So. I've recently decided that I need to be in better shape - you know, get healthy, fit, all that good stuff. A few people at work had been raving about this place called The Bar Method. This past Saturday I gave in and gave it a try. It is a bit pricey - $20 per session, with various package discounts. Mind you, I am not in good shape at all. AT ALL. I'm not morbidly obese or anything, but I'm definitely not fit. I get tired easily, I throw up when I run, I can't touch my toes without bending my knees. I sucked it up and tried it.
It's a very interesting method of working out, combining ballet, yoga and pilates with a bit of weight training. After one class, I can tell it would definitely get me in shape. I was SO SORE on Sunday. Everything hurt - my shoulders, pecs, biceps, triceps, abs (the least sore b/c I was practically dead by the time we got around the ab exercises), gluts, quads, hamstrings, calves and shins. One of the things that happens while you're working out is that your legs tend to shake - and I mean SHAKE. The instructor said it's a good thing though, because it means your muscle is breaking down and reshaping itself to be longer and leaner.
I'd love to go back, despite not being a fan of exercise in general, but it's just so damn expensive. They offer an introductory price of $100 for 30 days (unlimited number of sessions), which is pretty good, but still more than I would normally pay to exercise. And after the intro offer, it gets really pricey.Turns out Drew Barrymore is a fan of The Bar Method though, because she was in one of my boss's sessions! My boss said Drew's legs were shaking too. That makes me feel better about myself.
2 comments:
It's Drew BAR-rymore! Sorry, J, I bit off your joke method.
You failed to mention the back-bending-thingamajig you do.
That qualifies you as being in shape, at least in my book it does.
The photo you chose to use is that of a man's legs. A superhero's man's leg. No woman has legs like that.
Gross.
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