Pure Barre

If you want to trade your body in for a new model, run– don’t walk– to your nearest Pure Barre Studio.
I’ll cut to the chase and sum up this intense insanity with these colloquialisms:
*It hurts so good…&
*You get what you pay for.
Dismiss any preconceived notions you have about standing at a ballet barre for an hour of anaerobic stretching.
Ha! NOT so.
This is an ultra demanding 50 minutes of isometric strengthening, stretching, and balancing, which promises radical results after a scant 10 classes… and it delivers them.
Or rather, YOU deliver them.
Positives:
1.Due to the fact that you use either very light weight, or your own body weight, there is almost zero chance of injury.
2.There is no question that consistency WILL yield dramatic results.
3.The instructors are truly helpful, and «hands on», always assuring that you are performing the exercises correctly.
They also exude a positive and encouraging «energy» that is powerfully motivating.
4.The first class is free…
which brings me to the negatives.
Negatives:
1.The first class has to be free, or you’d never grace the door of the place. The per class price is $ 23. They do offer package deals– but even then… well, wow-​you couldn’t be on a restricted budget and be a Pure Barre addict.
2.This is a very demanding workout, and almost imposible as an «entry level» class, it would be helpful id they offered some of those.
3.While the actual «necessary apparel» is really rather minimal (Clothing you can move and stretch in, and socks– no shoes, even)…there is this, sort of «snooty» unwritten code among the the PURE, Pure Barre people, that requires you are clad in LuLuLemon from head to toe… which is the segway for my final negative–
4.The vast majority of the participants carry that nose in the air. «I can afford Pure Barre, I know it, and I’m worth it» attitude, which is pretty off putting to me, and pretty intimidating to a girl who is in sweatpants and 30 lbs overweight.
*While I’m past the kiddo stage, if you’re not– there is no nursery– so on top of the spendy class– you’re going to need to pay a babysitter– too.
That’s the 411. Try a free class, and if you can afford it– buy a package and head to LuLu…
OR, ask for some classes for your birthday, be a rebel– and show up in some Wal– mart sweats and a Hanes t– shirt!