Xtend Barre and Pure Barre are two names given to the newest workout craze. It's a combination of ballet, Pilates and strength training. I gave it a try today and unlike Yoga I actually found this class to be difficult. Because this class incorporates ballet moves, it gets the heart rate pumping which makes for a great cardio workout. On top of that, small repetitive movements are made with and without weights to exhaust your major muscle groups and even muscles that you didn't know existed (I know I'll be super sore tomorrow). A lot of the moves consisted of squatting, curtsys, leg extensions, standing on your toes and doing squats, curtsys and leg extensions. And if you haven't tried it before, standing on your toes and doing several sets of squats is really difficult. I always enjoy workouts that push my body to the max. I couldn't keep up with the instructor on a lot of the moves, and wanting to be able to keep up is the reason I'm excited to do this class again. Xtend Barre is my favorite new workout.
Daily Journal:
I ate about 1500 calories and burned about 300 in the Xtend Barre class.
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