barre3

Having tried all the iterations of Barre classes at this location over the years (Bar Method, Barre 101, and now Barre3) I can say without a doubt that Barre3 is the winner! As someone with a long ballet history and yoga background, I’ve found that Barre3 is literally the perfect mix of the benefits of both, with that necessary cardio blast thrown in. There is no risk of getting «bulky», as was the case with some of the other franchises.
The studio is SO clean and bright, and I can honestly say that every single instructor at this location is excellent-​clearly very well trained, and most with a dance or yoga and anatomy background, which really adds to the classes.
Sometimes the music playlists can get repetitive, but most of the time the energy of the instructor overtakes the music and keeps you going. You can push yourself as much or as little as you want in each class, so it’s definitely accessible to everyone. I’ve been to other studios where the instructor pushes you to the point of pain, and Barre3 is the exact opposite-​always recommending backing off when it’s too intense or you feel any negative pain, or giving options to step it up when you’re not feeling challenged enough.
This is still a relatively new studio, so I can’t wait to watch it develop and grow!

I have been doing barre3 online workouts for years, only dropping into the studio whenever I traveled to cities that had one.
Imagine my joy when I found out barre3 opened in Santa Barbara!
This studio is great. It is a community of women (and some men) who get to workout, doing a combination of yoga-​Pilates-​ballet. It is the type of practice that is for a lifetime, nothing is meant to injure you and one of the main tenets is «respect your body» … Basically this is not cross fit and if you’ve got bad knees, well there is a modified move for you!
If you want to change your body, and have a great time doing it, definitely go to one of Lacy’s classes. She is my workout spirit animal, if you will; she is everything you want in a teacher/​trainer: encouraging, high energy, results oriented, fun !!! Try a class, but not the 7:30 am Saturday one because that’s already getting full and I don’t want to have to fight anyone for my place at the barre ! ;) just kidding.

I went to Barre 3 during the «free week trial», and am hooked!
All instructors age great, music is perfect, space is beautiful.
I will definitely be back for more…