Our writer (not pictured) figures out pole dancing is even harder than it looks. Photograph courtesy of Flickr user lululemon athletica. It could be a scene from any workout class: about a dozen women ...

Beginner pole vaulting techniques to help take your skills from fundamental to flawless.

We start simply by holding the pole and lifting off the floor and over the weeks we build up to more difficult upside-down slides. In the final week we put the moves into a routine and perform ...

The fact that they look insanely hot while performing those impressive tricks is only just a bonus. I recently took a beginner pole class at San Francisco's VRV3 Studios, and my arms are still aching.

When I signed up for Ecdysiast's beginner pole dancing fitness class, I figured I'd learn a few of the basic acrobatic skills practiced by the many talented members of Portland's stripper ...

Learn about every little detail of pole vaulting regulations.