Barre class - What to expect?

I did a few barre classes through my gym. It focuses on core strength and balance, but I would not closely associate with a meditative yoga. I would describe the class as challenging but doable with minor modifications for me when I was first starting out and not in very good shape. Be ready for lots of squats, hip exercises, and core work.

I've taken barre classes at a bunch of different studios. It's not like yoga at all. There's some stretching in between exercises and at the end, but that is about as yoga as it gets. Most studios go through a series of different exercises grouped by arms, legs, glutes and core in addition to a warm up and cool down. It's basically a free weight (high reps) and body weight based exercise based class that incorporates a bar. Some places are more danced based than others. Most classes are very intense and fast paced, except The Bar Method, which tends to be more slower paced and focused on form. It's kind of hard to understand the exercises and get the moves correct at first so don't worry if you're off pace, need to take breaks, or receive a lot of attention from the instructor. You should definitely let the instructor know it's your first barre class so she or he can explain and demonstrate the basic concepts of class before it begins. I love barre.

If it's at a gym, it will probably be more like a mat pilates class that may or may not use a bar in my experience.

You can always google barre to get a better idea about what to expect in a class. There are endless articles, blogs, and videos on it.

pomegranatecloud wrote: »

I've taken barre classes at a bunch of different studios. It's not like yoga at all. There's some stretching in between exercises and at the end, but that is about as yoga as it gets. Most studios go through a series of different exercises grouped by arms, legs, glutes and core in addition to a warm up and cool down. It's basically a free weight (high reps) and body weight based exercise based class that incorporates a bar. Some places are more danced based than others. Most classes are very intense and fast paced, except The Bar Method, which tends to be more slower paced and focused on form. It's kind of hard to understand the exercises and get the moves correct at first so don't worry if you're off pace, need to take breaks, or receive a lot of attention from the instructor. You should definitely let the instructor know it's your first barre class so she or he can explain and demonstrate the basic concepts of class before it begins. I love barre.

If it's at a gym, it will probably be more like a mat pilates class that may or may not use a bar in my experience.

You can always google barre to get a better idea about what to expect in a class. There are endless articles, blogs, and videos on it.

I might have to try a class. This sounds awesome!

I lo ve barre, it's low impact and since it's a very concentrated workout you can see results in as little as 2-3 weeks, I only did it one month and my body transformed, my husband noticed it too. You will feel the effects immediately, good luck!