easier barre workouts?

[caitlinpyle]

I'm still new-ish to barre style training, and I've got a lot of motivation and a lot of new workouts right now... I'm a spinning instructor and tomorrow night I'm teaching two classes, and I'm a little sore from yesterday and today's workouts... but I still want to do something in the morning!!!

Do you have suggestions for easier barre workouts that will keep me busy but not dying? if that makes sense... I don't want to be super worn out but I want to do something. my upper body is pretty sore as are my abs but perhaps a lower body workout would be good.

here are the workouts I have:
a bunch of pure barres (those are probably tough)
ballet physiques
all the p57s
all the bar methods (maybe I could do the beginner workout??)
Essentrics barre
Boston Body barre

I also have some core fusions and the BarreAmped DVDs but I've done those and want to stick to newbies

[neatski]

Omg Barre3... Cannot say enough good stuff about Barre3. They're as hard as YOU want them to be, and they are so energizing!! I can do a workout on a slower day and just feel refreshed, and then I can do the same workout on a more energetic day and work my butt off. The instruction is also very thorough.

[caitlinpyle]

Ironically I don't have any barre3 workouts yet!!! I have done Standing Slim though -- maybe I'll do that tomorrow

[toaster]

Hi Caitlin! I'm by no means a barre expert, but I would think the Essentrics Barre would be more stretchy/gentle. Didn't you say you have Element Barre as well? I find those workouts nicely challenging, but their 1/2 length definitely makes them more doable than some of the tougher, hour-long barre workouts.

Maybe you just need to do some gentle stretching on your spin class days.

[neatski]

Ooo ooo a fellow Orlando-ian! Do you have any interest in going to a live Barre3 class in Winter Park? It's so much fun going to the studio. i bring my 5 month old with me because they have on-site childcare

[caitlinpyle]

Beth good idea!! I do have Element barre and I haven't tried the other half! I must try it.

Neatski-- maybe...but I'm scurred!! I'm nervous about live classes. I live by seaworld... there's a barre54, and bar method and soon a pure barre in Dr. Phillips about 10 minutes from here! barre54 has a groupon out for eight classes for $75... I'm such a home workout fan and I work from home so I don't know if I'd use all eight...

[txhsmom]

Barre3 was my first thought - they are easily modified and wonderful workouts if you don't want to kill yourself. Instructors give lots of modifications and form tips.

As for a live class, I've never been lucky enough to take one, but I know the studio closest to me (about 4 hours away) has a beginners class. Maybe you could check into that?

Carol

[starbelly]

Essentrics Barre isn't Lotte Berk-style barre. There is a lot of stretching involved and you can choose which segments you want since it is clearly chaptered. I think it is the easiest of the ones you own.

[Nuggie's Auntie]

Originally Posted by caitlinpyle

e! barre54 has a groupon out for eight classes for $75... I'm such a home workout fan and I work from home so I don't know if I'd use all eight...

Oh my goodness, I'd buy that groupon in a New York minute.... I really don't think you'd regret it!

[JackieB]

Essentrics Barre isn't true barre so that would include all the CS stretchy stuff. Also, a barre that never gets attention is Karen Voight's Ballet Body workout. It has a lovely setting outdoors (in field or meadow or something?).