We are sitting down to talk to our new instructors for PoleCon 2025! Learn more about them and then click here to purchase their workshop 1. We’re so excited to have you teach at PoleCon this year! Can you tell us a little more about what you’re teaching? With decades of experience in pole &… The post Interview with New PoleCon Instructor: Jolene Theresa appeared first on :: Welcome to the International Pole Convention ..read more

Overtraining is defined as: “when the body is subjected to excessive physical stress without adequate time for recovery.” Put simply, training is a stressor to your body (even if it’s fun) and your body needs time to recover. Too much stress with too little recovery will lead to muscle breakdown instead of muscle building. How… The post Are you Overtraining? appeared first on :: Welcome to the International Pole Convention ..read more

Down But Not Out Check out part 1 for some more thoughts about mental health and pole at this link. As much as we all hope and try to be, we are not robots.  We are fragile organic beings that can do very non-human things, but alas, we are still human.  This means sometimes we… The post “I Don’t Want to Do This Anymore Grandpa!”: Pushing through our mental and physical demons. (Part 2 of 2) appeared first on :: Welcome to the International Pole Convention ..read more

If you’re reading this, then you love pole dancing.  Well, at least one can safely assume. Whether you’re a beginner or advanced student, performer, instructor, competitor, or swer, pole dancing is a large part of your life and heart.  Regardless of if you gain income or confidence, finding this unique art fills something you were… The post “I Don’t Want to Do This Anymore Grandpa!”: Pushing through our mental and physical demons. (Part 1 of 2) appeared first on :: Welcome to the International Pole Convention ..read more

You’re doing everything right—Training both sides. Eating well. Hitting the gym and the studio. …But you’re not progressing. You’re tired all the time. Moves that once seemed hard are *still* hard. “Where are my gainz?!!” You scream at an Instagram full of “Transformation Tuesdays.” Sound like you? Yea, this was me too.  Me, I’m the… The post How’s Your Recovery? appeared first on :: Welcome to the International Pole Convention ..read more

Starting for the 2025 PoleCon event, PoleCon and the IPIA is offering three needs-based grant opportunities to help pole-preneurs or those that want to become pole-preneurs who would otherwise be unable to attend the event. Submissions Close: March 1, 2025 Applicants Notified: March 15, 2025 Link to Apply: https://forms.gle/3PKedbZCr6EwSnoaA The grant includes: Weekend Pass to PoleCon… The post Announcing the PoleCon and IPIA Grant Program appeared first on :: Welcome to the International Pole Convention ..read more

Typical corporate-type “day jobs,” can help inform the way that we cooperate in the studio, as students, as teachers, and as studio owners. Similarly, the love, camaraderie, and closeness of human experience that we learn in the studio can also translate to how we do our day jobs to connect better with our customers, our… The post Bring the office to the studio AND bring the studio to the office appeared first on :: Welcome to the International Pole Convention ..read more

The holidays have already started, and that can bring changes in training schedules, added stress, and gatherings with family and friends that can lead to less than desirable eating habits. You might end up feeling fatigued, bloated and irritable because of all of this! Your immune system is not as effective in these conditions, either.… The post Holiday Survival Guide, Nutrition Edition appeared first on :: Welcome to the International Pole Convention ..read more

Whether you’re someone who makes multiple lists when packing (me, a Virgo rising), or a “toss things in and hopes for the best,” packer (my friend, a Sagittarius), some things are fairly obvious and easy to remember. Of course, you’ll pack your costume, makeup, props, pole wear, jammy jams (pajamas), medications (for the love of… The post “Always Bring a Towel”: 6 Things to Pack for Your Next Pole Event appeared first on :: Welcome to the International Pole Convention ..read more

It seems like everywhere you look, someone else is quitting their day job and launching their full time career in the pole world. Some have won competitions, catapulting their first worldwide workshop tour, while others are creating interesting niche products and services for the ever-growing pole industry. I’m an entrepreneur. I joined my first business… The post The Naked Truth: Being a Pole-preneur appeared first on :: Welcome to the International Pole Convention ..read more