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BENEFIT OF BARRE FITNESS 2017

It may look like ballet, but it's not. Barre fitness classes are simply ballet-inspired, incorporating a ballet barre and maybe some plies and pirouettes here and there into the workout. Essentially, barre classes mix elements of Pilates, dance, yoga and functional training, and the moves are choreographed to motivating music. In each energizing and targeted workout, you’ll use the barre and exercise equipment such as mini-balls and small hand weights to sculpt, slim and stretch your entire body. Here are 10 reasons to try a barre workout!

1. Hard on muscles, kind on joints. The small, super-controlled movements that take place in barre classes reduce pressure on your joints, tendons, ligaments and spine. By doing barre regularly, you'll also notice a remarkable improvement in your core strength and posture. While a tight core will give you a taller appearance, it will also keep you safe from injuries.

2. No experience required. Everyone has different starting points, strengths and challenges, and instructors recognize that. If you are worried about not having any dance training or fear you won’t be able to ‘get it’ or keep up, rest assured that instructors will guide you through the movements and offer helpful feedback without singling you out. And, remember, each person can be challenged at their own level in class without affecting anyone else’s workout. Always measure progress against yourself; not the person next to you!

3. Be worked from head to toe. After each satisfyingly exhausting class, your entire body will truly feel WORKED. You’ll feel stretched, strengthened and invigorated. It truly does foster its own ‘barre high’.

4. Work muscles to failure. Barre's tiny motions, many reps, intentional squeezes and pulses (otherwise known as isometric moves) are designed to fatigue muscles to failure. Embrace the shaking as it’s totally natural for your muscles to quiver uncontrollably – it means you are exhausting that muscle and forcing it to tone.  

5. Modifications for every age and level. The beauty of barre classes is that everyone works with small movements and can limit or expand their range of motion to suit their specific needs. Exercises can always be modified whether you’re a beginner, pregnant or have an injury, but can also be amplified if you’re advanced and looking for more of a challenge.

6. Increased flexibility. Through focused stretching, an improved range-of-motion is one of the greatest benefits of barre exercise. Sometimes people are flexible but not strong, or strong and not flexible, so whether you can sit comfortably in a pretzel position or you’re stiffer than a board, barre classes actually teach your body to be both. Having flexibility and strength allows you to enjoy a longer, active life free of injuries.

7. Never boring, always fun. You’ll find that the time spent in class passes very quickly due to the fast pace, variety of exercises, upbeat music, ever-changing choreography and inspiring instructors. It’s never the same class twice!

8. Lost weight and inches. Many of the workouts target the largest muscle groups in the body, like the thighs and glutes. The larger the muscle, the more calories burned! As you continue to attend class, you will build more lean muscle mass and raise your resting metabolic rate, which can help you to produce more energy and expend calories. Perhaps more important than actual weight loss, barre classes will help you drop a size by redistributing inches on your body – making you appear (and feel) longer and leaner. If you pair barre workouts with a healthy diet, you will achieve even better results.

9. Greater range of motion and endurance for all other activities and sports. Barre classes target the core muscle groups that are neglected in conventional strength training, in a variety of interesting ways.For example, skiers and snowboarders may notice enhanced knee alignment, improved balance and greater quad and hamstring recruitment. If you’re a golfer or tennis player, you just may experience greater hip openness and movement allowing for a better swing. Runners can attain increased endurance, faster PR times and reduced impact on joints.

10.  Rapid results. Yes, you will be sore after the first few classes, but you’ll also see some major results in little time – so stick with it! If you perform a barre workout 2-4 times weekly, you will typically notice changes in as little as one month. Changes may include an improved posture, thinner thighs, chiseled arms, a sculpted back, flat abs and a lifted seat. Barre classes are incredibly effective at transforming so-called 'problem' areas, especially for women.

There’s a good reason why more and more people are trying out barre workouts, and you should give it a shot, too. Soon enough, your body will reflect all your hard work.=)

Love, Staphanie Mun Chen

012 385 1501 

smunwl@gmail.com

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Barre fitness class (Jalan Gasing boutique fitness studio)

Come join our ballet Barre fitness classes and feel the difference in your body. 

Better Posture, stronger core strength, increase energy level, etc those are the physical benefits. 

Find out how the world of ballet, grace and music, can do to your well being too.

Saturday 8am-9am

Saturday 9am-10am

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Love,
StaphanieMun Chen
012-385-1501
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Founder of At The Barre Lifestyle -  boutique Barre fitness studio

Ballet inspired barre workout

What a wonderful and healthy way to start the weekend! Workout and train like ballerinas.

Come and join us every Saturday morning.

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Barre fitness workout

Barre classes is a perfect combination of art and foundation of ballet technique, stretching, core and cardio workout.

Each movement require your full concentration as you train to control your alignment and target body's deeper muscles.

Have fun and enjoy Barre classes.

Love,
Staphanie Mun Chen
Founder of At The Barre
±6012 385 1501
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Ballet inspired workout

Keeping working out. Fitness is about being better and stronger than you used to be.

Love, Staphanie Mun Chen

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Create an unique party with your girlfriends -Barre workout

EVERYTHING NEEDED TO CREATE THE PERFECT EVENT

A nail spa birthday celebration was so last year! Whether you’re planning a corporate outing, preparing for the “big day”, or hosting a unique birthday party for friends, there’s no better place to gather a group for relaxation, rejuvenation, and fun.

You can create an unique party with your girlfriends, 60 mins of barre workout and fun!

For more information or to get started, contact us at smunwl@gmail.com

Love,
Staphanie Mun Chen
012-385-1501
Founder of At The Barre
http://www.atthebarrelifestyle.com/

Ballet barre - Musicality

In my class, i will always ask my clients to 'open up' their ears and heart, listen to the music and move.

Musicality is knowledge about and sensitivity to music. In dance, it refers to how the dancer executes movement in relation to music. Executing movement that is technically correct and in time to the music is the baseline of performance. As you progress, you not only dance in time to the music but also use the music to express the qualities of both the movement and music to understand musicality.

Enjoy the music in class!

Signing off with love,
Staphanie Mun
Founder of AT THE BARRE

E-mail me at smunwl@gmail.com

Ballet barre - Movement memory

I often say in my barre class that doing ballet in adulthood is really good for our brain too. Love to challenge my clients to think, exercise our brain in ballet class, i call it brain game for ballet babes.

Movements you perform in class are based on movement memory, also called muscle memory, which connects to developing your kinesthetic sense. After several months of attending ballet barre classes, you will be more familiarise with ballet movements like plie, tendue exercises.

This type of memory incorporates continued feedback to the basic movement to clarify the sequence of the legs or alter the arms and head in an exercise or step. Later, movement memory expands as exercises and combinations get longer, contain more steps, and increasingly become more complex. After practising many repetitions of a movement, you can execute the movement without thinking of the different parts, yet you are able to apply feedback or add stylistic elements to enhance the movement into a more sophisticated performance.

Keep dancing, keep practising. Stay beautiful!

Signing off with love,
Staphanie Mun
Founder of AT THE BARRE

E-mail me at smunwl@gmail.com

AT THE BARRE: Port De Bras

Literally means 'carriage of arms'. A simple movement of the arms to different positions, dancers work hard to make it seem graceful, poised and seamless.

A simple port de bras, commence from bras bra, to 1st position, to 5th position, to 2nd position, back to bras bra.

Good exercise for beginners to feel their back's strength while maintaining the arm positions, shoulders should be kept down, particularly in 5th position when it is very easy to hunch them.

The elbow should never be allowed to cave in and should always be supported.

The wrist should also be supported in all positions and never be allowed to flap either up or down.

The fingers are held closely together with the thumb pulled slightly towards the palm of the hand.

In general, visually beautiful soft clear line should be practised from shoulder to fingertips, controlled but never strained in appearance.

E-mail me at smunwl@gmail.com for enrollment.

Love,
Staphanie Mun Chen
012-385-1501
Founder of AT THE BARRE
A barre fitness lifestyle studio
http://www.atthebarrelifestyle.com/

Ballet barre - Understanding artistry

In my adult ballet classes, as i see my clients progressing in technique, i started to introduce the meaning of expressive movement, getting them to dance more expressively.

Artistry means being able to express the intent of the dance, the choreographer's ideas, and emotions through ballet movements and gestures with the music. In the context of my barre classes, even simple movement at the barre can be beautifully expressed.

I enjoy seeing my clients feel good after class, holistically, feeling wonderful both physically and mentally. Similar to reading a great poem, seeing a riveting dramatic performance, listening to a piece of music that move your spirit, or viewing a work of art that connects to your senses, a dance artist visually expresses through the fullness and elegance of movements and gestures in relations with music that accompanies the performance- the poetry, emotion, and drama of the dance.

If i succeed in inspiring my clients to enjoy ballet as a from of art, it brings so much meaning to me.

Signing off with Love,
Staphanie Mun
Founder of AT THE BARRE

e-mail me at
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Channeling your inner ballerina

Thinking of taking up adult ballet beginners classes? Just drop me an email and book yourself a trial lesson, beware of getting hooked to ballet after that! =P

Regards,
Staphanie MUn CHen
012-385-1501
smunwl@gmail.com
Founder of AT THE BARRE

Barre classes in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Want to try a fitness workout class on ballet barre? Workout without adding bulk of muscle, ideal for ladies ( young working adults, new mom, bride to be) wanting to trim & lean up. 

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Staphanie Mun Chen 

Founder of LittleBallerina 

Barre classes

Want to try a fitness workout class on ballet barre? Workout without adding bulk of muscle, ideal for ladies ( young working adults, new mom, bride to be) wanting to trim & lean up.

Drop me an email smunwl@gmail.com for more details or Whatsapp me at 012-385-1501 

Staphanie Mun Chen 

Founder of AT THE BARRE
 http://www.atthebarrelifestyle.com/

Time schedule for barre classes 2018

Timetable for barre classes
Day	Time	Classes
Saturday	8am-9am 9am-10am	Barre fitness Intermediate Barre Fitness
	10am-11am	Opening class soon! Barre Fitness

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Ballet for the Body: Barre Classes

All women envy the dancer. Yes, they are coordinated, artistic and trained athletes. But mainly, we envy them because of their perfectly sculpted, toned physiques. As someone who has endeavored practically every mainstream sport, I can proudly say that when I trained in ballet and jazz, my body was the leanest and lightest it has ever been.

So what is it about this gentle training system that keeps the body so thin without adding bulky muscles? If you haven’t noticed, ballet has similar characteristics and benefits as that of yoga and pilates, except it works to turn your hip and legs outward. It focuses on flexibility, while also strengthening your muscles with certain held positions. The constant stretching also works to elongate your muscles, which keeps everything longer and thinner. Since ballet never requires you (the female dancer) to use any outside resistance, except the weight of your own body parts, the muscles remain lean.

Ballet is a very disciplined, highly technical activity that does not put an abundance of strain on the body, like other rigorous sports. It also works to train the body to dance in perfect symmetry, which after years of training can be extremely rewarding.

Recap on the benefits:

-Constant stretching elongates the muscles
-Held poses tone muscles, especially the core
-Constant movement burns calories
-Never uses more than own body weight for resistance

Barre Classes at AT THE BARRE with Founder & Creator Staphanie Mun Chen

Yes, putting on a leotard and tights can be a little intimidating and downright scary for some of us. But don’t worry, adult classes are geared for those who would simply like to enjoy the many benefits of beautiful ballet dancing.

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