00:00Meet Meggie, 31 years old, a runner, biker, and yoga teacher.
00:07But her story is that despite being active, she doesn't see any change in her weight.
00:15She's big-boned and chubby since she was a kid.
00:19And three years ago, she weighed 75 kilos and was 5 feet tall.
00:26When I was younger, I would play basketball, I would play football.
00:31My coaches would always tell me to lose weight because I really love to eat.
00:38I guess my body type really absorbs carbs.
00:43They always told me that the way to get thin is to do cardio.
00:49Despite this, it seems like her dream body transformation is still a mystery to her.
00:56Until she tried pole dancing.
01:00How did you start pole dancing?
01:03Well, actually, I always see her on Instagram.
01:07I was like, wow, they're so graceful.
01:10They're like flying, they're so good.
01:13I used to think it was easy.
01:15So I was like, okay, let's try one class.
01:20When I went there, of course, I was like, oh my gosh, it's so hard.
01:23But I kept going because I realized that she's kind of addicting.
01:28What's so addicting about it?
01:30Many things.
01:31The first is, every time you come to class, there's always something new.
01:35And you can always see improvements.
01:37It can't just be a coincidence.
01:39They were a certain body type, but the muscles were very defined.
01:45Whatever their size were, they looked very strong and confident.
01:50So I saw all of my friends.
01:52It's like a big transformation.
01:59In pole dancing, your upper body lifts your body up from the pole.
02:04It is supported by your lower body by pulling your waist and hips.
02:11Yes!
02:13Because of these movements, the muscles are trained in a way that is similar to what we do in the gym.
02:21We can't just do cardio exercises.
02:24Because there's cardio, so improve the heart, right?
02:27But we need to also build the muscle because the muscle will increase the metabolism also.
02:33That's why we need weights and resistance training.
02:36Because you need a lot of muscles in pole dancing, you need to eat a lot of protein.
02:43Yes.
02:44But if you eat a lot of protein, your carbs will be less because you eat a lot of food.
02:49Yes, exactly.
02:50And the sheer act of climbing the pole, you can already build muscles because it's so hard.
02:57I was lucky in my first class.
03:00I was able to climb very clumsily.
03:02But I realized sometimes whenever I would encounter first-timers,
03:05they themselves can't climb the pole the first time.
03:09The sheer act of just doing it also allows you to build more muscles.
03:12So it's really continuous.
03:14Maybe some people will say,
03:16why don't you just go to the gym?
03:18If you have weights, you can also build muscles.
03:23That's very fair.
03:24Personally, I like doing activities.
03:28Some people are really good at it and the gym is something that's for them.
03:33But for people who aren't very drawn to it.
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