Pure Barre Double Tubing

[Becky]

I've recently gotten back into doing Pure Barre DVDs and acquired the Resistance Series on Ebay. It uses the double looped tubing, also used in 16th Street. I moved in the last month and can't find mine. I went online to find one and amazingly, it is absolutely impossible to find! I've called my Pure Barre studios near me and they all say they no longer sell equipment or DVDs and of course their website no longer sells anything but streaming subscriptions and studio memberships.

If you're lucky to find one on Ebay, they're insanely priced. I'm now looking into making my own by buying tubing and from a bulk distributor who sells it in 5-foot increments for $5 per increment. The problem is I don't know where to find the plugs that hook them together. Does anyone know where you get those or what they are called?

Also, does anyone have any other suggestions for making one? I've tried tying loop resistance bands together but they roll too much, so I'd prefer tubing.

[alisoncooks]

Can you substitute a figure-8 tubing? It's pretty similar...

[Becky]

I have a figure 8, but unfortunately it doesn't work well when doubling it up.

[ebianco]

Hi Becky,

I received a figure 8 loop from Pure Barre with my resistance DVDs a while back, and the little foam piece that held the loop together broke almost immediately. Loop like these: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Yosoo-5-C...74&athena=true

I use small loop bands (like these: https://www.amazon.com/Perform-Bette...s%2C121&sr=8-4) for when they double up the figure-8 into a tight little loop, and an oversized loop (like these?: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Set-Bands...apy-/625410995) when they use it in a figure-8 position like around the knees in a wide pile.

In the Resistance DVDs I end up having to use both types of bands, but I don't find it cumbersome. The oversized band is really wide so it doesn't roll around too much. Or you might try the fabric ones (like these: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Butt-Band...bric/440661624) which are supposed to be really comfortable. Linda from Barlates endorses these, I'm thinking of investing in a set. I mostly find that tubing just seems to gouge into my legs more than bands.

The Resistance DVDs are great workouts. Did you get all four?

[Sand]

This looks like it!

https://www.bodysportproducts.com/pr...=1038190444562

[Scorpio6]

bumping

[Becky]

Originally Posted by Sand

This looks like it!

https://www.bodysportproducts.com/pr...=1038190444562

I actually tried to order the interlocking one with three pads from them a few weeks ago and they told me they are sold out and don't know when they'll get them in.

[Becky]

Originally Posted by ebianco

Hi Becky,

I received a figure 8 loop from Pure Barre with my resistance DVDs a while back, and the little foam piece that held the loop together broke almost immediately. Loop like these: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Yosoo-5-C...74&athena=true

I use small loop bands (like these: https://www.amazon.com/Perform-Bette...s%2C121&sr=8-4) for when they double up the figure-8 into a tight little loop, and an oversized loop (like these?: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Set-Bands...apy-/625410995) when they use it in a figure-8 position like around the knees in a wide pile.

In the Resistance DVDs I end up having to use both types of bands, but I don't find it cumbersome. The oversized band is really wide so it doesn't roll around too much. Or you might try the fabric ones (like these: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Butt-Band...bric/440661624) which are supposed to be really comfortable. Linda from Barlates endorses these, I'm thinking of investing in a set. I mostly find that tubing just seems to gouge into my legs more than bands.

The Resistance DVDs are great workouts. Did you get all four?

I did get all four! I haven't tried them yet as I'm working my way through all of the PB DVDs, but they're on my list to do next. I have the figure 8 but my thighs are too big to double it up. The resistance bands roll and cut into my legs. The fabric ones you show look really interesting! I may have to check them out. Thanks!

[monterey vidiot]

The Pure Barre studios are stocked with the double loops to use in classes. Since they sell streaming subscriptions, they really should sell the loops to use at home.

[Scorpio6]

so glad somebody started a thread about this, I recently went thru the same aggravation trying to replace the tubing