POLE
DA
NCING
DITCHED
many
of
its
sleazier
associations
when
the
A-list
squad
of
Madonna,
Daryl
Hannah
and
Jennifer
Aniston
all
signed
up
for
a
session
on
the
mini
scaffold
pole.
Then
there
was
that
mem-
orable
White
Stripes
video
featuring
Kate
Moss
whirling
and
birling
herself
with
saucy
ease
around
a
pole.
Even
that
douce
dame
Edinbur
gh
held
her
breath
and
took
a
leap
into
unfamiliar
territory
when
the
venerable
Harvey
Nichols
store
launched
its
lingerie
section
with
a
jaw-
dropping
demonstration
of
how
ladies
could
improve
core
fitness
when
they
erected
a
pole
and
offered
customers
lessons.
SPRING
THE
PULSE
l
59
Climb
on
to
a
vir
tuo
us
cyc
le
Need
to
get
in
touch
with
your
inner
mud-
spattered
self?
Then
get
on
your
bik
e
and
head
for
Glentress
in
the
Tw
eed
Va
lley
,
where
65
miles
of
trails
offer
all
that
a
novice
to
intermediate
adrenalin-fiend
could
want.
Colour
-c
oded
according
to
difficulty
,
tailor
-made
for
adventure.
The
Alpine
Bik
es
Winter
Downhill
Series
tak
es
place
on
the
week
ends
of
23-24
February
and
22-23
March.
Te
lephone
01896-
830
880
to
sign
up
for
early
season
practice.
But
what
of
the
fitness
benefits
to
be
reaped
while
swinging
and
flipping
one8217s
bo
dy
up
an
d
do
wn
a
st
ai
nl
es
s
st
ee
l
po
le
?
Ac
cording
to
the
ex
perts,
a
pole
dancing
se
ss
io
n
wi
ll
im
pr
ov
e
ev
er
yt
hi
ng
fr
om
tr
i-
ceps
and
biceps
to
pectorals
and
abdominals
because
the
resistance
work
is
based
on
using
your
own
body
weight.
Not
only
does
it
mak
e
a
change
from
burn-
ing
up
calories
on
a
treadmill,
but
the
abili-
ty
to
perform
sassy
moves
lik
e
the
Maypole
and
Carousel
without
falling
in
a
heap
at
the
base
of
a
sweaty
pole
is
bound
to
add
a
ce
rt
ai
n
va
-v
a-
vo
om
to
an
y
wo
ma
n8217
s
se
lf
-
confidence.
If
you
can8217t
find
a
local
class
through
polestars.net,
which
operates
classes
at
Ego
and
the
Outhouse
off
Edinbur
gh8217s
Broughton
Street,
you
could
always
follow
the
ex
ample
laid
down
by
Sadie
Frost
and
install
a
pole
in
your
own
home.
The
nether
world
of
the
girly
bar
and
the
wholesome
gym
may
once
have
been
seen
as
poles
apar
t.
But
not
now
,
says
Ann
Donald
FIT
NES
S
Sliding
scale
of
agility
PRIV
AT
E
DA
NCER
Wi
th
even
Har
vey
Nichols
conducting
its
own
in-store
demonstrations,
pole
dancing
is
well
and
truly
out
of
the
closet
Toby
Willia
ms
Aq
ua
fit
Developed
as
a
rehabilitatio
n
method
for
injured
athletes
by
physiotherapi
sts
in
the
1980s,
jogging
in
water
up
to
neck
-level
not
only
massively
reduces
impact
on
the
joints
but
the
resistance
of
the
water
helps
burn
a
whopping
11.5
calories
per
minute
compared
with
eight
when
running
on
land.
Buy
an
aquajogger
belt
(16328.95
at
www
.physic
alcompa
ny
.co.
uk)
and
get
on
down
to
Virgin
Active8217s
new
aqua
jogging
classes.
8220P
erforming
sassy
moves
adds
va-va
-voom
8221
P58-59_Pulse_Feb_
12/2/08
10:46
pm
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