How are the ladies at barre class so fit?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Purebarre is bull.

Real dancers do real barre. They look a bit different than the women in Purebarre classes

Exactly!

The "real dancers" you're comparing with dance/cross-train for many hours a day, five-six days a week. Of course they look different from amateurs, whether they go to ballet class or barre fit classes two to three hours per week. FWIW I've done plenty of adult ballet classes-- at the beginning/advanced beginner level, you spend a lot of time standing around waiting in line or listening to instructions, so it never felt like a full hour's worth of exercise. I love ballet, but at my level of proficiency and amount of free time to devote to exercise, it makes more sense to get my ballet-adjacent fix in a barre class.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know you said strong and fit but sometimes people think thin is fit...its not. I'll never forget hearing the term "skinny fat". It women who look then but have a high percentage of body fat when compared to muscle.

TBS, I also do HIIT or strength training several times a week and barre is my "easy" class. I didn't get super fit from barre.

I actually think skinny fat is a misnomer. If someone is truly thin, by definition they have almost no body fat, even if they don’t have a lot of muscles. Of course someone can be thin and not fit - but there certainly isn’t a lot of body fat involved.

[Anonymous]

I will never go to a barre class again because the women are so insufferable. Total middle school vibe, full of envy and judgment. I happen to be very thin and tall, and got such an angry judgmental vibe from some women there. So I will never go back to these lame creatures.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I will never go to a barre class again because the women are so insufferable. Total middle school vibe, full of envy and judgment. I happen to be very thin and tall, and got such an angry judgmental vibe from some women there. So I will never go back to these lame creatures.

girl what lmao. at my barre class we don’t even speak. everyone shuffles in at 6 am and does the workout and leaves. you’re focused on the wrong thing if you spent the whole time looking at them to perceive judgment. They were probably bracing their core and tucking their hips and doing the workout . You ain’t that special!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I will never go to a barre class again because the women are so insufferable. Total middle school vibe, full of envy and judgment. I happen to be very thin and tall, and got such an angry judgmental vibe from some women there. So I will never go back to these lame creatures.

girl what lmao. at my barre class we don’t even speak. everyone shuffles in at 6 am and does the workout and leaves. you’re focused on the wrong thing if you spent the whole time looking at them to perceive judgment. They were probably bracing their core and tucking their hips and doing the workout . You ain’t that special!

Seriously! What are these judgy exercise classes? I've been to all kinds of classes at all kinds of gyms and studios and have never encountered this attitude. People are mostly just focused on themselves, or if not are polite.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I will never go to a barre class again because the women are so insufferable. Total middle school vibe, full of envy and judgment. I happen to be very thin and tall, and got such an angry judgmental vibe from some women there. So I will never go back to these lame creatures.

girl what lmao. at my barre class we don’t even speak. everyone shuffles in at 6 am and does the workout and leaves. you’re focused on the wrong thing if you spent the whole time looking at them to perceive judgment. They were probably bracing their core and tucking their hips and doing the workout . You ain’t that special!

Seriously! What are these judgy exercise classes? I've been to all kinds of classes at all kinds of gyms and studios and have never encountered this attitude. People are mostly just focused on themselves, or if not are polite.

You haven’t been there, so how would you know? Just like I haven’t been to all barre classes in the US, you haven’t been to this one. One was enough for me to try, but for you to act like you know what my experience was is a bit preposterous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I will never go to a barre class again because the women are so insufferable. Total middle school vibe, full of envy and judgment. I happen to be very thin and tall, and got such an angry judgmental vibe from some women there. So I will never go back to these lame creatures.

girl what lmao. at my barre class we don’t even speak. everyone shuffles in at 6 am and does the workout and leaves. you’re focused on the wrong thing if you spent the whole time looking at them to perceive judgment. They were probably bracing their core and tucking their hips and doing the workout . You ain’t that special!

Hahaha major +1. Sounds like you’re in your own head, no one else there cares about you I promise

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I will never go to a barre class again because the women are so insufferable. Total middle school vibe, full of envy and judgment. I happen to be very thin and tall, and got such an angry judgmental vibe from some women there. So I will never go back to these lame creatures.

girl what lmao. at my barre class we don’t even speak. everyone shuffles in at 6 am and does the workout and leaves. you’re focused on the wrong thing if you spent the whole time looking at them to perceive judgment. They were probably bracing their core and tucking their hips and doing the workout . You ain’t that special!

Hahaha major +1. Sounds like you’re in your own head, no one else there cares about you I promise

Funny that responses like this can always be expected. You have no clue at all what other people experience and are just looking to put someone in her place. It’s very transparent. When I read a response like yours, I picture a sad, lonely and rejected person. There are so many of you in the “friendship” posts. With these friendship skills, you won’t succeed in your personal relationships.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I will never go to a barre class again because the women are so insufferable. Total middle school vibe, full of envy and judgment. I happen to be very thin and tall, and got such an angry judgmental vibe from some women there. So I will never go back to these lame creatures.

girl what lmao. at my barre class we don’t even speak. everyone shuffles in at 6 am and does the workout and leaves. you’re focused on the wrong thing if you spent the whole time looking at them to perceive judgment. They were probably bracing their core and tucking their hips and doing the workout . You ain’t that special!

Hahaha major +1. Sounds like you’re in your own head, no one else there cares about you I promise

Funny that responses like this can always be expected. You have no clue at all what other people experience and are just looking to put someone in her place. It’s very transparent. When I read a response like yours, I picture a sad, lonely and rejected person. There are so many of you in the “friendship” posts. With these friendship skills, you won’t succeed in your personal relationships.

Something is off about you but ok

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Purebarre is bull.

Real dancers do real barre. They look a bit different than the women in Purebarre classes

Perhaps they look different because they are real dancers?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I do Pure Barre twice a week and I look very fit (can see muscle definition, very toned). But PB is NOT my only workout, nor is it the one that got me those results. I weightlifted for years and also do Orangetheory for cardio and rowing and to push myself. I view Pure Barre as a way to etch out the muscle definition I already have and spent years building; it’s also a nice lower impact routine that helps strengthen my core for the harder stuff I do. I love what it does for my body but I also realize Barre alone would not/could not get me this body.

The women in my class seem to fall into 3 groups:

-older women who clearly invest a lot of energy in keeping fit even when menopause and age are working against them. several women in their mid to late 50s in there killing it

-women in their 30s-40s who are naturally thin and/or in shape from years of dedicated exercise. They range from very toned to just skinny but visually appear to be “in good shape”

-women in their 30s-40s who are maybe a bit overweight or lack muscle definition and visual signs of being “in shape.” They’re most likely to be the ones using PB as their exclusive workout routine or starting a workout routine

It is equally challenging for all of us because even if you’re in shape or a Barre regular, Barre only gets MORE challenging the better you are at it because once you know how to hold your muscles and move in the teeny tiny ways with perfect form that lead to the shaking you see , you are REALLY working. I would wage that Barre is less challenging for the novices who are using larger movements, not able to tuck properly, etc.

Your description is pretty accurate. I am in the third group I go twice a week, sometimes, albeit rarely, I also do a cardio dance workout. I am a busy working mom with two small kids and a needy DH. PB is close and convenient, and it’s all I can fit in my schedule. It’s better than nothing. I started in November and feel more toned. I also can wear some clothes I could not wear after COVID.

[Anonymous]

I love Hannah Corbin's barre classes on Peloton. I like her better than anyone I've had in a studio. Life is too chaotic right now for me to regularly make it into a studio, but I do her workouts 6 days (sometimes only 10-20 minute class, sometimes a 60 minute class after I run on the treadmill). The fact that you can customize it to your schedule, you don't have to waste time commuting and you don't have to do it in front of other people is perfect for me.

[Anonymous]

Bunch of haters with these catty comments. I’m 57 years old, and I walk a lot, do barre 5x a week as well as a mix of hiit and heavy lifting. Barre is no joke. If you’re in shape and really pushing yourself in class you’ll feel it. I go to barre right after work and on the weekends, it’s a great stress reliever and add to the six days a week that I do one of the aforementioned exercises for a half an hour daily. Get over yourself and figure out what works for you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know you said strong and fit but sometimes people think thin is fit...its not. I'll never forget hearing the term "skinny fat". It women who look then but have a high percentage of body fat when compared to muscle.

TBS, I also do HIIT or strength training several times a week and barre is my "easy" class. I didn't get super fit from barre.

I actually think skinny fat is a misnomer. If someone is truly thin, by definition they have almost no body fat, even if they don’t have a lot of muscles. Of course someone can be thin and not fit - but there certainly isn’t a lot of body fat involved.

Skinny fat is TOFI: thin on the outside, fat on the inside. In other words, fat around the organs where it does the most damage. I have no idea and no dog in the fight if barre women are skinny fat or ripped as I have never been to a class - I am actual obese and would not want to expose myself to still more quiet but perceptible judgment - but skinny fat is real.

[Anonymous]

I too hate the term skinny fat but I think when people use it they mean it as “thin but has zero muscle definition.” When we call someone thin, we usually mean “thin and looks toned.”