It’s no secret that I’m addicted to Pure Barre. I’ve written articles about it before, go multiple times a week, and live for the lift, tone, and burn. Because I love the workout so much, I wanted to share with you guys what it’s all about!

Overview: Pure Barre is a combination between ballet and Pilates with a boot-camp style vibe. Throughout the class, you use the stationary ballet bar, resistance weights, bands, and balls.

Length: 1 long, soul sucking hour

The Workout: The workout is broken into eight different segments.

  • You begin the class with a quick warm up – marching your knees up into your chest, while warming up your arms and upper back by pulling your arms down.
  • Then it’s time to warm up your abs with a variation of ab movements.
  • Next, you go into a set of 90 second planks, push ups, triceps push ups, side lunges, and weighted arm exercises.
  • STRETCH
  • Now it’s time to work on thighs. You have three different thigh exercises that work to strengthen and tone your outer and inner thighs.
  • STRETCH
  • Off to seat work. Seat, in pure barre language, means your butt. During this time, you complete two seat exercises on both the left and right side. (It burns.)
  • STRETCH
  • Once you’ve made it through all your lower body movements, it’s now time to move onto abs. You begin with working your upper abs, then your lower abs, then you go into the 7 minute full ab work.
  • STRETCH
  • Then you strengthen and lengthen your back.
  • STRETCH
  • And finally, you do one last seat and thigh workout to end the class.
  • STRETCH

Fitness Level: Beginner, intermediate, or advanced. All levels participate in the same class, but the instructors will modify the workout depending on each persons body.

Results: According to the Pure Barre website, you will start seeing results just after 10 classes if you take them two to three times a week. Personally for me, since incorporating Pure Barre into my regular work out routine, I have built tone legs, a flat stomach, and a strong upper back.

Gear: Now for the fun part, check out my favorite Pure Barre inspired looks to rock at your next class!