You’ll have the right to roll up your sleeves and bare chiseled ballerina arms with this 20-minute routine. Hot tip for spring training: You’ll soon be coveting “barre” arms. “Ballerinas have chiseled arms without unwanted bulk,” says Andrea Rogers, the founder of the newly opened Xtend Barre studio in Brooklyn, USA. Rogers adds one-pound weights […]
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9th May 2015 Flex Studio Island South and Central “It is devastating to see a crisis happening in a country filled with such beautiful people and lush countryside, especially one which has already suffered such a turbulent past. Many of us in Hong Kong have travelled to Nepal to experience this amazing country, and as such
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Take the discipline of dance and the principles of Pilates, add weights, a barre, and high-energy, meticulous instructing and tadaa!, you have a serious ballet workout. Rockell Williamson-Rudder, International Director at Xtend Barre in Sydney, shares her thoughts on what makes Xtend Barre in particular, such a unique and beneficial workout.
I joined the Xtend Barre© company in 2010 and it’s hard to believe where the time has gone! I was first attracted to Xtend Barre as it was the only…
Why barre workouts are great for poise, grace and confidence…AND a chiseled body! Read More »
Hope Patterson, Flex’s teen ambassador, is super excited to see Teen Xtend Barre© on the Flex schedule, and explains what it is about the class that she loves so much.
I’ve wanted to do Xtend Barre© since I watched my mum and aunts take the class. It looked like so much fun, but at the same time hard work! What I love the most is that during the warm up I get to use 1lb arm weights, which is adds some new lightweight training to my fitness regime. Apart from …
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Take a barre class and you’ll be following in the footsteps of some of the world’s best-known icons, including Audrey Hepburn! Best known as a movie actress having starred in such classic movies as Sabrina, Funny Face, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, My Fair Lady and Roman Holiday (for which she won the Academy Award for Best
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Flex Studio Island South and Central We are all saddened by the terrible earthquake in Nepal. A humanitarian crisis of this scale means we have an obligation to act. Please join us this Saturday, 9th May to raise funds which will go directly to urgent medical care and supplies for Nepal’s earthquake victims. Karuna Sechen
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As part of our ongoing series, we find out why real people have taken to the popular practice of Pilates, how it has helped re-shape their bodies, and improve strength and sports performance. Here, Triska Childs, originally from Melbourne, Australia, tells us how she tried Pilates after realizing that walking her dogs alone would not keep
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We tend to place much of our focus on muscle and cardio health, but often neglect to consider our bone health. Our bodies are constantly breaking down old bone cells and building new ones, however as we age, this process slows and we need to take steps to help maintain our bone density. Women generally
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The Huffington Post has previously written about the ways our bodies get stronger as we age – we get fewer colds, enjoy better sex, and have clearer skin, just to name a few. But we’re also aware that certain things can get weaker, like our bones. Both older men and women are at risk of
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A Tasty Dose of Calcium “We love chia seed puddings- raw, refined-sugar-free, decadent and filled with superfood goodness, they are such a treat!” says Green Queen. Though tiny in size, chia seeds are supercharged when it comes to nutrients- they are full of plant protein (twice the amount found in most grains) that is easily digested
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