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Exercise Science 101: Build Strength for Pole Dance Without Weights
No weights for home pole dance conditioning? No problem! Dr. Rosy Boa addresses how pole dancers can build strength at home without gym access or hea…
4Â months, 2Â weeks ago
You've Lost a Pole Trick...Now What
In this episode Dr. Rosy Boa discusses regression in pole dancing—plateaus, losing tricks, and fluctuating capacity—as a normal outcome of changing l…
5Â months ago
Body Liberation, Diet Culture, and Reclaiming Agency in Fitness (with Àngel Casas)
Dr. Rosy Boa hosts Science of Slink with guest trainer Àngel Casas, who practices body liberation, anti-diet, weight-neutral coaching, with a content…
5Â months, 2Â weeks ago
The Science of Rest for Pole Dancers
Dr. Rosy Boa re-releases a vault episode on rest to coincide with her own offload week from pole, explaining what counts as rest, how often to schedu…
6Â months ago
3 Science-Backed Tips for Better Pole Freestyle
Dr. Rosy Boa shares a previously unavailable talk outlining three research-based areas to help pole freestyling feel easier and more natural: a maste…
6Â months, 2Â weeks ago
Dance Psychology for Pole Dancers with Clara Deiters
In this episode Rosy Boa interviews dance psychology science communicator and West Coast swing teacher Clara Deiters about applying psychology to dan…
6Â months, 4Â weeks ago
Exercise Science 101: How to get stronger for pole dance
The episode explains how pole dancers can get stronger using progressive overload, defined as gradually increasing training stress so the body adapts…
7Â months, 2Â weeks ago
Exercise Science 101: How often should you pole dance?
In this episode of 'Science of Slink,' Dr. Rosy Boa explains how often and how intensely recreational adult pole dancers should practice based on fin…
7Â months, 4Â weeks ago
Three Things I Wish I'd Known As a Beginner Pole Dancer
In this episode of Science of Slink, Dr. Rosy Boa shares vital lessons she wishes she had learned earlier in her 14-year pole dancing journey. Coveri…
8Â months, 1Â week ago
Four Steps to a Home Pole Practice that Feels Amazing
5-Day Evidence-Based Pole Reset starts January 12th! Ready to fall back in love with pole dance? Join us for five days to relight your pole spark (wi…
8Â months, 3Â weeks ago