Calories Burned During Pole Dancing Fitness Class: 0 Kcal
Pole Dancing Class for Fitness is becoming more and more popular in many places. Although someone holds a negative view of this type of dancing, pole dancing offers amazing latent fitness benefits.
Pole dancing class calories burned
As a type of physical activity workout, pole dancing can help to burn lot’s of calories. A study recently published in Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research revealed that pole dancing has a METs value of 4.6, and people can burn 281.6 kcal in an hour of pole dancing class session. This is the same as the amount of calories burned in a body pump class or a 25-minute run at a speed of 10 km/h(6.2 mph).
To measure energy expenditure in pole dancing class, researchers from the University of Western Australia and Auckland University of Technology recruited 14 female pole dancers. All volunteers did three 60-minute standardized pole dancing classes.
The results indicate that The average oxygen consumption amount is around 16.0 ml/kg/min in a 60-Minute pole dancing class session.
Calories burned in an hour of pole dancing fitness class is around 281.6 kcal (this means that a person can burn 4.7 calories per minute). And Pole Dancing has an average METs value of 4.6.[1]
It means that pole dancing can be categorized into moderate-intensity aerobic physical activity.
According to ACSM, Calories burned per minute = 3.5 × METs × Weight(in kg) ÷ 200.
That is to say, calories burned pole dancing per minute = 3.5 × 4.6 × Weight(in kg) ÷ 200.
For example, a 150-pound (67.5 kg) woman can burn approximately 5.4 calories per minute in pole dancing fitness class (3.5 × 4.6 × (150 × 0.45) ÷ 200), and 326 calories in an hour.
Pole dancing calories burned per hour
| lbs | per minute | 30 minutes | per hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| 130 lbs | 4.7 kcal | 142 kcal | 285 kcal |
| 140 lbs | 5.1 kcal | 153 kcal | 307 kcal |
| 150 lbs | 5.5 kcal | 164 kcal | 329 kcal |
| 160 lbs | 5.8 kcal | 175 kcal | 351 kcal |
| 170 lbs | 6.2 kcal | 186 kcal | 372 kcal |
| 180 lbs | 6.6 kcal | 197 kcal | 394 kcal |
According to The Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, 2nd edition, to maintain physical fitness, all adults need to do at least 150 minutes per week of moderate-intensity cardiorespiratory exercise or 75 minutes per week of vigorous-intensity physical activity, or an equivalent combination of both. [2]
Obviously, it’s a good exercise workout for people who are interested in pole dancing.
Can pole dancing help lose weight?
From the previous discussion, we can know that people can burn a lot of calories in a standardized pole dancing classes. Obviously, Pole dancing can help lose weight.
As everyone knows, 3500 calories equal around 1 pound of fat. If you (weighing 150-pound) intend to lose 1 pound through the way of pole dancing, you will achieve the goal in two weeks.
1.Pole Dancing for Fitness: The Physiological and Metabolic Demand of a 60-Minute Class
Nicholas, Joanna C.; McDonald, Kirsty A.; Peeling, Peter; Jackson, Ben1; Dimmock, James A.; Alderson, Jacqueline A.; Donnelly, Cyril J.Pubmed
2.The Influence of Removing the Ten-Minute Bout Requirement on National Physical Activity Estimates.CDC
