My friends and I work out hard. We spend our nights and weekends in a powerlifting gym, giving no thought to how we look. I usually roll up in my standard black leggings and old, probably ...

I can’t keep up with modern exercise trends. First, I pretzeled my way through the Downward-facing Dog and the Feathered Peacock pose with at-home yoga videos. Then I hyperventilated and sprained my ...

Johanna Sapakie taught us all of JLo's best moves What Is It: Pole class at Body & Pole with Johanna Sapakie, Jennifer Lopez’s trainer for Hustlers Who Tried It: Carly Breit, PEOPLE.com editorial ...

When you think of pole dancing, sexy, scantily clad women probably come to mind first. But what should replace that image is athletes. The fact that they look insanely hot while performing those ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. CEDAR RAPIDS — The screech of skin losing its grip on 45-millimeter chrome mimics the sound of sneakers ...

Level of Difficulty: 7/10. The tricks on the pole required a lot of upper body and core strength, but with practice and patience, getting the hang of it was empowering. When I walked into Body & Pole ...