Let’s Get Your Glutes Going
Now that we have your Psoas acting right, we have to bring those glutes up to the same standard. Do you remember that blog where we covered the whole idea of “if you can’t move you die” and I painted…
How to stay within your window of tolerance as a pole dance student
Pole dancing is hard! It’s physically hard, it’s mentally hard (and can be super confusing – which leg do I use?!?), and it can be emotionally taxing as well. The key to being successful in your pole dance experience –…
When It’s Time To Change Up Your Training Routine, What Do You Do?
Like everyone else, my training routine got a huge shock in March of 2020. I eventually found my way through it, with the online classes offered by my home studio, and the occasional extra workshop when I could afford it.…
The importance of isometric movements in pole dance
What is an isometric movement? Let’s look at a bicep curl. In a bicep curl, you are bending and straightening your elbow. There are three types of muscle contractions that happen in the bicep curl: Concentric: the bicep muscle (on…
The challenging intersection of teaching safely and making money as a pole dance instructor
Many students come to pole dancing as adults and that offers a unique set of challenges. Setting up the challenge These adults have layers of movement compensation and sometimes unsaid expectations about their current movement patterns and future movement goals.…
How to work within your scope of practice as a pole dance instructor
For many of us, pole dancing can be a magical and freeing or even empowering experience. It can also be a complicated experience impacting not just physical movement and related changes but also emotional changes in ourselves and in our…
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…
We Got Your Breathing…Now What?
After my last few blogs, we should all agree that breathing is our bodies #1 goal because…. If we don’t breathe we DIE! Everybody on board with that? If I didn’t teach you anything else. If we didn’t learn one…
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…