Fans flocked to it not only for its promise of lean muscles and improved strength, but there was also an undeniably pleasing aesthetic to barre. It taps into the graceful world of ballet with its ...

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Barre is a fitness class which is inspired by ballet, that first came to prominence in America in the 1970s. The workout focusses on your core with an aim to improve balance and posture.

While barre as a general concept is derived from ballet in terms of how the barre is utilized as a tool for balance, barre as a fitness concept “combines a myriad of tenants of a well-rounded ...