Can You Train When Injured?
Can you train when injured? A walk through of the critical thinking process taking 3 Key factors into consideration plus lots of tips. Featuring Natasha Wang.
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Pole Physio
How to Stretch Before Singing & Backbending?
In this episode of MoveMedics TV, I share with you how I stretch BEFORE Singing and Backbending. This is one of the Priming Movement I do to get my body ready for the task ahead. I also like to do this throughout the day AFTER I’ve been sitting for a while to gently undo the
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Shoulder Roll Neck Stretch
In this episode of MoveMedics TV I share my fav neck stretch, the Shoulder Roll Neck Stretch, with you. The Shoulder Roll Neck Stretch combines some classic neck stretches with shoulder rolls, I find this to be effective to sweep across the entire area I want to affect. It’s super easy and useful for those
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3 Tips to Pole Injury Free After Lockdown
As we move onto Stage 2 restrictions in Oz and Pole Studios are set to reopen, here are 3 tips to help you Return to Pole Injury Free after almost 3 months off.
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The Handspring Road Map
The Foundation to Handspring Success The Handspring, aka Split Grip Ayesha, is a goal trick for a lot of pole dancers. Not only does the Handspring offer a great sense of achievement, it also opens the door to a lot of fun tricks, combos, and transitions. It is certainly one of those rite of passage tricks and
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Is Twisty Grip Really Evil?
A Bad Reputation Twisty Grip is a very popular and useful grip in pole dancing. The Twisty Grip Handspring is also one of those rite of passage tricks that a lot of pole dancers dream to achieve. However, Twisty Grip has been blamed for causing many a shoulder injury. In fact, Twisty Grip has such
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Train Hard. Rest Harder.
The Often Neglected Aspect of Training What would you say is the most important aspect of your pole training? Drilling your trick? Conditioning? Stretching? Polishing your combos? Rest? If you have said rest? High five. You’ve nailed it on the Pleaser heel. Rest is the single most important aspect of any training schedule. It doesn’t
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Anatomy of the Spatchcock Revisited
The Elusive Spatchcock When I posted this in 2015, it was right in the middle of a great debate about the Spatchcock’s aesthetics, there were some very strong comments made and a lot of equally strong responses. It was quite a stir! Whether you like the look of the Spatchcock or not is a matter
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Welcome to the Pole Physio Blog
The Humble Beginning My first experience with pole dancing was a team building outing in 2007. I was instantly hooked! Initially, I made a point to leave my physio hat at the studio door because it was play time. I quickly discovered how useful my knowledge was for my own development, and more importantly, how
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