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| - I recently revisited this studio, it had been a few years since I had been. I took some classes around the time they first opened, and decided to check them out again because I'd hit a plateau with my current workout routine.
It had been years since I had been here, so a lot of the workouts had really changed. Don't expect tons and tons of barre work only, similar to Pure Barre. Most classes here combine HIIT or cardio sessions with barre and strength. All of the classes are HARD. I workout regularly, and I consider myself to be in pretty good shape, and there were times where I was literally mad at the instructor because class was SO HARD, haha. Expect to be pretty sore after your first class or 2 as well. Even though the workouts were hard, I always felt like I got a great workout after class was over. I liked the combination of cardio with strength, I need both to stay toned.
I had a month unlimited pass, so I took all of the classes I could for that month. The standard Barre class is barre work, strength, and you are usually using weights, bands, or have ankle weights on. I regularly do strength training and I still found this hard. There were times during my first couple of classes that I felt like the beginners should have been told the weights could be optional, because I was really struggling to keep my form and complete some of the exercises with the weights. The next class I took was Brawl, this class is a kick-boxing style cardio workout. You really move in this class and there aren't really any breaks. I found this class to be pretty good cardio, however I found it a little boring. There are a couple other classes that include cardio, HIIT and TBC. HIIT was HARD. I hated it, however I forced myself to continue to take it because I knew it was a great workout. I preferred TBC over the HIIT class because it felt less intense to me, however it didn't seem to be offered as much as a class whenever I was able to schedule one, so I only took it once or twice. There used to be a Barre-dio class that I enjoyed that incorporated dance, however it looks like that is no longer an option.
To break it down here are some of the pros and cons I found:
Pros:
- Lots of class times, friendly staff
- Free parking, although the lot is very tiny and hard to get through at times
- 50 min workout is a tiny bit easier to fit into your day than 60
- Cardio combined with strength will get you better results
- All classes were challenging
- Variety of classes are good, I was able to take a different class each day
- You will work until your muscles are fatigued
- I didn't always absolutely need a shower after the Barre classes
- There's lockers and changing rooms available
- Classes are fast paced, so class FLYS by
Cons:
- Some of the classes felt TOO hard for beginners, not any or many modifications given
- Not many instructors gave adjustments on form
- For some reason there were times when my feet would cramp during cardio sessions and there was not a lot I could do about it. I don't usually have issues with this, so unsure why it happened. Maybe too much jumping on tip toes?
- There needs to be WAY more stretching at the end. There's about 2 - 3 min of stretching, which never felt like enough. Instructors gave you the option of stretching after class on your own, but there is only 10 min between classes
- Instructors often said things like "last set" or "last one" when that was NOT true! haha
- Equipment isn't cleaned in between classes
- Most women who come here are already in really good shape, so could be intimidating to some
- A little pricey at $18 a class, I can't afford to go regularly
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