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YouBeauty: How Pole Dancing Can Benefit Your Physical and Mental Health

Posted on by Joey

If the movie Hustlers hasn’t inspired you enough to try out pole dancing, maybe this article will. Pole dancing has become a prevalent form of exercise and is anything but easy. J-Lo had to go through intense pole dancing training for her role on Hustlers (which makes sense that her body is incredible) and said that the exercise was extremely challenging on both her mind and body. So, what are the benefits of pole dancing?

Core workout

Jennifer Lopez has been the queen of abs since I can remember, so if she says pole dancing is a good core workout, I’m already convinced. Pole dancing engages your entire core in a way that traditional ab workouts don’t, resulting in rock-solid abs that you can’t get anywhere else.

Confidence boost

It might take a little bit to get the hang of pole dancing, but once you do and realize how much fun it is, you’ll find your confidence going up too. Pole dancing isn’t just about having a strong body and being able to do all those tricks- it’s about being confident in yourself. There’s a reason why pole dancers look so good when they’re dancing- they feel great about themselves as they’re doing it!

Flexibility

Being able to stretch your body around a pole is going to play a role in increasing your flexibility. It’s as simple as that. Movements like leg extensions and backbends are frequent with pole dancing, and to comfortably do those, you need to be flexible. You might also find that pole dancing helps with stiff muscles and back pain.

Heart and blood flow

Pole dancing is an excellent form of cardio, as are most aerobic workouts. Pole dancing engages all of your muscles, meaning an increase in blood flow throughout your body.

Helps you relax

Although pole dancing is probably more complicated than yoga, many people find that it helps them relax. Adrenaline increases the more stressed out we get, and pole dancing is a great way to release that built up adrenaline. Your body will start to produce more endorphins, and you’ll find yourself more calm and relaxed in no time.

Motivation

Sometimes working out can get repetitive. You can only go to the gym for so long before you find yourself bored and unmotivated. And that’s where pole dancing comes in. Pole dancing is a unique and exciting workout that is entirely different from a regular session in the gym. Pole dancing is an intense workout, while still being fun. And the more you practice pole dancing, the better results you’ll see, and the more motivated you will be to keep trying.

Increased endurance

Unlike running, which can feel like it goes on for hours, a pole dancing class is likely to go by in the blink of an eye just because of how fun it is. Pole dancing is an excellent form of cardio, and the more you practice it, the more your endurance will increase.

This article originally appeared on YouBeauty.com 03/11/2019

X-POLE Aerial Mounts for Home and Studio

Posted on by Joey

Thank you for all your feedback and comments regarding the X-POLE Home and Studio mounts. Firstly these are two very different products and we agree these should not have been mixed together in our marketing!

The X-POLE Aerial Home mount has been specifically made for low level, non-dynamic aerial yoga/hammock. We designed this product as we had seen many home users and non-home users using surface welded U-Plates from various on-line stores and DIY store eye bolts which were not specifically designed for that purpose.

The mounts themselves have taken over 3 years to design and develop and 6 weeks ago we had a UK test house test and certify the mounts.

The home mount was rated at 2000kg – WLL 10:1 = 200kg. We recommend that 2 x home mounts are used for aerial hammock, splitting the load however, we appreciated that people may decide to use only one for Hammock so ensured the WLL was more than sufficient.

Our instructions, for both products are currently being finalised in which we state that we recommend that only a professional install the mounts, there are so many variants to a home installation that it is impossible for us to tell the client where and how to install. However, we recommend that a minimum of 4x 65mm screws (supplied) are used into a joist/beam. We also say that it is not suitable for a floating ceiling and or direct to plasterboard. The home mount has a purpose designed twist and lock system, unique to the X-POLE mount, this is for engagement and release, so that the insert needs a positive push up and twist, which insures that the insert cannot come unlocked during use.

Our studio mount is for use within a studio setting, this can be installed on truss or via our plate mount, again we advise that a professional install this. The studio version is a spinning mount and can be used with hoop, sling, silks. We always advise that our product is for aerial fitness and therefore do not recommend installation over 4.5m. The studio mounts have been tested to 3000kg – WLL 10: 1 = 300kg.

Once again thank you all for the feedback, the message has certainly got back to the office and we will in future make sure that we let you know as much information as possible on release. Customer safety is a priority at X-POLE and ALL our products are tried and load tested by a certified UK company. If you do have any questions please feel free to email [email protected] and we will be happy to answer questions.

International Pole Camp 2019 – Powered by X-POLE

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Now in its seventh year, the International Pole Camp has grown year on year to become one of the landmark events in the pole and aerial events calendar. At X-POLE, we love to support and nurture amazing events like this and we continue to provide the best equipment to the organisers of the International Pole Camp for the 2019 edition.

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Jlo’s Medicine Has Dropped and We Are In Love with it!

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Jennifer Lopez continues to push the envelope of cutting edge style and fashion in her new music video for her latest track Medicine ft. French Montana.

Not only that, she has chosen to show off her new pole dance skills in the video, using an X-POLE X-STAGE Lite!

 

 

 

PayPal Credit Now Available on X-POLE.co.uk

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Need a little help purchasing a pole, X-STAGE or A-FRAME?

You’ve got it, with PayPal Credit!

A 0% interest offer you can use again and again.

PayPal’s 0% interest offer is better than just an introductory offer.

Simply spend over £150 and you get 0% interest for 4 months on that purchase*.

Also, you can get finance via PayPal Credit on purchases under £150, but will be charged at 17.9% p.a (variable).

*PayPal Credit Terms and Conditions apply, £150 minimum spend to qualify, GBP (Sterling) transactions only and available to UK residents only.

How Does PayPal Credit Work?

To use PayPal Credit, just add products to your cart on x-pole.co.uk as you normally would, select PayPal as your payment method at checkout, login to your PayPal account in the secure window and if you are eligible, you will see an option to apply for credit; it’s that simple!

Happy Valentines From X-POLE

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Who loves you? We do! That’s why there is free shipping on SPORT, XPERT & XPERT Pro Poles to the UK & Europe* from midnight Thursday until Midnight Sunday! Just use code “XPVDAY2019” on x-pole.co.uk at checkout!

*Promotion excludes the following destinations: Slovakia/Slovenia, Lithuania, Latvia, Norway, Malta, Jersey/Guernsey, Switzerland, Cyprus, Canaries, Iceland and Balearic Islands.

STAINLESS STEEL VS. CHROME FINISHES – THE DEBATE

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Steel or Chrome; it’s a question a lot of Polers ask themselves when selecting their first pole. Our UK Marketing Manager, Joey, writes a short blog to help you make what may be one of the most important decisions of your pole journey.

Being relatively new to the world of pole, I had to do some research into many aspects of the discipline, including the various pro’s and cons of different pole finishes. This time around, I decided to focus on Stainless Steel and Chrome, as they are two of the most popular finishes.

First up, what’s a pole finish? X-POLE has a range of finishes (Chrome, Titanium Gold and Powder Coated) as well as solid materials (Brass, Silicone, and Stainless Steel) that are polished to a high standard for the best possible grip.

A Stainless Steel pole is pretty much exactly what it sounds like. They are silver in color and are made of a combination of alloys (here comes the techy bit; Stainless Steels are iron alloys with a minimum of 10.5% chromium. Other alloying elements are added to enhance their structure and properties such as formability, strength and cryogenic toughness), and provide a super strong base for our poles.

Stainless Steel poles are highly polished to give a smooth and shiny finish. This produces a pole that is great for a variety of pole tricks and routines.

This finish can prove slippery for some people and also requires more grip strength to use, so may be more suited to a slightly more advanced user, but, this can also be a great investment for a new poler to push themselves and learn with equipment that will challenge them along their journey.

Chrome poles are also silver in color, but have a mirror finish. They are Steel poles that have been coated in Chromium to produce a beautifully shiny finish and are the most common poles seen in both studios/gyms and at competitions/events.

Chrome is naturally more ‘grippy’ than Stainless Steel, so is a very good choice for beginners, as it is more forgiving of weaker handgrip strengths and is also great for a variety of pole tricks, from inversions to leg holds.

The only thing to add here is that people who suffer from Nickel Allergies may not find Chrome poles suitable to practice on, as the coating will contain a small trace of Nickel.

To sum it up, if you are an absolute beginner looking to purchase your first pole and you don’t have a nickel allergy, Chrome finish poles are going to be your best bet, while those who do suffer from Nickel allergies would be advised to opt for a Stainless Steel pole. The important thing to remember is to have fun whilst using your pole!

X-POLE PARTNERS WITH INTERNATIONAL POLE CAMP AS HEADLINE SPONSOR

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We are proud to announce our association with the upcoming International Pole Camp, due to be held in Bibione, Italy, from 23/09 – 01/10. This will be the fifth edition of the International Pole Camp.

The camp will have three attendance options, 1. 23/09-26/09, 2. 28/09-01/10 and 3. the XXL option: 23/09-01/10. Options 2 and 3 are already fully sold out, but there are a limited number of spaces left for attendance option 1. You can book on to this option here.

Not only will all workshop spaces be fully equipped with X-POLE’s, the organisers have signed some of the best names in the pole industry to run workshops throughout the dates mentioned, including; Anastasia Skukhtorova, Evgeny Greshilov, Doris Arnold, Jazzy K, Birgit Untermair and many more besides.

The schedule of workshops on offer includes; Good Morning Flex, Tricks und Combos, Strength for pole, Partner stretching, Splits on Pole, Chair dance, Spins, Double Trouble, Acrobatics, Floor work and others. The workshops will also be classified into three different levels of ability, to help attendees choose the workshops their level of ability is best suited to:

Beginner:

For people who just tried and completed a pole dance beginner lesson with no inversion (no upside down).

Intermediate:

All inversions from ground, basic inversions on air, shoulder mount from ground, batman (basic handspring), headstand, spins with the fixed pole and some spinning pole notions.

Advanced:

Intermediate level plus handspring twisty grip and cup grip (good control), Iron X easily, shoulder mount on air, Aisha, spinning (use the spinning pole), confidence in pole combos.

Check out the photos from last year’s event below: