Pole Dancing Exercises for Core Muscles

Video Transcript

"Hi! I'm Niqui with Studio Soiree. There are a couple of pains to doing advanced pole moves that you have to overcome. One is pain, right? The other one is just getting your legs, your hamstrings conditioned to squeeze your legs tightly enough that you can use your legs only to hold yourself up the pole. Then another common complaint is I don't have the flexibility. Here's a move that I use to kind of keep those things in check, and it's also fun. I kind of use the side climb to get into this hold. It's the most intuitive way, which is just to use the side of your body and your body to get up here. Again, this is just something I use to warm up and condition. You hook at the crook of your knee and you bring your body down. You bring your groin as close as you can to the pole. You hang here keeping your body parallel to the floor is working your core and your obliques. When you're able, you can let go of both hand and hang for a while. It's very conditioning. Very challenging, and very, very rewarding."