KMB: Pure Barre Austin
by Monica Brant
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I really had no expectations for this workout at Pure Barre. I went in with an open mind and fairly sore legs from my workout the day before. Upon walking into their studio off Bee Caves Road, I was greeted with many smiling faces and a group of enthusiastic ladies who seemed excited to be training with me.
The Pure Barre facility is extremely clean and very cozy…both major priorities for me. There are even some cute items to purchase should someone come straight from work or forget their fitness apparel altogether.
The class started off and moved pretty quickly — there were lots of body parts to cover in the hour-long class.
Upper body was first and was just challenging enough to feel a great burn throughout my entire chest, arms and shoulders. Even though my core wasn’t targeted just yet, I was definitely feeling the movements there too.
The owner and class instructor, Rashanna, moved through all the exercises with ease and grace. She was such an expert, it seemed like she could do the entire workout in her sleep!
After we finished the upper body exercises, we progressed onto legs. Oh boy, this was a challenge. In fact, when I go back, I will not train legs so hard the day before.
This part of the workout was extremely challenging and the burn was pretty incredible. I could feel it throughout my quads, my glutes and even in my hamstrings, too. By the end, I was really starting to sense everything in my core, which I knew was coming after the upper body elements.
Overall, I feel this workout is the perfect blend of lengthening, strengthening and stretching to complement other high-impact workouts I’m currently doing.
The energy at Pure Barre was infectious, energetic and the motivation from everyone was very inspiring. I loved this workout and have already sent several clients over to check the class out. I can tell you I’m definitely getting in there to torture myself (in a good way) again.
Beginners to advanced exercisers will benefit and enjoy Pure Barre, I guarantee it!
THE WORKOUT
with Rashanna Moss-Lowry
www.purebarre.com
Warm-up (10 to 15 minutes)
Knee-ups, followed by floor work (arms, abs and chest), then weight work (shoulders, biceps, triceps and chest)
Thighs (10 to 15 minutes)
Thigh exercises (working anterior/posterior muscles as well as lateral), followed by small isometric movements (to work muscles to fatigue, stretch and lengthen them out)
Seat (10 to 15 minutes)
Small movements to lift the seat and burn fat at the same time
ABS (10 to 15 minutes)
Multiple positions to work the upper and lower abs, followed by seated interval work (to target each area of the abs including the obliques)
Cool-Down (5 minutes)
Slow stretching while the muscles are warm to reinforce long, lean muscles
HOW IT WORKS
In an endless search to find the best workouts in town, Monica Brant-Peckham has agreed to be our “guinea pig” and take them on full force. Every month we’ll feature a new trainer and a different set of workouts for our readers, in the process trying to Kick Mo’s Butt!
Check out Monica Online @ monicabrant.com & femcamp.net
The Pure Barre facility is extremely clean and very cozy…both major priorities for me. There are even some cute items to purchase should someone come straight from work or forget their fitness apparel altogether.
The class started off and moved pretty quickly — there were lots of body parts to cover in the hour-long class.
Upper body was first and was just challenging enough to feel a great burn throughout my entire chest, arms and shoulders. Even though my core wasn’t targeted just yet, I was definitely feeling the movements there too.
The owner and class instructor, Rashanna, moved through all the exercises with ease and grace. She was such an expert, it seemed like she could do the entire workout in her sleep!
After we finished the upper body exercises, we progressed onto legs. Oh boy, this was a challenge. In fact, when I go back, I will not train legs so hard the day before.
This part of the workout was extremely challenging and the burn was pretty incredible. I could feel it throughout my quads, my glutes and even in my hamstrings, too. By the end, I was really starting to sense everything in my core, which I knew was coming after the upper body elements.
Overall, I feel this workout is the perfect blend of lengthening, strengthening and stretching to complement other high-impact workouts I’m currently doing.
The energy at Pure Barre was infectious, energetic and the motivation from everyone was very inspiring. I loved this workout and have already sent several clients over to check the class out. I can tell you I’m definitely getting in there to torture myself (in a good way) again.
Beginners to advanced exercisers will benefit and enjoy Pure Barre, I guarantee it!
THE WORKOUT
with Rashanna Moss-Lowry
www.purebarre.com
Warm-up (10 to 15 minutes)
Knee-ups, followed by floor work (arms, abs and chest), then weight work (shoulders, biceps, triceps and chest)
Thighs (10 to 15 minutes)
Thigh exercises (working anterior/posterior muscles as well as lateral), followed by small isometric movements (to work muscles to fatigue, stretch and lengthen them out)
Seat (10 to 15 minutes)
Small movements to lift the seat and burn fat at the same time
ABS (10 to 15 minutes)
Multiple positions to work the upper and lower abs, followed by seated interval work (to target each area of the abs including the obliques)
Cool-Down (5 minutes)
Slow stretching while the muscles are warm to reinforce long, lean muscles
HOW IT WORKS
In an endless search to find the best workouts in town, Monica Brant-Peckham has agreed to be our “guinea pig” and take them on full force. Every month we’ll feature a new trainer and a different set of workouts for our readers, in the process trying to Kick Mo’s Butt!
Check out Monica Online @ monicabrant.com & femcamp.net
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