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  Yoga for Pole Dancers

  Posted by KayCee on March 22, 2015 at 5:01 pm

  Hello!

  For polers out there who like to compliment their workout routine with yoga:

  What yoga poses are good practice for pole dancers? Im looking for poses that strengthen/ stretch muscles used for pole. I know that pretty much everything can help since both pole and yoga are full body workouts but I’m looking for more specific key poses.

  So far here are some categories/poses I like for pole benefit:
  1. Arm balances – handstands, crow,
  2. Inverted Poses – downdog
  3. abs
  4. back bends -bridge, up dog, wheel,

  any ideas are welcome and very much appreciated 🙂

  Thank you!

  Rachel Osborne replied 9 years, 8 months ago 4 Members · 3 Replies
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  I polekat I

  Member

  March 22, 2015 at 5:59 pm

  I love all the variations of pigeon pose for helping with my splits. You should also check out pilates there’s lots of strengthening stuff there =]

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  Lucca Valentine

  Member

  March 22, 2015 at 7:07 pm

  All planks really, but side plank for sure

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  Rachel Osborne

  Member

  March 22, 2015 at 8:31 pm

  My most useful yoga flows are based round lizard. I go downward facing dog – plank – down dog – lunge – three legged dog – lizard lunge (foot next to little toe) – drop to forearm lizard lunge- then splits and general splits stretching.

  Also warm up with salute to the sun with lots of down dogs, planks, cobras, chaturanga and updog,

  And bridge/wheel/ fishpose things after doing body waves

  And sirasana headstand drills

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