How The Bar Method’s Special Equipment Keeps Students’ Joints Safe


This morning while I was taking the 7 am class, I noticed two students, Raymonde and Rose, who were working across from me. …

Exercise and Evolution: How The Bar Method Strengthens Your Knees


Four million years ago, our ancestors stood up and walked on two legs. Now our two knees, which are the body’s largest joints …

Exercise and Evolution: How The Bar Method Exercises Target Back Muscles


For the past couple of weeks, I ve been discussing the vulnerable areas in our human bodies and how The Bar Method strengthens …

Strengthen and Stabilize Your Knees with The Bar Method


The theory that the knees should not go forward of the toes during exercise has long been discounted by fitness experts.  Squatting, a …

How Flat Back Gives us The Abs of our Dreams


If we could have the abs of our dreams, what are the two top features we would ask for? First, I think most …

Hands-On Adjusting: One Secret Ingredient of Body Sculpting Exercises


Look at a class in progress and everyone seems to be working contentedly.  Listen to their interior monologue, and you might get a …

Body Sculpting’s Top Ten Muscles for Women, Part 2


The worldwide symbol for a woman’s body is the hourglass, an object that evokes the pretty curves created by the female chest, waist …

Body Sculpting’s Top Ten Muscles for Women, Part 1


Some muscles when sculpted give an especially feminine look to women’s bodies. When I’m taking class and we’re targeting one of these curve-enhancing …
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Here’s Why You May Bulk Up Before Slimming Down (And Why That’s a Good Thing)


Everyone has a different reason for stepping into the barre studio, but one of the most common goals for barre students is weight …
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