pole pilates
n.— «They’ve been doing what’s called “pole pilates” and it’s offered at Priority Fitness and Day Spa. The goal is to build confidence, exercise and have fun. It combines the idea of strength training and pilates, which is working the “core.”» —“A Different Kind of Work-out Routina” WHO-TV (Des Moines, Iowa) May 3, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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