Pushing through the burn Think back to your last BeyondBarre class, working on a particularly intense set of muscle isolation exercises at the barre or on the mat. The muscles in your abs, legs or bum are on fire, screaming at you to stop. Your body quivers with muscle exhaustion and you feel yourself slipping into […]

Perfecting Your Barre Technique can help you achieve better bodysculpting results!  Here are some tips to keep in mind as you practice some of the common barre techniques. Turn out: “Turning out” translates to rotating the legs out from the upper inner thighs bringing the toes into a “V.” This is an entire leg rotation, […]

Breaking Down the Barre Craze: Which Ballet-Inspired Workout is On Pointe for You? Ballet dancers have flexible bodies conditioned from hours of training. Their specialized workouts create long and lean frames — think Natalie Portman in Black Swan. Their shapely legs, abs, thighs and buttocks come through hybrid weight training, Pilates and cardio workouts with […]

Increase your workout efficiency by finding your resistance! With a bit of commitment and dedicated practice you can increase your workouts efficiency by leveraging the body’s own muscles with a controlled opposition.  Teaming the brain and the body during your workouts makes for a significantly more productive workout.   To begin, concentrate on rooting the limbs […]