It wouldn’t occur to most people to think of pole-dancing as a workout. They instead associate pole-dancing with strippers and strip clubs, lap-dances and champagne rooms, and oversexed, ogling men.

But spend one hour on the pole at Poledello and experience a radical and rigorous perspective shift. Practicing pole can significantly increase stamina, strength, and endurance, because, as Poledello owner Noelle Wood puts it, “Pole is not for the faint of heart.”