What do I love about barre: Barre is a way for me to be able to concentrate on the trouble areas - hips, thighs, seat, abs and arms all in one hour. The class actually goes by quickly as its sectioned in different segments and you feel that you flow through the segments quickly. I don't feel I've ever had a better ab work out then my pure barre class. My abs are always an area that is extremely targeted. I also have trouble with flexibility and feel that this has greatly improved in my last 100 classes. When your legs are shaking uncontrollably you know you're doing something right.....check out a side by side - the left image is in May (before Pure Barre) - the right is from my 100th class yesterday!!
As you can see, the toning and definition is definitely noticeable. In addition to my abs and arms being defined, my hamstrings (a serious problem area of mine and one of the reasons my back hurt so badly earlier in 2012) are so much stronger which gives my "seat" lift and definition. There is a great natural shape to my backside purely from Pure Barre!
The next step for my Pure Barre endeavors is the 90 minute inner thigh intensive class on 11/23. This is free because I'm now a "centurion"!! I'm scared but excited as it will be a good way to blast the inner thighs and get them in tip top shape! It's expensive at times but I think the studios really give those that continue to come on a regular basis a way to pay much less than their normal 'pricing'. There are incentive programs (like their November "20 classes in 30 days") that challenge the client to stretch their attendance in exchange for $100 off for the next month...etc.
(My Facebook post from Pure Barre Irvine where you wear the tutu and get featured on the Facebook page!)
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