I would imagine most celebs -- with their busy schedules and big bank accounts -- hire interior designers to stylize their homes. So I wonder what Kate Hudson's decorator thinks about the stripper pole Hudson just had installed in her bathroom. That's right. Stripper pole. In the bathroom. All righty, then.

Maybe Hudson's stripper pole is for entertainment purposes and her boyfriend, Owen Wilson, is a happy man. If that's the case, I don't want to know the details. I'd rather assume Hudson installed the pole for a creative fitness outlet.

Stripper poles aren't really new news in the fitness world. Heck, Carmen Electra has a whole series of striptease workout DVDs. Many fitness centers have pole dancing classes that teach you how to workout in a new way while increasing your awareness of your body and your sensuality. (And, don't worry, they're fully clothed!)

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Before you think we've sunk to a new low here on That's Fit, let me clarify something: stripping, in this case, does not refer to the removal of one's clothing; rather, it's a fairly advanced lifting technique that more seasoned exercisers may want to employ.

Now that your mind is out of the gutter, you can probably figure out how this technique works based on its name. Start by performing a set of an exercise (we'll use the bench press as an example) to technical failure. Then, take off a percentage of the total weight from the bar (or move the pin slightly higher if you are using a machine) and, without resting, get back on the bench and perform more reps to technical failure. Once there, do the same thing, only taking off an ever larger percentage of weight. Try stripping down about four times in total and then you will have completed your strip-set.

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