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Neutral Spine | How’s Your Form?

Through years of study and research, I now have a better understanding of the role of abdominal muscles, core strength, and back positioning in terms of posture and fitness. What I have learned has greatly improved how I teach my online fitness classes, create my DVDs, and develop the content of my method, BarreAmped. Gone…

Love Your Back Valentine’s Workout

Here is a quick mat workout to target this area. Make sure you are warmed up with a five to ten minute walk or jog, or add this targeted workout on to another cardio or strength workout. You will use your breath to focus the movements, so don’t rush anything. Listen to your body and…

Killer Abs Fitness Ball Workout

For this workout, you need either an SBF or BarreAmped Ball that is specifically sized for the nature of this workout. Other balls may work but they must be around a seven inch ball and squishy. Make sure you are warm before beginning this routine. You will want to work out on a mat/soft surface.…

Releve – How Is Your Form?

When you lift your heels in any barre work or fitness class, you want to make sure you are in proper alignment to keep your ankles and knees (as well as hips, lower back, etc.,) safe. Here are some tips: Height of Heels When you lift your heels up and you find you cannot raise…

4 Barre Moves to Tighten and Tone the Lower Body

This quick, lower body barre workout can fatigue the legs and can be done in less than 10 minutes. You will need to be warmed up prior to beginning. All you need is a stable support and if you’re wearing shoes, make sure they have flexible soles. Holding onto your support, bring your legs hips…

Crunchless Core Workout

This workout is designed to be quick and efficient. All you need is possibly a mat. Make sure you’re warm with a brisk walk or add this on after your cardio workout. If you want, you can always warm up in the first plank position with knees down by holding that for about one minute.…

Single Merry Christmas Move

Try this move when you’re pressed for time because it hits so many muscles, like shoulders, lats, obliques, hips, and inner thighs, at once. You will feel the bottom side body working in this exercise. Make sure you’re warmed up first. Bring Bottom arm below the shoulder with thumb facing forward just as I am…

Happy Thanksgiving Stress Relieving Stretch

Thanksgiving is my second favorite day of the year, next to Christmas Day, and I love getting together with all our family and friends. However, sometimes in the busyness of the day, we can get totally stressed out and miss our mind-body connecting workout. I have created this stretch that you can do in just…

Classic Lower Body Barre Prenatal Workout

This is a classic BarreAmped prenatal workout that you can do at home. It’s taken straight from the BarreAmped Sleek and Toned Prenatal Workout DVD. It can be done after you are warm from a brisk walk or five minute march in place. You will need something stable to hold onto. If you feel better…

Active Recovery Stretch

Warm up for 5-10 minutes with a brisk walk or another workout. STANDING REACH TO CHAIR WITH CHEST OPENER   Standing tall with legs hip’s distance. Reach arms up and stretch fingertips to the ceiling on a deep inhale. Exhale and sit back into a chair position keeping knees over heels as you swing the…