Danielle Cash works out on one of eight poles at Pulse Holistic Center in Fresno, Calif. Kim Andrews practices a dance routine during her pole-dance fitness class at Pulse Holistic Center in Fresno, ...

It might be hard to wrap your mind around — not to mention your arms, legs and spine. But pole dancing has become a fitness fad right up there with Zumba and CrossFit, providing a high-intensity, ...

Palmer teaches pole fitness at Pole51, her business at Venue 51, a campus facility owned by The Refinery, a Champaign fitness club. And she directs Illini Pole Fitness, a registered student ...

First off, I know you don't see me too much over here on Vitamin G, but I found the perfect way to bring my Obsessed pop-culture skills to VG, and I had to share. I took a pole-dancing class with ...

The phrase "men's pole dancing" might bring scenes from the movie "Magic Mike" to mind: a stage full of guys with sculpted pecs, low-slung jeans, ripped abs and bulging biceps tearing off their Velcro ...

There is a certain strength in women that comes with overcoming insecurity, and finding the power and attitude within to be able to expose themselves in a way that captures confidence, beauty and ...

Envision a Hollywood A-Lister's workout. You're probably picturing Jennifer Lopez working with a personal trainer or Kate Hudson doing her favorite Pilates class. But Lupita Nyong'o, as she recently ...

Holly Woods has always loved the art of dance. When she was a young girl in Manhattan, her mother rented an apartment above Alvin Ailey’s studio. “I would go downstairs and hangout and watch the ...

Alexis Biggs shimmies up the pole before contorting her tanned limbs into position. With one leg bent in front of her, she points the other leg straight out to the side, her opposite arm raised ...

NEW YORK(CBS/AP) A woman who tried pole dancing to get in shape says she got hurt instead. So now she's going to the mat by suing the Crunch fitness chain she blames for her injuries. Photo: Crunch's ...