Warm Up Foundations: The Essential Theory for Pole, Aerial and Dance

Description

Most warm ups are improvised, rushed or copied from generic fitness routines that weren’t designed for pole.

This course changes that.

Warm Up Foundations: The Essential Theory for Pole, Aerial and Dance is a practical, evidence-based course for pole, aerial and dance instructors and students who want to understand why warm ups matter and how to design ones that work. Over nearly 7 hours of content, you’ll go from guesswork to confident, purposeful programming with clear explanations, real-world examples and practical tools you can put into practice straight away. Each lesson is supported with a recorded PowerPoint presentation, as well as a written lecture.

What you’ll learn

• The science behind warm ups explained in simple, plain English
• How to structure a warm up for different goals, such as strength, flexibility, flow, conditioning and performance
• How to adapt warm ups for different levels, spaces, time limits and equipment
• How warm ups support skill development, injury prevention and nervous system readiness
• How to create warm ups specifically for pole, aerial and dance to ensure you get the most out of your session

What you’ll be able to do by the end

• Build warm ups that are purposeful, efficient and tailored to your discipline
• Confidently explain why a warm up matters
• Design different warm ups for strength days, flow days, flexibility days or performances to feel prepared, confident and reduce your risk of injuries
• Adapt your warm up on the spot for class size, space, equipment or time constraints to get the most out of all your sessions

If you’re ready to warm up with intention, teach with confidence and move with more power, control and ease, let’s begin!

If you have any questions, please email us or better yet, use our forum where you can join discussions and be part of the Polisthenics community!