Work in opposition!

by | 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...

The Punctuality Problem

by | 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...

Using the Ball in Warm-Up

by | May 1, 2012 | Fitness Technique, Tools & Tips

When teaching a large class, it is sometime difficult to guide everyone. Sometimes, you wish you could guide everyone at once. I always like to use what I have around me, and for this tip I want to focus on the ball. BeyondBarre uses 9 inch balls, inflated enough to...

Using the Cuffed Bands

by | May 1, 2012 | Fitness Technique, Tools & Tips

When working with the cuffed bands it is really easy to find the tension when pressing the leg away from your center, because the band gives automatic resistance. On the contrary, it is a lot hard to resist the leg coming back into the midline because the band is...