Janet’s Story – How Barre Classes Changed My Life
Two months ago I took on an impossible dream. At the start of the summer, notoriously the worst time for fitness studios, I opened CenterBarre, a small studio in Agoura Hills offering barre classes. My vision was to provide a hybrid workout influenced by the best of yoga, pilates, martial arts, and cardiovascular exercise. I am not a former dancer, cheerleader, or gymnast. Though I feel twenty, I find myself scrolling to the bottom of the page to find my date of birth. I have, however, been an athlete my whole life, but years of workouts and sports left me with several overuse injuries. After cortisone shots and knee surgery, my physical therapist suggested rehabbing at a barre class. He explained that working in small...