I started off my fitness journey doing just barre. I used Fluidity first, then Bar Method, and then moved to P57 and others. I found that I was getting results in my rear, hips, and thighs and arms as far as tone goes, but I didn't lose any weight. I had to watch my diet and do cardio because I realized that most of the barre workouts I was doing really only burned 200 to 300 calories. I noticed the best results when I did high intensity dance workouts (wearing a heart rate monitor) on one day, and then the next I would do barre. I also calorie cut using myfitnesspal to track calories. So, I would aim for 1200 calories, but I would really eat 1500 or 1600 calories -- making sure to burn at least 300 calories extra a day. Unfortunately, I am not disciplined enough to just cut my calories down to 1200 and do barre and work out. I feel too starved.
Good luck finding the right fit of diet/exercise that works for you.
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