Replacement Stock Padding for Ultimate Pole & Dance Knee Pad

We strongly recommend purchasing this if:

• Your original padding no longer contains impact protection qualities and you are beginning to feel the impact on your knees
• You have damaged your padding (crumbling, snapping etc)
• You have repetitively washed your padding in the washing machine

What will I receive:

Your package will contain one pair of Replacement Stock Padding for Ultimate Pole & Dance Knee Pad (suitable for both Black and Latte) also made with D3O® material.

How to choose your size?

Please choose the exact same size as your knee pads so the replacement padding will fit correctly. If you are unsure of what size you purchased if the tag has faded, measure along the top of the knee pad and check against measurements below:

When should I replace my padding?

As a bit of background, impact protection is subject to a finite number of ‘impact’ before the protective gear renders it’s protective abilities.

Take a skiing helmet as an example, upon impact (a bad crash on the mountain where you hit your head), the helmet must be replaced immediately to ensure it’s protective qualities are not compromised should this accident happen again.

Similarly to our D3O® padding, we have been advised that whilst the impact protection is not easily diminished in the same way as a skiing helmet, you need to consider the amount of impact you subject the padding to.

Below are a few scenarios where you should consider replacing the padding:

1. If you consistently train kips, flips and drops, you may want to consider replacing the padding when you feel that the padding is no longer absorbing the impact.
2. If the padding has started to crumble
3. If you have been washing the padding regularly and you begin seeing physical changes in the padding e.g. crumbling, snapping etc

As an additional guide*:

1. If you are a full time instructor or professional pole athlete who trains high impact kips 20-30 hours a week, you should monitor the effectiveness of the impact absorption at the 12 month mark (or earlier) and determine if a replacement is necessary
2. If you are an intermediate student who attends classes 2-4 times a week and is using the knee pads for a mix of flips and floorwork, you should monitor the effectiveness of the impact absorption at the 20 month mark (or earlier) and determine if a replacement is necessary.
3. If you are a floorwork only student who attends classes 1-2 times a week, your knee pad may only need to be replaced every 2-4 years. We advise you to monitor the effectiveness of the impact absorption at the 30 month year mark (or earlier) and determine if a replacement is necessary

**These recommendations are only a guide and it is up to you to listen to your body to determine whether the level of impact protection has diminished and requires replacing. If in doubt, reach out to us or just opt to replace. This guide has been put together by feedback from customers and professional pole athletes that we work with.

FAQ:

Please check out our FAQ carefully to understand usage and for more information.