Author: Hanger66

As a proud Hanger 66 student, I wanted to share with you all my experience of poling while pregnant and the challenges that have come with it both physically and mentally.

I had dreamt of poling while pregnant but every woman is different and I didn’t know if this would be a reality for me. Luckily, I’ve had a great pregnancy and I was cleared by both doctors and physiotherapists to train while pregnant. That was my first port of call and recommend getting that clearance to anyone before proceeding as both yours and baby’s health comes first. Continue reading “Poling Pregnant”

Being a busy girl myself, I know how tempting it is to skip the warm up at the beginning of your next pole class. Maybe you’re running late, or you have just done another class before … so you check your phone, grab a drink, change outfit and its ok to skip the start of the next class because you are already WARM, right?…… Uh uh – WRONG. Continue reading “Stretching is not a warm up”

Handsprings (and ayeshas) are a significant milestone in most polers’ journeys. The first time you are upside down with only your 2 hands to prevent you plummeting back to earth can be both scary and exhilarating. It is such a novel movement, full weight bearing and balancing solely on your arms.   There are not many other opportunities to practice this outside of handstands and cartwheels. Which is why having a good understanding of a handstand is vital before attempting ayeshas and handsprings. Continue reading “Handstands before Handsprings”