As a woman hurtling towards menopause, I've had to change how I exercise to align with my body's changing needs and abilities ...

Barre workouts are ballet-inspired exercises like parallel thigh side taps and foldovers. These exercises are great for toning muscles throughout your body including in your core and back.

Barre can burn, but it’s not just a physical ... help to support our mental health and mood. And it seems that ballet-style exercises are particularly useful for helping us stay mentally sharp.

Designed by Sally Kendrick, director and instructor at MK Reformed, this barre workout combines Pilates-inspired movements ...

Barre ballet classes are a firm favourite in the fitness scene for their ability to combine the grace and elegance of classical dance and Pilates with the rigour of strength training. As an un ...

Barre is a fitness class which is inspired by ballet, that first came to prominence in America in the 1970s. The workout focusses on your core with an aim to improve balance and posture.

"Over time, these more traditional ballet moves have been blended with Pilates-style exercises, so most barre classes that you’ll find outside of a ballet school won’t feel like a dance class ...

and some exercises you can try at home. The barre method was created by Lotte Berk, a German ballet dancer in the 1940s. Recovering from a back injury, she created the training style by fusing her ...

For those who don’t know what I’m talking about, barre is like a pilates-ballet fusion ... But there’s a catch: “While the exercises might be targeting small areas of the body, it ...

After thoroughly enjoying the soothing yet not-to-be-overlooked burn of pilates, my friend Catherine McCulloch, a fifth-year ...