At least in Bethesda, Barre ladies are certainly *not* so fit.

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Anonymous wrote:Barre at Pure Barre is inclusive of all ages body types and abilities. I have injuries and it has helped strengthen and dare I say cure my pelvic floor dysfunction. The classes are welcoming hard and you do
See results if you attend 4+ classes a week!
Don’t hate ladies! It’s a great workout!

I don’t think you should be doing any one form of exercise 4 times a week. Mixing it up will get you better results.

Pure lifting 4 days a week is great.

That requires a lot of sleep to recover. Avg middle aged moms don't have that time. I used to get sick a lot when I go beyond twice a week.
Barre/PureBarre/Pilates are more achievable because the demand on physical recovery is moderate. With limited sleep and less than perfect diet you can still keep a good exercise routine. When you are less frustrated you will keep at it and see results.

Anonymous wrote:Purebarre is bull.

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

Nothing like a real barre vaganova style whip me into shape... a lot of studios will teach online classes for $12 if you have a chair at home.
Best for strength building and injury prevention. I can def feel my joints after F45, but with real barre, I only feel the good burn.

Barre classes are expensive - $34/class? So you are seeing upper middle class ladies who have no stress in life, eating well and sleeping well. A lot of them probably do personal training and use barre as "active recovery".

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Anonymous wrote:Do you just mean thin? When I was younger people would ask me if I was a ballerina, because I was thin and have excellent posture. Ironically I am much heavier now but actually strong and fit.

How did you have such great posture?

Ice skating for many many years as a child/teen.

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Anonymous wrote:Barre at Pure Barre is inclusive of all ages body types and abilities. I have injuries and it has helped strengthen and dare I say cure my pelvic floor dysfunction. The classes are welcoming hard and you do
See results if you attend 4+ classes a week!
Don’t hate ladies! It’s a great workout!

I don’t think you should be doing any one form of exercise 4 times a week. Mixing it up will get you better results.

Pure lifting 4 days a week is great.

Pure barre now has lifting classes?!

DP but yes they do. The format is called Define and the goal is to lift heavier (8/10/15/20) pound weights at a slower pace. Although I still see plenty of women using the smaller weights for some reason.