BARRE TONE
Barre Training is the latest fitness trend spreading the globe that has a celebrity following including Madonna, Denise Richards and Natalie Portman to name a few. Thanks to lifelong fitness guru and Pilates master, Emma Newham, this hot new workout is available in the UK. Here’s what the stars are saying about the workout :
“It just knocks your butt off”- Drew Barrymore
“Just got done doing the Bar Method. I’m dying!!”- Dita Von Teese
“Bar Method is an ass kicker and I love it”- Ricki Lake
“It’s incredible to start getting muscles in places on my body that I never knew I could get. I really do love my body now”- Kelly Osbourne
CLASSES
What is it?
This increasingly popular exercise regime incorporates the precision of Pilates with the positions, moves, grace and technique of ballet. Add to this the alignment of yoga and the strength from sports conditioning and you will have all of the aspects of a typical Barre workout. The combined elements of the different methods fuse to form a challenging and exciting workout, which stretches and sculpts the muscles, whilst burning fat. Balance, strength, stamina, power, flexibility and motor control all improve. This workout produces dramatic results that sculpt and redefine the entire body, without even being a dancer. The low impact, total body workout lifts the butt, tones the thighs, flattens the abs and sculpts the arms, whilst protecting the joints. Small isometric contractions are performed and integrated with an interval training approach that burns fat and improves cardiovascular fitness. Posture, flexibility, stamina and core strength improve. The result is a body that is realigned, re balanced and works harmoniously and efficiently. Stretches are performed after each strength section of the class to ensure the muscles are re-lengthened to create a body that is strong without the added bulk.
This workout is suitable for everybody as various adaptations are given throughout the class to suit the abilities of all students.