Don’t Pole on That! A Note About Safety
If you’ve read my other blogs, you know I’m more of an aerialist than a pole dancer, but in the past week or so I’ve seen some horrifying examples of how poles are installed. Now, for these examples, I don’t…
I’m Hypermobile. What Does That Mean for Pole?
The words “hypermobile” and “Ehlers Danlos Syndrome” definitely make their way around the pole and aerial communities. Athletic arts like pole, aerial, and gymnastics often attract folks whose bodies allow greater degrees of freedom—but that doesn’t always mean those bodies…
Navigating Food Trends as an Active Pole Dancer
We see a lot on social media about food trends, supplements, and “magic ingredients.” Influencers are posting about unbelievable results they have gotten by following a certain diet or eating a certain ingredient regularly. And these results are usually tied…
Why is it sometimes harder to dance in shoes and sometimes easier to dance in shoes?
There’s lots of reasons to dance in stiletto heels! They look amazing, they can help you reach higher on the pole more easily, and you can do all sorts of interesting transitions and movements when using them as a complementary…
Psoas Activation: Part II
In the last article we talked through what your Psoas muscle is, where it can be found and how to start a conversation with it. The first Psoas activation was simply to take your hand and start massaging the area…
Dear Poler, you’re up to your neck in thoracic dysfunction… Part 2
Loss of overhead motion of the shoulder that you perceive as “pinching on the top of the shoulder.” Your shoulder motion comes from several joints - not just the ball & socket of the shoulder (aka the glenohumeral joint). There…
Dear Poler, you’re up to your neck in thoracic dysfunction… Part 1
If you’ve ever had neck and shoulder pain, you have likely experienced one of the following symptoms: A sensation of tightness on one side of the neck that is exacerbated by neck movement (either towards that side or away). Loss…
Tips for Returning to Pole Dancing
Aside from being a captivating art form, pole dancing is also an intense discipline that requires consistent physical training. In that regard, pole dancers in Michigan consider pole dancing a form of physical fitness. Various parts of the body are intensely engaged…
What are your nerves and why should you care?
Nerves are cord or string-like structures that carry information around your body. They are comprised of neurons that are protected in layers of tissue collectively known as a “sheath.” The information nerves carry might be motor control related, like moving…
What is fascia and why should you care?
Fascia is like a plastic wrap that covers literally all your internal bits including bones, nerves, organs, and muscles. It is a thin and flexible film made of collagen, as sensitive as skin, that crisscrosses around your body like a…