The short answer is yes.
Just think about how you feel during that mid-point of class, combo work, when you’re strengthening your arms, legs, and everything in between: Your heart is thumping. Beads of perspiration form on your brow. Your breath is shallow and quick. Barre3 may be gentle on your joints, but it also packs an undeniable cardio kick.
A typical barre3 workout is designed with whole body health in mind. The toning effects of yoga, Pilates, ballet barre, and one-inch movements provide the foundation while large movements and cardio bursts keeps energy levels–and heart rates–lifted. With a regular barre3 practice you’ll find you get less winded while walking up stairs, that you have more stamina during other workouts such as running, and that your body is burning more calories all day long.
At its core, barre3 is exercise that challenges you just enough. You can get a rewarding muscle burn and endorphin high for the full hour then leave energized, not depleted. The workouts build muscle while getting you to exercise at to 50 to 70% of your maximum heart rate (think 90 to 130 beats per minute for the average 35-year-old woman). Working in this barre3 results zone can deliver all sorts of benefits, including weight loss, increased energy, better sleep, and reduced risk for conditions such as type 2 diabetes and heart disease.
Of course, we look at exercise differently. Our focus isn’t just about what is happening in your body while you exercise with us. What’s even more transformational is what happens after you are done. The goal each and every time you walk into the barre3 studio or fire up an online class is to work out in a way that GIVES you energy and leaves you centered, strong, accomplished, and ready to make healthy choices all day long.
Want to try for yourself? Check out our new Cardio Power Total Body barre3 Online workout and let us know what you think in the comments below.
