We offer a full range of ‘Conditioning’ classes at Body Electric, which allow students to work on and develop their strength, flexibility and stamina for pole. With a fun vibe and great music, students are led through sessions that focus on making progress towards specific fitness goals.
The majority of our Conditioning classes are not pole-based, and are therefore accessible to people from other sports disciplines who want to try out our pole-oriented approach to training. They are perfect for dancers, martial artists, circus practitioners, team sports players and anyone looking to improve their overall fitness levels.
You don’t need to do pole to enjoy our Conditioning classes at Body Electric Pole!
Read on to learn more about each of them.
Awesome Abs
‘Awesome Abs’ has been a popular staple of the Body Electric timetable for years! It consists of an addictively vigorous warm up, followed by strengthening exercises and a ‘floor core challenge’. Abs sets then become the focus of the class. And with a diffent abs workout each week, that core is sure to get engaged, sore and sorted!
Back sets and plank sets are regular features of the class, as are a number of internet famous abs workout routines (Baby Shark, anyone?). This class is perfect for giving your core that lift it needs to carry you happily through your day.
Let’s Get Flexy
‘Let’s Get Flexy’ is a classic dance stretch class. It consists of a warm-up, strengthening, and systematic stretching of all major body parts. This class is highly recommended for pole and non-pole students alike. If you are aiming to get more lithe and bendy for pole, or simply to relax and unwind, this class is an excellent choice.
And if you want to work towards your splits, front and middle, this also is the class for you! Leg strengthening and conditioning are followed by leg splits stretches. And these are practiced every single class, to help students progress steadily towards their flexibility goals.
With an abundance of ‘Let’s Get Flexy’ classes on our timetable, there’s no reason why you can’t start your journey towards flexy goodness today!
Legs & Butt
Our ‘Legs & Butt’ class is open to all students, and designed to challenge them to push themselves to their physical limits. Class consists of a vigorous warm up, followed by pole and floor based strengthening exercises targeting the major lower body muscle groups.
‘Legs & Butt’ emphasizes strengthening the glutes, quads, hamstring and calf muscles. Building a strong lower body and booty is the clear focus and aim. So be ready for squats galore!
Pole Clinic
‘A pumping, high-energy class, utilizing weights, cardio work and pole and floor based exercises to increase stamina, strength, balance and flexibility.
This class is perfect for students preferring an all-over body workout to more targeted exercise, and is excellent for developing fitness for pole and everyday activities.
Set to motivating music, this class will be varied from week to week in its content, to keep the body challenged and the mind engaged. Class concludes with a relaxing cool-down stretch.
Bendy Back & Shoulders
Our ‘Bendy Back & Shoulders’ class is designed to help individuals develop their upper body flexibility, and increase ranges of motion through the neck, arms, shoulders and back.
It is open to non-polers and pole students of all levels, and consists of a deep warm up, necessary for the safe practice of stretching the back, in particular. This is then followed by pole and floor based exercises and stretches targeting various areas of the upper body.
The ‘Bendy Back & Shoulders’ class concludes with a relaxing stretch to bring the body to a well-earned rest.
Contortion
Contortion classes are for students who want to take their flexibility to the next level, and use it to learn bendy tricks. The class will focus on drills and exercises that teach students’ bodies to move in specific ways while gaining strength and coordination to make progress towards the development of even more challenging skills.
Contortion classes incorporate a thorough warm-up to ensure the body is ready to be coaxed into deeper stretches. Content includes active, passive, static and dynamic advanced solo and partner stretches.
Strengthening is also a feature of the class, and works on developing hip, shoulder and back flexibility in a safe and focused manner, and using strength to aid the execution of floor based flexy tricks. Prior experience of stretch classes at Body Electric is highly recommended.
Elastic Strength
Ready to stretch, strengthen, and discover a new way to level up your pole skills?
This class is designed to boost your strength, flexibility, and pole technique using resistance bands. Each week, participants work through targeted exercises and pole moves with the support of the bands, helping build strength and refine technique at the same time.
Each classes finishes with assisted stretching to improve both passive and active flexibility. The goal is to train those challenging moves safely and effectively with the bands, until you can nail them without!
(Intermediate Level Students)