by BeyondBarre | Jun 17, 2012 | Fitness Technique, Tools & Tips
Don’t pass up the Passé! This exercise is great for hip mobility and stability. It is also an exercise that can, when done incorrectly, ask too much of the hip flexors, causing tightness and discomfort. Have the clients do a Self Guide to find the correct Passé...
by BeyondBarre | Jun 17, 2012 | Fitness Technique, Tools & Tips
As your clients are exercising, cue them to stabilize their “non-working side.” For example, when doing the Battement exercise on the right leg, use cues like “stand strong on the left leg,” or “pull the left hip back” in order to stabilize the hips and torso. To do...
by BeyondBarre | May 1, 2012 | The BeyondBlog
It seems that every month there is a new “national awareness of something” month happening. I came across a good article saying that May is National Breathe Easy Month. BeyondBarre is a program in which anyone can participate, and when the article talks about exercise...
by BeyondBarre | May 1, 2012 | Fitness Technique, Tools & Tips
Have you ever come across a client who is perpetually late? Let’s say you have someone come in 15 minutes late to class, and you don’t know what to do. A great way to solve this problem, and not kick them out, is to make them do some jumping jacks and push-ups to...
by BeyondBarre | May 1, 2012 | Recipes for Wellness
Serves: 8 Hands-on time: 45 minutes Total time: 45 minutes INGREDIENTS: 2 cups uncooked Kamut elbow macaroni or rotini pasta Olive oil cooking spray 1 red bell pepper, sliced into wedges 1 green bell pepper, sliced into wedges 1 yellow bell pepper, sliced into wedges...
