Feature Friday...Alignment

Happy Friday everyone. Hopefully everyone is ready for the weekend and has plans to stay active and take advantage of some of the outdoor fitness events in Baltimore. Most importantly stay hydrated if you are working out outdoors especially in this crazy heat wave.

Just some random things as we wind down the week. Today's Feature Friday is all about alignment. It wasn't until becoming an SB Barre instructor that I really started focusing on proper body alignment, neutral spine and overall body awareness. Following a hamstring injury, I realized that weak glutes, hamstrings and hips can be the cause of injuries or other lower body pain. Proper alignment in barre will help you get the most out of class all while helping to decrease your risk of injury. If you are looking for a class for cross training to gain flexibility in your hips and strengthen your glute muscles (which are often weaker than we think), then barre is it!!!

Next time you go to a barre class, remember these two charts below and think about your movements, your positioning, what musclesare working and your breath. I promise that bringing more focus to your barre workout will help you to improve and have an even better experience.

Stay cool....and see you at the Barre!!


What have you gained most out of taking barre?

What barre move are you most interested in perfecting?