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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A fitness chain in the Portland metro area, the Bar Method, is helping build stronger bodies through their challenging barre workouts. Barre trainers Beth Hutchison and Tashina ...

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Barre is having a moment. The light-weight, high-rep style of strength training is a low-impact way to sculpt lean muscle mass and improve endurance. But it can be intimidating to try a barre class ...

This week: Bar Method While there may be other places in town that use a ballet barre-based workout in their exercise classes, the Bar Method, with locations in South Lake Union and Redmond, was the ...

Ballet barre workouts have been around for decades (actually dating back to the 1950s with creator Lotte Berk). But they’ve become especially popular over the last few years. In fact, this type of ...

Humble brag: I reckon I could spot a fitness gimmick a mile off. As WH’s Fitness Editor, I spend pretty much all day everyday reading/writing about the latest workout trends. I’m also kind of addicted ...

Here's what I remember about my first barre class: The workout was so grueling it made my muscles twitch as I lay on my back, rhythmically thrusting my pelvis to a sensual cover of Rihanna's "Umbrella ...

Few exercises in the United States have gained as much popularity over the past decade as barre fitness. Founded by a Jewish dancer named Lotte Berk who escaped Nazi Germany shortly before the start ...