Pure Barre at Home

In our Tryout Workout series we take you through the workout gauntlet to find which type of workout fits you best!

Pure Barre is a ballet inspired fitness program. It isolates your muscles and stretches them out in slow motions.

In episode 16 of Tryout Workout, Instructor Caitlin explains how Pure Barre is a great exercise to do while pregnant because it is very low impact. She then shows Desi some tips on how to do Pure Barre at home.

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Duration: 2:25. Last Updated On: June 11, 2014, 2:49 p.m.

Transcript

00:00 [MUSIC]
00:02 >> Hey guys, I'm Desi.
00:03 And, I'm here with Caitlin, the instructor at Pure Barre and
00:06 Caitlin, I have a question.
00:07 >> Absolutely.
00:08 >> I've heard that pure barre is a great technique to use after you've had
00:11 a baby to get back in shape.
00:12 Is that true?
00:13 >> Pure barre is amazing for after you have a baby.
00:15 You can actually do pure barre while you're pregnant,
00:17 as well because it's such a low impact exercise.
00:21 Does that give you a toned baby?
00:22 [LAUGH]. >> Completely.
00:23 >> Well, are there any tips or
00:25 is there a specific routine that you can do maybe at home?
00:27 >> I'd be happy to show you some exercises.
00:29 Want to come in the studio?
00:29 >> Yes, please, thank you.
00:32 >> Here is a few exercises you can do at home.
00:35 This one's for the inner thighs.
00:36 Starting out, place one hand on the bar.
00:38 If you don't have a bar, you can use a counter or a chair.
00:41 Walk your feet wider than your hips, toes facing slightly out.
00:46 Bend your knees, sink your seat toward knee level, deep bend in the knee.
00:51 Just take tiny pulses down an inch, and up an inch.
00:54 Rest the heels into the floor, working the inner thigh.
00:58 Pulsate down, speeding up a little bit faster here 16 times like this.
01:04 Hold it down, pressing the hip bones forward.
01:08 Hold the tuck.
01:09 Rise up onto your tippy toes.
01:11 Again, it's down an inch and up an inch.
01:14 Eight times here.
01:15 Take it down, and down, 16 like this.
01:20 Hold it down.
01:21 Tuck the hips under and under for five, six,
01:27 seven, eight, nine and 10.
01:30 Come down onto the floor.
01:32 This exercise works the outside of the seat and hip.
01:35 Take your front leg at a 90 degree angle.
01:38 Your back leg shoots out straight from the hip to the side.
01:42 Now, squeeze the outside of the seat/ and the hip as you rotate forward and forward.
01:48 20 times like this.
01:51 Shift your weight forward, lift the heel up off the floor.
01:54 Continue to rotate 20 times here.
01:56 Squeeze the outside of your feet.
02:00 Lift your knee up off the floor.
02:02 Flex your foot, and lift, and lift.
02:05 20 times like this.
02:09 If you can, lift the arms up overhead as you press back for five.
02:15 Six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
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