BARRE ASSETS

BARRE ASSETS

September 16, 2024

Drawing its inspiration from ballet, this class will help you to get a ballet-inspired body. Employing exercises to shape and elongate all your major muscle groups, you’ll be tutu-ready in no time. It may look like ballet training, but Barre Assets is a uniquely challenging, non-impact fitness class that delivers major results to tone and shape the body. Barre Assets mixes elements of Pilates, dance, ballet, and functional training choreographed to music designed to motivate and encourage movement. 

Why Try Barre Assets? 

Hard on muscles but easy on your joints, Barre Assets is a total body workout. Join us for a transformative experience combining the elegance of dance with the precision of Pilates. You’ll leave feeling invigorated and empowered. No prior dance experience necessary. 

What Is Barre Assets Like? 

Grace meets grit. Find your inner ballerina and become strong while improving posture, balance, and flexibility. This 30-minute class begins with floor barre, the progresses to standing barre and on to finish with a flowy dance sequence. 

Who Are Barre Assets Classes Best For? 

All levels of fitness are welcome in this fun-filled ballet inspired class! The choreography is simple to learn and fun to perform while you burn the calories away! No prior dance experience necessary. Barre Assets targets thighs and glutes aka your assets! 

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Is Barre Assets a Good Workout?   

Barre Assets strengthens muscles, improves balance, increases flexibility, tones, and shapes the entire body. Battement on the battlefield for better fitness and against a sedentary lifestyle 

  • Low Impact Dance-Based Strength and Cardio. Barre Assets is hard on muscles but kind to joints.  
  • Strength. This total body workout develops strength in large muscle groups and stabilizer and assistor muscles.  
  • Flexibility. Focused stretching in Barre Assets improves range of motion and will improve your posture, decrease the risk of injury, and reduce your muscle soreness.  
  • Core Strength. Core conditioning throughout the entire Barre Assets class allows the body to move with greater ease, with less stress on joints and extremities. 

How Difficult is Barre Assets? 

4/10. Anyone and everyone can take Barre Assets! New gymgoers as well as experienced dancers will love the community and creativity of dance-based exercise. 

How Long Is Barre Assets? 

Barre Assets is 30 minutes of exhilarating barre work performed both standing and on the floor. 

What Should I Wear to Barre Assets? 

Come ready to dance. Typically, people wear sweat wicking clothing that will offer ample coverage and will stay put and allow you to move with ease throughout the range of motion of exercises.  Barre Assets is performed barefoot! 

What do I need to Bring? 

Hydrate my friend, make sure you have plenty of water with you.  A towel to catch your sweat as you will be glistening gloriously. Most importantly, bring a great attitude and smile to share.  

What Types of Dance Classes Are Available?

Fat -Burning Pilates.

Calorie burning cardio and Pilates based toning combine to maximize your fat burning potential. This is a fusion workout of ballet, rhythmic movement, and Pilates to shape your entire body and leave you empowered and energized. 

Aerobics with Attitude.

Some say leave your attitude at the door, but we say, bring it to your workout! This free-spirited, dance-based cardio workout will help you lose your inhibitions and let your inner diva run wild. This fiercely fun format holds no judgments, so cut loose and kick some sass! 

Badass Ballerina.

Grace, grit, determination, and dedication! Become the featured ballet performer on the stage of life! Join the troupe and work through flowing dance sequences and extreme core work utilizing mini weighted medicine balls as resistance. Traditional ballet conditioning moves fused with Pilates and fitness exercise blend to develop the badass ballerina. Steal the lead in the show as you work through hardcore segments designed to bring out the inner dancer in everyone. 

Dance to HIIT.

Time to HIIT the dance floor! Groove with your favorite dance move, then “HIIT IT UP” with an athletic drill to boost your heart rate and raise the roof on your energy! Let the hottest Top 40 music propel you through this fusion of dance and high intensity interval training (HIIT) designed to keep you smiling while sweating off some serious calories! 

people in barre assets class

Retro-Robics.

Retro-Robics is a lively and fun fitness class that takes you on a nostalgic journey back to the aerobics craze of the 1980s. This high energy class combines classic aerobic movements with modern fitness techniques, offering a full-body workout set to an upbeat retro soundtrack. Get ready to sweat, groove and have a blast while burning calories in this unique and exciting fitness experience. 

So You Think You Can’t Dance.

Bring the magic of dancing back with this cardio dance class combining easy-to-follow moves, which finishes in a fun finale! This nonstop format will have you dancing and grooving to feel-good music while breaking a sweat and having fun! Think you CAN’T dance? Think again! Soon you’ll dance like nobody’s watching! 

The Ultimate Dance Party.

The Ultimate Dance Party is an exhilarating and high-energy fitness class that’s all about letting loose and having a blast. With a dynamic mix of dance styles and upbeat music, this class is designed to get your heart pumping and your feet moving. You’ll learn fun dance routines while improving your cardio fitness and coordination. Whether you’re a dance enthusiast or just looking for a fun workout, Ultimate Dance Party is the perfect way to groove your way to better fitness. 

Find a Barre Assets class at a Crunch Near You 

Can’t wait to take your everyday fitness routine to the next level? BARRE ASSETS is the right class for you! Search here to find the class at a location near you!

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Barre Assets and other fiercely fun dance classes are exclusively available at Crunch, make sure you sign up in the app to take a class today!  Not a member yet?  Click here for a Get your free trial gym pass and give Barre Assets or any of our other classes a try to see if you and Crunch are made for each other! 

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