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Originally Posted by yogapam
I have done a fair amount of barre without bulking up, but I think I'm one of those body types that doesn't build bulky muscle. I have never been ripped, lol. Like Cheri, Pilates works great for me along with Barre3 and other low weight/hi rep joint friendly workouts.
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+1
during my pregnancies, I did barre and pilates and was pretty amazed at how it helped maintain my strength, and built my endurance for delivery.
my legs leaned out from doing tall box/leg press, but barre and pilates complemented it pretty well.
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Originally Posted by Demeris
Callanetics, Fluidity, Bar Method, Lotte Berk--slow, controlled, attention to perfect form. These are the only barre I'll do (unless you want to add Classical Stretch to the Barre genre).
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Demeris - interesting comment. I've always enjoyed the slow, controlled barre styles, although I do have some of the faster styles.
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