Get Fit Friday 09/25/20 - Barre Class

The ladies of the Fitness Factor introduce us to one of their most popular low impact classes, Barre.

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Beth jeffers: good morning, welcome to get fit friday.

I'm beth jeffers joined in the barre room at the fitness factor, and i'm with whitney brown.

Whitney brown: yeah.

Hi, good morning.

Beth jeffers: and we are, hey, i bet we're going to talk about barre today.

Whitney brown: she's pretty quick.

Beth jeffers: b-a-r-r-e class, and it's a neat class.

So you can work a lot of different muscles.

Whitney brown: absolutely.

Beth jeffers: low impact class.

And it's one of very popular classes across the nation, actually.

Whitney brown: it sure is.

Beth jeffers: there's actually barre studios, and that's all they do is barre.

Whitney brown: and some gyms are now incorporating barre into their group exercise program, just like we are.

And so we offer this as part of our group x program.

And what it is is an instructor leading the class at a barre, you use light weights, so light hand- weights, and oftentimes you'll use just a small ball like that for stability.

What you're going to do is it's almost a fusion, so you don't have to necessarily be a ballet pro.

Of course, i certainly am not a ballet pro to do this.

But it is a fusion of ballet, pilates, some strength training, and then some stretching.

Beth jeffers: right, and most studios or our gym has barres all around the room.

You can use a chair.

Whitney brown: yeah.

Beth jeffers: and that's what the neat thing is.

And another cool thing about it is that you can use a light ball and light weights.

You don't use heavy weights in this class.

Whitney brown: no, no, no, no, no, no.

Beth jeffers: and i think that there's so many people that are in the gym that do our boot camps and such, and they think they'd get nothing out of a barre class.

Because, "oh, it's just light weights.

And they do a bunch of reps."

Beth jeffers: they do a lot of reps, and people will get sore.

Whitney brown: that's right.beth jeffers: they definitely do.

Whitney brown: it's a really great class, and it's also a nice thing to add into your workout routine.

So if you're doing a lot of heavy lifting, you're doing a lot of cardiovascular work, this is a nice flip-flop on that.

It gives you, like she said, higher reps, lower weights, and it also gives you some relaxation and stretching, which we all desperately need.

Beth jeffers: right.

That's to me, one of the best things about barre.

Whitney brown: absolutely.

Beth jeffers: because it brings in the stretching as you move, and you end again with a great relaxation like we told you about in yoga and now our relaxation.

Whitney brown: that's right.

I love a good relaxation.

Beth jeffers: you need to take some time to do that.

That's super important.

Whitney brown: well, try a barre class out.

We've got some linked on our youtube channel if you want to try some out at home.

So feel free to visit our youtube channel at fitness factor and get a full-length barre class in, and see if it's for you.

Otherwise, if your gym offers it, try a class at your gym.

Beth jeffers: right.

We also offer, or the fitness factor offers virtual membership now, so if you want any more information on that, feel free to call us at the fitness factor, and you can get these type of classes online, and you can stay in the comfort of your own home.

We love you in the gym, though, but sometimes you want to stay home.

Whitney brown: that's right.

Thanks for tuning in.

We'll see you next week on get fit friday.

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