Pregnant woman pole dances during third trimester in extraordinary video
This expectant mother is defying gravity
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The ability to carry a baby for nine months is a truly phenomenal feat.
One expectant mother has demonstrated that her body is capable of the extraordinary by continuing to pole dance into her third trimester.
Allison Sipes is a fitness and aerial instructor from Orlando, Florida who has been pole dancing for 13 years.
Sipes competed as a national junior Olympic gymnast in her early years and has a background in professional dance training.
She regularly posts on social media displaying her impressive talents and pregnancy hasn’t slowed her down in the slightest.
“I am very fortunate to have been able to continue pole dancing and aerial arts throughout my pregnancy,” Sipes told The Independent.
“I have had the support of my OB [obstetrician] and my pole community, and I look forward to returning to the pole once I recover from giving birth.”
In Sipes’ most recent video on Instagram that she posted three days ago, she filmed herself hanging upside down from a pole and performing a headstand.
“#37weeks pregnant doing some #pregnantyoga and a #pdironx check in!” she wrote.
“Not long now before baby comes!”
Sipes’ followers have expressed their astonishment at her gravity-defying skills.
“Women really do rule the world,” one person wrote.
“This is beyond amazing! Can’t imagine doing this not pregnant, let alone full term,” another commented.
Recent research conducted by the Technical University of Madrid revealed that exercising during pregnancy can reduce time spent in labour.
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