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Originally Posted by Caseymom
I have avoided barre workouts in the past because I thought they weren't "real" workouts, but with age and injuries I decided to try them again. Boy was I wrong. I did Pure Barre a few days ago and the only other times I've felt pain like that I was either bleeding or pushing a kid out! But it was a good pain because afterwards I didn't feel beat up or tight. I'm also doing some Classical Stretch and really enjoying that too. I haven't been doing this very long but my clothes are already feeling a little looser. Just thought I would share, and confirm that you can teach an old dog new tricks
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Good for you!
I too, used to pooh-pooh barre until I got into it accidentally and had to get all my pants taken in.
I also believe that barre has an important prehab effect for those of us with hip issues, so it's not all about vanity.