Paula Bines Crawley Pole Fitness, Pole Passion, working alongside ITV Fixers

Pole fitness and dance is a high intensity work out

ITV Fixers www.fixers.org.uk approached Pole Passion www.polepassion.com earlier this year, to help show the world, how pole fitness can benefit all  fitness professionals and change the negative public perception of Pole Fitness, by taking a pole class to Crawley Rugby Clubs weekly training session. 

Pole Passion 's very own Paula Bines who started pole fitness as a student at Pole Passion Burgess Hill when she was 19, 5 years ago, Paula has been mentored and trained with Pole Passion ever since and was suggested by Kay Penney, owner of Pole Passion, as the ideal candidate for the Fixers brief.

Paula's aim is to constantly promote Pole dance and fitness in a positive light

Pole Passion Students, Ben and Sam were put on heart monitors, whilst working out on the pole and the results showed their heart rate went up to 180 in under three minutes, which in conclusion proves Pole Fitness IS a high intensity workout. 

This proves pole fitness can have the same cardio vascular workout like sprinting, but with the added benefits of weights and flexibility training, balance and coordination which is included in static pole holds for increased muscle definition including resistance training all at a maximum intensity.

The Poles used are RPole Portable Free Standing Dance Poles which are proved to burn more calories compared to fixed floor to ceiling poles

Phase two of the Fixers project enabled Paula to highlight more about the skills required for pole fitness techniques

Check out Crawley Pole fitness on youtube - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3egJNvr5K0

Come and train with Paula every Friday at Crawley at Nuffield health and wellbeing 7.30 - 8.30pm

she will be happy to motivate you

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We welcome our newly appointed Pole Passion apprentices October 2013

We welcome our newly appointed Pole Passion apprentices
Robyn Clay - Crawley
Megan Burley – Burgess Hill

We congratulate our newly qualified Pole Passion apprentices – International Foundation Pole Sport & Fitness Instructors leadership course

Kelly Lowing - Reigate
Dawn Tunnell - Reigate
Yolande Mann - Brighton & Hove
Elyse Elpwick - Worthing
Rebecca Peters - Chertsey
Tamara Castle - Crawley Worth
Ben Weeks - Reigate
Angela Chesnais - Reigate


Currently Pole Passion schools operate out of:-

Bognor - sue.thompson@passion-fitness.com
Littlehampton - sue.thompson@passion-fitness.com
Chichester - sue.thompson@passion-fitness.com
Crawley Worth - theteam@passion-fitness.com
Crawley Bewbush - charlie.wood@passion-fitness.com
Couldson - theteam@passion-fitness.com
Chertsey - kelly.ball@passion-fitness.com
Redhill - theteam@passion-fitness.com
Brighton and Hove - michelle.b@passion-fitness.com
East Grinstead - karen.davis@passion-fitness.com
Reigate - sam.causon@passion-fitness.com
Worthing - eylse.donovan@passion-fitness.com


If you are keen to join our team  and or to start your own business  - Email us about more information on kay@passion-fitness.com

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Pole Dancing is high intensity training

Pole dancing for fitness now  reaching high intensity training and the sport is now likened to cardio vascular sport training activities such as sprinting and high intensity rowing but with the added benefits of flexibility training, balance and coordination which are included during static holds for increased muscle definition including resistance training all at a maximum intensity

To monitor the maximum heart rate of  a male and female pole athlete during continuous intense pole endurance and training, which includes upper and lower body muscles, during pole tricks, spins, transitions and acrobatics on and around a vertical bar – the pole -  for three minutes.

Their heart rates were monitored throughout their intense session.

For a 27 year old female – Sam Causon – Pole Passion

At rest and with a normal heart the HR (Heart rate) is between 60 - 100 BPM

For a 23 year old male – Ben Weeks – Pole Passion

At rest and with a normal heart the HR (Heart rate) is between 60 – 100 BPM

the maximum heart rate is 197

(An estimate of a person's maximum age-related heart rate can be calculated by 

subtracting the person's age from 220)

FINDINGS

Personal Trainer (PT) Nikos Skevis of Premier Training supported the two pole athletes throughout the session and monitoring them throughout.

Whilst pole fitness is not classed as a team sport such as Rugby, Football or Netball, it encourages less egos and a supportive team spirit which includes a positive social support network for the participants.

CONCLUSION

Nikos commented that he was surprized with his findings as he had underestimated the power, strength and agility required for such an activity.

‘Their heart rates went up to 180 in under three minutes, which concludes they reached high intensity training.’ 

Nikos continued to liken it to cardio vascular sport training activities such as sprinting and high intensity rowing, but with the added benefits of flexibility training, balance and coordination which is included in static pole holds for increased muscle definition including resistance training all at a maximum intensity.

13th August 2013

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