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No Studio, No Problem: How One barre3 Client Keeps Her Practice Going From a Campervan
Bond Lammey’s barre3 studio is about six feet long, three feet wide, and parked somewhere different every week. She works out in the hallway of her campervan—yoga mat wedged between the cab and her workspace, iPad hanging from a kitchen counter stand, and a canvas box of props tucked under the bench. If a posture calls for movement off the mat, she pivots her whole body instead of the leg. “Otherwise I’d run into some furniture,” she says.
She’s been a barre3 client since 2016, an online subscriber since the pandemic, and a full-time vanlifer since 2024. She travels the country with her cat, Lore—visiting National Parks, reading, catching up with friends, and fitting in a workout wherever she parks. Her setup—five-pound weights, a circle band, a long band, and a core ball—lives in a canvas box under one bench.
Earlier this year, she took class at a Portland studio and met barre3 co-founder Sadie Lincoln—who suggested we tell her story.
How She Got Here
Like a lot of people, the pandemic rearranged Bond’s life. She’d been traveling for work three weeks a month—airports, hotels, client sites—and then suddenly she was stuck in her DC apartment. Camping trips with friends turned into a YouTube rabbit hole of van conversions. She bought her van in 2022 from a couple who’d converted it themselves and hit the road full-time in the summer of 2024.
Bond doesn’t really have “typical days” on the road. On drive days, she’ll wake up, have coffee, read, drive a couple of hours, stop to work out and eat, then drive again—never more than five hours total. On non-drive days, it’s reading, kayaking or hiking, and a few hours of work calls. “A typical day is difficult to assess in vanlife,” she says. That’s kind of the point.
Her barre3 Story
Bond first found barre3 through ClassPass in 2016, when she was living in Alexandria, Virginia. She and a friend from book club—who belonged to a studio in Austin—became regulars. Saturday morning classes were their thing.
What kept her coming back was how the workout felt in the rest of her life. “I’m in my mid-40s now, and I have aches and pains that I never had when I was younger,” she says. “I feel so empowered with barre3 workouts knowing that I’m keeping my body flexible and strong and lowering my risk of injury as I age.”
During the pandemic, she got a barre3 online subscription and worked out every morning for a year. “I’ve never felt better,” she says. “I especially noticed the difference in my balance.”
The Van Studio
The space is small, so modifications are a constant. “If a posture calls for movement side-to-side off the mat—circling the leg, for example—I have to pivot my body instead of the leg, as I’d run into some furniture otherwise.”
Her go-to: barre3 Signature classes, 30 or 45 minutes. On days when her body feels tight or sore, she’ll do a flow or core class instead. She saves b3 Strength for studio visits since she only has five-pound weights in the van. And she’s a fan of the shorter classes that have been added to the workout library. “I try to remind myself that even if I only have 15 minutes, I can get a workout in.”
She also wants to give a shout-out to the barre3 online customer support team. “I’ve had access issues over the years, and the team has always been willing to help and very friendly.”
What Vanlife Actually Does to Your Body
Bond’s pitch for barre3 online isn’t abstract. Living on the road means driving for hours, entering and exiting a van from the same side every day, and carrying heavy bags at awkward angles.
“I often have pain in my right shoulder as I always enter and exit my van from the driver’s side, and I’m often carrying heavy bags in and out with me,” she says. The shoulder mobility and foam rolling sessions have helped her stay pain-free.
She wants more people to know about the Mobility Collection on barre3 online. “I don’t think a lot of people are aware of these quick classes, but if you have chronic pain, incorporating these into your daily routine is a big help.”
12 Studios and Counting
Bond hasn’t just stayed online. She’s visited 12 barre3 studios since she started taking classes in 2016—and she plans her route around them.
Her 2026 plan: experience the West Coast. She’s already hit California in April, Oregon in May, and Washington in June. “I knew I wanted to go to studios in Portland and have a chance to take classes with my favorite online instructors,” she says.
Every studio is a little different. “Some have showers, some have play [lounge] spaces, some have big parking lots,” she says. The latter matters more than you’d think when your home is a van—shout-out to barre3 Cary as her unofficial home studio. “They have a big parking lot so it’s easy to park my van, and they always ask about my travels when I’m back in town.”
The energy in the studio is irreplaceable, she says. But the flexibility of online is what makes her practice possible. “It’s fun to be able to pull up to a lake, set up my mat, and work out at whatever time is convenient for me.”
Follow Bond’s adventures on Instagram at @Vanzia_Dax and @lammeyb.
Take barre3 with you wherever you go. Start your free trial of barre3 online and discover a complete, guided practice you can do anytime, anywhere.
Bond Lammey’s barre3 studio is about six feet long, three feet wide, and parked somewhere different every week. She works out in the hallway of her campervan—yoga mat wedged between the cab and her workspace, iPad hanging from a kitchen counter stand, and a canvas box of props tucked under the bench. If a posture calls for movement off the mat, she pivots her whole body instead of the leg. “Otherwise I’d run into some furniture,” she says.
She’s been a barre3 client since 2016, an online subscriber since the pandemic, and a full-time vanlifer since 2024. She travels the country with her cat, Lore—visiting National Parks, reading, catching up with friends, and fitting in a workout wherever she parks. Her setup—five-pound weights, a circle band, a long band, and a core ball—lives in a canvas box under one bench.
Earlier this year, she took class at a Portland studio and met barre3 co-founder Sadie Lincoln—who suggested we tell her story.
How She Got Here
Like a lot of people, the pandemic rearranged Bond’s life. She’d been traveling for work three weeks a month—airports, hotels, client sites—and then suddenly she was stuck in her DC apartment. Camping trips with friends turned into a YouTube rabbit hole of van conversions. She bought her van in 2022 from a couple who’d converted it themselves and hit the road full-time in the summer of 2024.
Bond doesn’t really have “typical days” on the road. On drive days, she’ll wake up, have coffee, read, drive a couple of hours, stop to work out and eat, then drive again—never more than five hours total. On non-drive days, it’s reading, kayaking or hiking, and a few hours of work calls. “A typical day is difficult to assess in vanlife,” she says. That’s kind of the point.
Her barre3 Story
Bond first found barre3 through ClassPass in 2016, when she was living in Alexandria, Virginia. She and a friend from book club—who belonged to a studio in Austin—became regulars. Saturday morning classes were their thing.
What kept her coming back was how the workout felt in the rest of her life. “I’m in my mid-40s now, and I have aches and pains that I never had when I was younger,” she says. “I feel so empowered with barre3 workouts knowing that I’m keeping my body flexible and strong and lowering my risk of injury as I age.”
During the pandemic, she got a barre3 online subscription and worked out every morning for a year. “I’ve never felt better,” she says. “I especially noticed the difference in my balance.”
The Van Studio
The space is small, so modifications are a constant. “If a posture calls for movement side-to-side off the mat—circling the leg, for example—I have to pivot my body instead of the leg, as I’d run into some furniture otherwise.”
Her go-to: barre3 Signature classes, 30 or 45 minutes. On days when her body feels tight or sore, she’ll do a flow or core class instead. She saves b3 Strength for studio visits since she only has five-pound weights in the van. And she’s a fan of the shorter classes that have been added to the workout library. “I try to remind myself that even if I only have 15 minutes, I can get a workout in.”
She also wants to give a shout-out to the barre3 online customer support team. “I’ve had access issues over the years, and the team has always been willing to help and very friendly.”
What Vanlife Actually Does to Your Body
Bond’s pitch for barre3 online isn’t abstract. Living on the road means driving for hours, entering and exiting a van from the same side every day, and carrying heavy bags at awkward angles.
“I often have pain in my right shoulder as I always enter and exit my van from the driver’s side, and I’m often carrying heavy bags in and out with me,” she says. The shoulder mobility and foam rolling sessions have helped her stay pain-free.
She wants more people to know about the Mobility Collection on barre3 online. “I don’t think a lot of people are aware of these quick classes, but if you have chronic pain, incorporating these into your daily routine is a big help.”
12 Studios and Counting
Bond hasn’t just stayed online. She’s visited 12 barre3 studios since she started taking classes in 2016—and she plans her route around them.
Her 2026 plan: experience the West Coast. She’s already hit California in April, Oregon in May, and Washington in June. “I knew I wanted to go to studios in Portland and have a chance to take classes with my favorite online instructors,” she says.
Every studio is a little different. “Some have showers, some have play [lounge] spaces, some have big parking lots,” she says. The latter matters more than you’d think when your home is a van—shout-out to barre3 Cary as her unofficial home studio. “They have a big parking lot so it’s easy to park my van, and they always ask about my travels when I’m back in town.”
The energy in the studio is irreplaceable, she says. But the flexibility of online is what makes her practice possible. “It’s fun to be able to pull up to a lake, set up my mat, and work out at whatever time is convenient for me.”
Follow Bond’s adventures on Instagram at @Vanzia_Dax and @lammeyb.
Take barre3 with you wherever you go. Start your free trial of barre3 online and discover a complete, guided practice you can do anytime, anywhere.
