Trigger Warning: Mention of Eating Disorders. 

This week on The Evidence-Based Pole Podcast, we are joined by pole dance researcher, Dr. Kelly Cuccolo! We connect to discover the links between pole dance and body image, depression, anxiety,  eating disorder symptoms, and the impact on our gender identity. We dive deep into the world of body image, specifically with eating disorders, sexualization and objectification of pole dancing, men in pole dance, underrepresented populations, queer pole dance representation, and embodiment. We found interestingly that pole helps the mindset change from worry about how the body looks to how the body feels which aids in the process of eating disorder healing. 

More of Dr. Kelly Cuccolo

The Evidence-Based Pole Podcast aims to help pole dancers feel better on and off the pole by talking with experts and diving into relevant scientific research to find evidence-based insights we can apply to our pole journeys. It’s a production of Slink Through Strength, the inclusive, evidence-based online pole studio, which can be found online at slinkthroughstrength.com.

Join us this week as we dive in with Jessica Patching-Bunch, founder of Brain Body Resilience, who helps people find tools to manage their stress and tap into the body. We discuss the research validity, the stress response, how movement and stress are correlated, our individual variability, and tools for managing stress/nervous system regulation. Jessica brings a background in gymnastics, coaching, neuropsychology, and science communication, offering deep and well-developed opinions based on research and experience. To wrap up the podcast we debate some exciting hypotheticals to see what she would offer as a solution to a client in a stressful situation.

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Podcast: Podcast — Brain-Body Resilience

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The Evidence-Based Pole Podcast aims to help pole dancers feel better on and off the pole by talking with experts and diving into relevant scientific research to find evidence-based insights we can apply to our pole journeys. It’s a production of Slink Through Strength, the inclusive, evidence-based online pole studio, which can be found online at slinkthroughstrength.com.

In this week's episode, we are joined by Circus Flex & Strength Coach Henri Hänninen as we dive into a multitude of interesting topics. We discuss avenues such as learning, motivation, pleasure, training flexibility, why skill training is not strength training, periodization, how the brain is impacted through minimal and maximal strength training, and Motor learning through the keys of agency, motivation, and variability of practice.

You can find more of Henri Hänninen on Instagram @henri.sportsciencenerd 

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The Evidence-Based Pole Podcast aims to help pole dancers feel better on and off the pole by talking with experts and diving into relevant scientific research to find evidence-based insights we can apply to our pole journeys. It’s a production of Slink Through Strength, the inclusive, evidence-based online pole studio, which can be found online at slinkthroughstrength.com

In this episode we are joined by Kelsey Britt, who in addition to being a yoga teacher is also a somatic sexuality educator! We talk about her movement history, how she came to be a sexuality educator, and what her job is as a somatic sexual educator. Kelsey also shares ways to be present in your body and how to give yourself permission to explore!

In this episode we’re joined by Dr. Tia Ukpe-Wallace, DPT, who in addition to being a pelvic health physical therapist is also a pole teacher! We talk about what the pelvic floor is, common problems (and what to do about them!), when to seek professional help and specific things for pole dancers to consider about their pelvic floors.

You can find Dr. Tia and make appointments to work with her at https://www.selfcarephysio.com and follow her on Instagram for more great tips and education https://www.instagram.com/selfcarephy...

The Evidence-Based Pole Podcast aims to help pole dancers feel better on and off the pole by talking with experts and diving into relevant scientific research to find evidence-based insights we can apply to our pole journeys. It’s a production of Slink Through Strength, the inclusive, evidence-based online pole studio, which can be found online at slinkthroughstrength.com.

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This week we've got a quick little bonus episode to talk about the effect that different body proportions have on pole dance: what moves are harder or easier if you have a higher or lower center of gravity? Or for shorter versus longer arms, torso and legs?

If you're interested in finding your exact center of gravity, you can use this exercise designed for physics students.

The Evidence-Based Pole Podcast aims to help pole dancers feel better on and off the pole by talking with experts and diving into relevant scientific research to find evidence-based insights we can apply to our pole journeys. It’s a production of Slink Through Strength, the inclusive, evidence-based online pole studio, which can be found online at slinkthroughstrength.com.

In this episode we're joined by strength & flexibilty coach Britta Paulin to talk about cross-training for pole. We discuss the relationship between strength and flexibility, off seasons, the psychology of coaching, what pole students should know about anatomy and cycles of pole tricks.

You can find Britta online at on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/its.britta/ and on her website Athleticartsbybritta.com.

The Evidence-Based Pole Podcast aims to help pole dancers feel better on and off the pole by talking with experts and diving into relevant scientific research to find evidence-based insights we can apply to our pole journeys. It’s a production of Slink Through Strength, the inclusive, evidence-based online pole studio, which can be found online at slinkthroughstrength.com.

This week we talk about rest including what rest is, what counts as rest and how often you should rest. I also go into depth about some of the symptoms of overtraining (which in my experience is actually pretty common in pole dancer!) the fitness/fatigue model. A big thank you to everyone to submitted questions!

Herring, S. A., Ben Kibler, W., Putukian, M., Berkoff, D. J., Bytomski, J., Carson, E., ... & Coppel, D. (2019). Load, overload, and recovery in the athlete: Select issues for the team physician-A consensus statement. Current Sports Medicine Reports, 18(4), 141-148.

https://journals.lww.com/acsm-csmr/Fulltext/2019/04000/Load,_Overload,_and_Recovery_in_the_Athlete_.12.aspx 

The Fitness-Fatigue Model Revisited Implications for Planning Short- and Long-Term Training Chiu, Loren Z.F. MS, CSCS; Barnes, Jacque L. Strength and Conditioning Journal 25(6):p 42-51, December 2003. https://journals.lww.com/nsca-scj/pages/articleviewer.aspx?year=2003&issue=12000&article=00007&type=Citation

The Evidence-Based Pole Podcast aims to help pole dancers feel better on and off the pole by talking with experts and diving into relevant scientific research to find evidence-based insights we can apply to our pole journeys. It’s a production of Slink Through Strength, the inclusive, evidence-based online pole studio, which can be found online at slinkthroughstrength.com.

This week we’re joined by circus researcher and physical therapist Stephanie Greenspan (DPT,OCS,NCS) to talk about her research, including a recently published year-long study of circus artists & injuries that includes polers! We talk about the current state of research in the area, what they’ve learned from the data so far and some (maybe surprising!) takeaways for polers.

- Read the study: https://bmjopensem.bmj.com/content/9/2/e001551

- Consensus doc with the IOC: https://bmjopensem.bmj.com/content/8/3/e001394.full

- Artletic Science website: https://artleticscience.com/publications-1

- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/artleticscience/

The Evidence-Based Pole Podcast aims to help pole dancers feel better on and off the pole by talking with experts and diving into relevant scientific research to find evidence-based insights we can apply to our pole journeys. It’s a production of Slink Through Strength, the inclusive, evidence-based online pole studio, which can be found online at slinkthroughstrength.com

This week we're joined by personal trainer and functional strength coach Theresa Racicot, who has been helping train circus artists since 2002 (that's before the first pole studio even opened, depending on how you measure it!). We cover a lot in this episode, including discussing hypermobility, functional strength & diet culture. You can find Theresa and Reimagym at https://reimagym.com/, on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube.

Also some citations for some of the things I mention:

- Co-incidence of neurodivergence & hypermobility: Csecs & Et al (2022) Joint Hypermobility Links Neurodivergence to Dysautonomia and Pain, Front. Psychiatry, 02 February 2022 Sec. Psychological Therapy and Psychosomatics Volume 12 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.786916/full?field=&journalName=Frontiers_in_Psychiatry&id=786916

- On the incidence of weight re-gain: Hall KD, Kahan S. Maintenance of Lost Weight and Long-Term Management of Obesity. Med Clin North Am. 2018 Jan;102(1):183-197. doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2017.08.012. PMID: 29156185; PMCID: PMC5764193.

- On body size not being indicative of health: Bombak A. Obesity, health at every size, and public health policy. Am J Public Health. 2014;104:e60–e67.

- On epigenetic factors & body size (I'd recommend starting with Section 3) Mahmoud AM. An Overview of Epigenetics in Obesity: The Role of Lifestyle and Therapeutic Interventions. Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Jan 25;23(3):1341. doi: 10.3390/ijms23031341. PMID: 35163268; PMCID: PMC8836029.

The Evidence-Based Pole Podcast aims to help pole dancers feel better on and off the pole by talking with experts and diving into relevant scientific research to find evidence-based insights we can apply to our pole journeys. It’s a production of Slink Through Strength, the inclusive, evidence-based online pole studio, which can be found online at http://slinkthroughstrength.com/.

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