The Bar Method:

January 9, 2008
By Marianne Garvey

Where: The Bar Method Studio, 32 Rye Ridge Plaza, Rye Brook, NY (Manhattan location opening with the month); (914) 207-7798, barmethod.com

What: The second that Burr Leonard told me this class was going to get my rear end in shape, I was hooked. After all, she did teach Drew Barrymore and rapper Eve, who both boast muscular bikini bods from doing this workout.

I took the Saturday morning class at Jane Culliford’s recently opened Bar Method studio in Westchester County. What looked simple at first soon had me stretching and sweating like a maniac – and it was fun.

Leonard smooth-talked us through nine body-sculpting exercises using light weights to work the upper body, and intense leg moves using a ballet bar and mats, making us squeeze our butts the whole time.

The workout is aimed at working the abs and creating a more vertical posture. “If you stick to it, you’ll see the results in three months,” says Leonard. Great tuchus, here I come.
Price: $25

--Marianne Garvey

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