Meet me at the barre!

On a daily basis, the three constants in my life are my family, exercise and "work"...You'll notice, I often put work in quotes because its fun and flexible and allows plenty of time for my other two loves!!!  January of 2013 I started Crossfit...  As you all know, people who do crossfit talk a whole lot about crossfit, its what we do!!  What is it you ask?? Here you go.... copy and pasted...its the best I could find.  Its my crack addiction...I LOVE CROSSFIT! 

CrossFit is a program developed to offer a full-body workout that combines elements of cardio, weight lifting, gymnastics, core training and more to prepare the body for the unexpected.

According to the CrossFit website: "CrossFit is the principal strength and conditioning program for many police academies and tactical operations teams, military special operations units, champion martial artists, and hundreds of other elite and professional athletes worldwide."

This high-intensity workout is extremely varied and all about getting the most bang for your workout buck. A CrossFitter will likely never do the same routine twice in one week and each workout will usually last between 45 minutes to an hour.

 

With that being said, I am a 5'2 muscular girl, far from graceful... so this morning when I threw a curve ball into my daily routine and tried a new Barre studio, I was skeptical.  I have done Barre method work outs before... one for a while then when that was no longer available, I found another but it just never clicked for me.  I felt like a fish out of water.  

Zoe and I got geared up to try Barre 3 in Berwyn.... I had done some research over the last few days... if I'm giving up my Thursday morning Crossfit workout, it better be good.  Knowing they have childcare was a HUGE plus so I went in with a good attitude!  I was greeted by a little ray of sunshine "Becca" when I walked in the door... she introduced herself and I instantly felt as ease. After getting Zoe settled, I went into the studio and we began.  Becca was the instructor (and the owner)...she explained everything she was doing and about 10 minutes in the sweat started dripping... My legs shook, even with the tiniest movement, lifting 2 pound weights, my arms quivered...OMG I throw around a 36 pound kettle bell in Crossfit and don't ever quiver...this is insane!!! It was literally the quickest hour of my life!!  

I give Barre 3 FIVE STARS...from the front desk, to childcare to Becca and her cuteness buzzing all over the place, I will definitely be working this into my routine... I think it will be the perfect compliment to my Crossfit workouts!! 

What is the "barre 3" I speak of?  Pilates and yoga meet barre method (in my own words) Oh you want a technical description? Yep, copied an pasted... 

Barre3 evolves the dancer’s workout by combining the grace of the ballet barre with the wisdom of yoga and the strength of Pilates. Barre3 workouts are set to an upbeat soundtrack and follow a vigorous pace moving through a sequence of postures designed to shape and lift the entire body.

If you want more info on this beautiful new studio check them out on facebook!!  Give them love, they are new and conveniently located dangerously close to  Clays bakery...yep we stopped there on the way home..I earned it!!!!

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