Have you ever heard of a Barre Class? In my attempt to switch up my workout routine, I was invited to take this class at the new crunch fitness in Reston Town Center. I was a bit skeptical as the class description actually says “Tu tu ready in no time!” …. …. Really? Because I’m really going to need to fit into my tu tu by swimsuit season.
I took the class with some coworkers (strength in numbers) and was impressed by the variety of exercises. There was a whole song where we did wall sits with a variety of leg lifts and very small muscle movements. I would put this in the "toning" category. This is one of those classes where you can wear the cute minimal-support sports bras. There wasn't any jumping.
Ironically enough, there was no bar in the class. I feel like usually there would be, but we just held onto the wall/mirror with fingertips - you really didn't need the bar. We did a lot of work on a yoga mat actually. Some abs, some arms, lots of legs - it was a full body workout!
Some questions you might have:
Do you wear shoes during the class? No. Barefoot. So get your toes done. Or don’t.
Should I bring a tu tu? Not if you want to get laughed out of there.
Will it make my legs hurt the next day? Yes, especially your inner thighs
Are men allowed? Yes. Duh. Where do you think all the hot women are? (but there were none in my class, of course)
Do I have to be flexible? Not at all. It’s actually much less ballet-y than I was originally thinking
Is it a good workout? Depends who you ask. I’m used to pretty high intensity interval training and cardio, and this was more mild. But I definitely broke a sweat and felt a little sore the next day!
Would you do it again? Yes, if I was in the mood for a low-intensity workout.
Ironically enough, there was no bar in the class. I feel like usually there would be, but we just held onto the wall/mirror with fingertips - you really didn't need the bar. We did a lot of work on a yoga mat actually. Some abs, some arms, lots of legs - it was a full body workout!
Some questions you might have:
Do you wear shoes during the class? No. Barefoot. So get your toes done. Or don’t.
Should I bring a tu tu? Not if you want to get laughed out of there.
Will it make my legs hurt the next day? Yes, especially your inner thighs
Are men allowed? Yes. Duh. Where do you think all the hot women are? (but there were none in my class, of course)
Do I have to be flexible? Not at all. It’s actually much less ballet-y than I was originally thinking
Is it a good workout? Depends who you ask. I’m used to pretty high intensity interval training and cardio, and this was more mild. But I definitely broke a sweat and felt a little sore the next day!
Would you do it again? Yes, if I was in the mood for a low-intensity workout.