080: Kristen Zurek on Raising the Barre for Fitness




Straight-Up Wellness show

Summary: In this episode, Kristen Zurek talks about the body benefits of ballet-inspired barre workouts:<br> <br> * Kristen's evolution from dancer to barre instructor <br> * What is barre <br> * Body weight and alignment <br> * Incorporating ballet movements <br> * Body benefits of barre<br> * Precision of movement<br> * Barre for all levels of fitness<br> * Exercise must feel good on the body<br> * Intensity of barre <br> * Music as motivation<br> * Barre discrimination <br> * Mind Body component of barre<br> * Equipment for barre workouts<br> * Studio workouts vs Streaming<br> * Doing a barre workout without a bar<br> * Barre with babies and kids<br> * Lose the intimidation <br> * Empowerment on all levels