The trendy barre class that women are obsessed with

Of all the trendy fitness programs I hear about, one stands out in particular: barre. It seems like only women participate in this unique workout regime, which incorporates technique and conditioning used by ballet dancers.
It's easy to understand that men might shy away from a workout with such a description. That being said, everything I'd heard about barre suggested that it offers a full-body approach from which both sexes can benefit.
I got the chance to see what barre is all about in a private lesson studio owner and instructor Katie Muehlenkamp at the Bar Method location in Brooklyn, NY.
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[@kimjordi1690]

This was a better video because at least this guy is fit!! And you could really see his struggle! 😂🤣

[@Mr1and14orth]

Barre classes are awesome!

[@Maximumdeuce]

He clearly did this because of the instructor

[@lonestarr1843]

😆 Yeeesss…

[@therealmissglamBAM]

Somehow "working to the point of exhaustion" doesn't sound like a good thing?

[@KeenKoala115]

MissGlamBAM Maybe go read about small twitch fibers and how the process works.

[@timcarpenter7399]

What kind of leggings is he wearing?

[@lonestarr1843]

Hmmm… “ - we work them to the point of exhaustion “, where have I heard something like that before?…
“shock the muscle, shock the muscle, shock the muscle”.
Working the muscle till exhaustion, training till failure; am I sensing a similarity here rather than something new an exclusive to this type of class?

[@alyzu4755]

Barre classes are based on the Lotte Berk Method, which was created in 1959.

[@henningsmedvik1027]

Looks like someone got inspired by crossfit and created their own little scam...

[@alyzu4755]

Henning Smedvik Actually, these types of classes started in the 70's with Lotte Burke.

[@trisgilmour]

CROSSFIT IS A DANGEROUS SCAM

[@Jasmine171819]

Umm not really... barre is based on ballet, and I'd hardly call it a scam. It's a fantastic workout and pretty fun to boot (and I rarely call a workout "fun" unless I mean it).

[@GAJ1817]

this is nothing like crossfit lol

[@khricket]

Its actually been around since the 50's and ballet has been around much longer. Clearly they have something working.