston and Cindy Crawford, they practice to stay in shape. A discipline that has quickly expanded to be considered one of the most beneficial (and fun) sports for health and fitness.

In Mexico, there are more and more schools dedicated to teaching this technique to women of all ages and professions in order to leave behind the idea that pole dancing is exclusive to exotic dancers or ultra-thin women.

Bere Lugo, director of Strike a Pose, began 3 years ago in the city of Guadalajara with various teachers, now she continues training and taking pole coach courses in Querétaro with the world champion of master 50. Bere told us a little about this exercise that began as a 'forbidden' dance and has become an excellent activity to stay in shape and raise female self-esteem.

Discover it all!

Benefits of Pole Dance

Burn calories: A 90-minute class can burn between 500 and 600 calories, which encourages sweating, the elimination of toxins and the maintenance of a healthy weight.

Tones the body: Performing pirouettes, inversions, climbs and acrobatics on the bar strengthens arms, glutes and legs.

Improve your self-esteem: It helps you understand that your body is perfect as it is, that with more or less curves you can project all the sensuality you want. Your sexy side does not depend on your size, height or weight, it depends on your attitude.

Increase your flexibility: In class, flexibility and elasticity are worked on in order to be able to do increasingly complex things on the pole.

Creativity: As you progress through the subject, you will see that the movements will suggest other ideas and help you create new choreographies of your own.