Prudish Delhi gyms say not enough room for the innovative way to shed kilos
Prudish Delhi gyms say not enough room for the innovative way to shed kilos
Pole dancing helps shed kilos, tone up the body and reinvent your personality.
But that's not reason enough to convince the gymnasiums in the city to start pole dancing training sessions. Most of them refused saying there was not enough space to start with but that's just another excuse to say pole dancing is raunchy and cannot be pursued at a public place like a gym, said Shilpa,u00a0 who organises pole dancing workshops at a few health centres in Mumbai and Pune.
"I have long been trying to conduct fitness workshops on pole dancing in the capital and approached several gymnasiums for the same. However, most of them either declined the offer or never cared to revert," Shilpa said.
"I agree that pole dancing needs space but if that would have been the reason for denial, then atleast the gym managers would have told me. When I approach them with the proposal they don't even bother to revert. For them pole dancing is raunchy, which is not the case," Shilpa added.
Arti Anand, clinical psychologist, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital said, "Let's face it that people in Delhi are conservative and pole dancing as portrayed by Bollywood is limited to bar dancers and strippers, which in turn attaches a lot of negative connotations to the pole dancing. Even sex burns a lot of calories but that doesn't mean you would start asking people to have sex in gym."
Pole dancing burns calories, tones body muscles, increases flexibility and improves fitness. No matter what shape, age, size or fitness level you are at, pole dancing suit everyone. It can enhance fitness and confidence as well as promotes well-being.
"We operate on a comparatively less area. Had we had space, we would have included pole dancing. I think people need to realise that pole dancing is an amazing workout method," adds Nitin Vedi, director operations, Breathe Lifestyle.
In the UK, US, Canada and Australia, pole dancing as an exercise form is already established. In India too, the pole dance classes are becoming popular. They are structured to suit one's fitness level.
Those who enroll can choose to pay either for the entire course or a pay per classes. Though it's basically meant for women but even men takes interest in them.
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