DENHAM SPRINGS – This week on Get 2 Moving, Angelica Butine tries her hand at barre, taking a class at Spectrum Fitness and Medical Wellness in Denham Springs.
Starting workouts at the gym can be intimidating, but group classes can help alleviate some of the pressure. A variety of classes are offered each day, numerous times a week, whether it be something like yoga, barre, or a high-intensity workout.
Professional instructors lead the class and make sure all participants are executing movements correctly and safely. Learning to move correctly may give more confidence in the open gym setting.
Barre is a workout inspired by ballet, but you don’t need dance experience to do it. The focus is on small, controlled movements, and they target muscles in a big way.
“So barre is going to be dance moves, a lot of lower body work, light weight work, and lots of repetition,
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