pure barre

I heard about Pure Barre from my dear friend Elizabeth.  She called me when unable to fall asleep due to the pain she was experiencing after her first class.  Naturally, that meant that she loved it and convinced me to do it when I got home.  I was thinking about asking B to get me some classes for Christmas, but I really wanted to try it out before I committed to a month of it.  So I did Pure Barre for the first time on Wednesday.

It was a challenging toning class without using heavy weights or large equipment.  The teacher was really encouraging and moved me into the right position whenever I was doing something wrong.  Later, I heard from Elizabeth and her mom that I went to the hardest teacher.  She warned me before the class that my muscles would shake and told me to just shake them out if I felt like it.  I guess that the muscle shaking phenomenon is scary to some people, but I've been through enough conditioning for cheerleading that it doesn't phase me.

There were definitely a few times when I was shaking and several times when I stopped an exercise, but for no more than a second.  My legs were a little sore Wednesday night, and my neck/shoulders were a little sore yesterday.  It was nothing like the pain I was expecting.  Still, I felt like I got a good workout, and I think it would be effective for toning when done regularly.  It is not a cardiovascular workout or a weight-loss strategy at all, in my opinion.  I'm going to try a mix of Pure Barre and running for a while and see how that goes.

For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.
1 Timothy 4:8