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The Bar Method in Brief
The Bar Method™workout creates a uniquely lean, firm, sculpted body by combining the muscle-shaping principles of isometrics, the body-elongating practice of dance conditioning, the science of physical therapy and the intense pace of interval training into a powerful exercise format that quickly and safely reshapes and elongates muscles.
The result is a noticeable “Bar Method” sculpted body with:
- Firm, elongated muscles
- Reduced body fat
- High muscle definition in the chest, upper arms and upper legs
- Improved posture
- Long, narrow thighs
- A lifted seat and defined hamstrings
- Strong, flat abdominals
- Increased stamina and energy
- Extended youthfulness
About The Bar Method, Inc.
Burr Leonard, a former journalist, has been practicing and improving on the exercises that now make up The Bar Method exercise system since 1991.
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Burr had been an avid Lotte Berk Method student since 1981 and had been teaching since 1991 when she was The Lotte Berk Method's sole licensee.
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In 1991 Burr and Carl Diehl, a lawyer, opened their first exercise studio in Greenwich, Connecticut. In 2000 they founded The Bar Method, Inc. and the next year opened their flagship studio in San Francisco. Since then they have built and franchised many Bar Method studios around the country and have produced two exercise dvds, the first in an ongoing series.
They currently co-own The Bar Method™, Inc., The Bar Method™ Franchising Company, Inc., and The Bar Method™ Media, Inc.
For more about The Bar Method
Find exercise classes near you.
See more about how our body sculpting exercises work.
Workout at home with the Bar Method exercise dvds.
Find out more about Bar Method's Core Strengthening Secrets.
Studio Franchising
In early 2008, The Bar Method Franchising Company, Inc, launched a new franchising program that is now expanding The Bar Method studios over the United States, Canada and elsewhere. The Bar Method has a national reputation for superior teacher training and excellent support for its studio owners.
Bar Method studio owners are required to teach classes, serve as models for their teachers, and maintain a high quality of teaching at their studios. Therefore, we will only consider someone for a franchise who has done The Bar Method for at least 3 months at an existing Bar Method studio or with The Bar Method DVDs. If you have done the method for at least 3 months and would like more information about the franchise and the process of getting approved for a franchise, please contact franchise@barmethod.com.
Please note that we only train and certify franchisees and their teachers. We do not allow anyone to teach The Bar Method at existing gyms or other fitness facilities, nor do we allow our franchisees to offer any form of exercise other than The Bar Method.
*The information provided does not constitute an offer or sale of a franchise*
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See a complete list of Bar Method Studios›
Shown above are (left) owners of the Chicago,
IL Bar Method, (center) owner of the Marin, CA
Bar Method, and (right) owners of the Bar Method
in Downtown San Francisco, CA. — Photos
by Kate B. Grove
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Contacting the Bar Method:
For information about becoming the owner and director of a The Bar Method exercise studio, email franchise@barmethod.com.
For general information about
classes and schedules, and contact information
for all our studios see Exercise Studio Locations.
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