Get Your Ass On The Pole

About this episode

Chrystal and Roz the Diva discuss gym intimidation and the pursuit of belonging in fitness.

Send us Fan Mail The gym can feel like a test you’re doomed to fail, especially when the world treats your body like public property. Chrystal sits down with Roz the Diva, a plus-size Black pole dancer, coach, and lifter, to talk about gym intimidation and why it blocks so many people from even getting started. We get honest about the double bind of being fat in public, and we name the bigger truth: most of us are chasing the same thing in fitness, which is belonging. Roz shares what she’s l...

People in this episode

Host: Chrystal Bougon

Guest: Roz the Diva

Topics covered

• gym intimidation
• body positivity
• fitness
• belonging
• pole dancing

Keywords

• pole dancing
• fitness
• body image
• intimidation
• belonging

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