“Barre is an all-over strength exercise,” explains Gretchen Solarz, the owner of City Barre in Scott’s Addition. “It targets ...

The “barre boom” as we know it first took off in the early 2010s and had everyone from your sister-in-law to your best friend’s mom arabesque-ing like there was no tomorrow. But what exactly is barre, ...

Barre is having a moment. The light-weight, high-rep style of strength training is a low-impact way to sculpt lean muscle mass and improve endurance. But it can be intimidating to try a barre class ...

What exactly is Pure Barre? Pure Barre, started by a former dancer in 2001, is a ballet barre-incorporating exercise class that combines elements of Pilates, weight lifting and ballet into one workout ...

There may not be a workout with a greater motion-to-muscle-burn ratio than barre. A program that combines aspects of yoga, ballet and Pilates, barre uses tiny, isometric movements and comically small ...

I, like many young girls, was thrown into ballet class as a toddler. Growing up with dance, I found it to be one of many consistent after-school activities, as I made friends, got to move in ways I ...

There are no tutus or pointe shoes as the seven women line up at the SuperFly Fitness ballet barre. Although plies, releves and positions are included in the hourlong class, there's no ballet ...

The “barre boom” as we know it first took off in the early 2010s and had everyone from your sister-in-law to your best friend’s mom arabesque-ing like there was no tomorrow. But what exactly is barre, ...