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The instructor was fun, energetic and helpful and the class totally kicked my ass!
In case you don't know what a Barre class is, its a workout based around a ballet barre with other props like small hand weights, pilates magic circle, small pilates ball and resistance bands. It's a mix of ballet moves, aerobics, pilates and a bit of yoga done in a high energy kind of way to music but its low impact.
I'm quite overweight (ok, technically obese urgh) and not terribly fit so I find the movements to be enough cardio to get a sweat on. I also have tight leg muscles and the outsides of my lower legs start to burn when we are doing work on our tip toes so I can't always manage a full set. The arms and shoulders work done with the pilates magic circle are challenging and I really feel it there and also in my glutes today! I'm surprised I don't feel it more in my abs because we did planks and then core work on the mats. I did love the stretching we did on the barre and on the mats and I wish we could have stayed in the stretches longer.
I really enjoy this class and I'm looking forward to the next one but it's clear that I need more yoga (and the evil foam roller) in my life too so I can really get these tight muscles sorted.
