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I took one with friends. I'm pretty weak and uncoordinated so I actually ended up kind of bruised. But it was so much fun. Good upper body workout I found probably because at the time that was my weakest area.

They're really hard! But i am too awkward for it, LOL I've done barre3 classes and they're a decent work out and good for building core strength. I might burn 300 calories in an hour, which, for me, is just OK when I get down to the nitty gritty of post baby weight loss. But it's hard to strengthen my stomach up without it

I only tried it once but it was a great workout and would do it again!

Two of my girlfriends compete on a national level in pole and they teach as well.

Me? I've done a few classes and it's not my thing.

If you're motivated and it's something you can see yourself doing for fitness, go for it. But if it's just the novelty that interests you, I'd say stick to another exercise routine.

Pole is a lot of fun, but a lot of it is upper body strength and core. As a work out, I find that unless you're balancing it with a lot of floor work, the "work out" will be kind of uneven.

If you're trying to lose weight, I'd stick to good old fashion cardio and plyometrics.

I've never done it, but always have! It looks like so much fun, even though I'm sure since I'm not very coordinated I'll look awkward doing it. Oh well! lol

I do it! I have a pole in our garage!

Its really fun, and it really helped me get my confidence back postpartum. It's a really good strength workout too. The real benefit was really just helping me feel sexy again though. That was a bigger benefit than weight loss for me.

Do it! I took some classes last year but stopped when I got pregnant. I was literally just talking to DH last night about how I want a pole.