Fittbe: Barre Home Workouts

I love it! It snowed two feet last night and I am not up for shoveling out my car to drive to the gym but still wanted a good workout,Kira's Ballet and Pilates app is the perfect solution. I stood right at my kitchen counter and did the whole thing... In my pajamas! I love how when you switch from the left to right the screen flips so you're always mirroring her, I always have problems with that and it made it so easy! I like the balance of layman's terms and ballet terms and all the written tips. Kira had perfect timing with all her verbal tips, especially when she said "your arm should be hurting by now, keep it up" and two seconds before she said that I thought "man my arm hurts!!!!!!"

I really love this app. I have some ballet experience and was intrigued by the idea of barre exercise so I decided to try this and I'm so happy I did. I want to encourage anyone thinking of attempting a new exercise routine to try this out. I am not a super fit workout queen. I am in okay shape and I'm 49 years old. I can't do everything in these workouts, but I do what I can. After a few weeks I could feel improvement, but the best part was when my sister and I were at the pool and she told me she could see a difference. I like the fact that I can exercise at home whenever I have time and there are sessions that are as short as twenty minutes so you can always find the time! Try it! You won't regret it.

I was always intrigued by ballet, knew it was great exercise (just look at those ballet dancers' bodies - long, lean muscles) but would never in a million years don a leotard and head to a barre class (way too embarrassing!). Kira's barre classes are challenging (I'm trying to do it just the way she does) yet with the music, it's also calming and makes me feel graceful. I will combine with walking or jogging! BTW they have amazing tech support if you need it, just email the app producers ( listed in the description) they're super nice!