The Pole Physio Blog

Grips and Holds: The Complete Guide for Pole Dancers

PART THREE: UPPER EXTREMITY GRIP STRENGTHENING In part one of the Grips and Holds Blog, we covered specific mobility and strength...

Nerves - The Lower Limb Edition

Welcome to part 3 in our nerve series - yes, we’ve made it to the lower body! We know this is the part many of you have been waiting for....

Nerves - The Upper Limb Edition

Welcome to part 2 in our series on nerves! This one is alllll about the upper body. Before we jump in, make sure your background...

Power Bands: Power to You!

When learning our key pole moves, it’s common for us to want to master our tricks yesterday! So if you’re finding it a struggle to nail a...

Skill Acquisition: How to Level Up Quickly & Safely

As a relatively new poler (how long can I say that for – I have been committed to pole for over 18 months now!) – I have found myself...

Nerve vs muscle: What are we really stretching?

How much do you think about WHAT you are feeling and WHERE you feel it when you stretch? It’s super important and we are going to look at...

Running, cycling and pole fitness: Cardio Cross Training for pole

When I returned to my local pole studio after lockdown in 2020, I went from being a once a week attendee at casual classes to full blown...

Breaking Down Core Stability

Polers, aerialists and movers, I’m sure you already have some ideas about core and stability. We can almost guarantee you have worked on...

Warm Ups & Cool Downs: Why you should never miss one!

Warming up isn’t just important for us to get the perfect amount of sweat to grip the pole but it’s also necessary to prepare our muscles...

Active vs Passive Flexibility - What's the difference & why does it matter?

Do you spend all of your time working on your passive flexibility? Not sure why active flexibility is important for a poler to work on?