Ouch.
Posted by breefawn on 7/09/09 • Categorized as Product Review, Pure Barre, exercise, isometrics, squeeze
After coming home from vacation, and losing my job, I realized that everything happens for a reason…at least I realized 
that yesterday morning when I decided to do the NEW Pure Barre workout. I realized that my definition of continuing exercise is NOT the same as continuing my DVD workouts that I love so much. IT HURT. So, today I decided to go back to Carrie’s original workout: Pure Barre: Ballet, Dance & Pilates Fusion
. I was hoping that it wouldn’t be as difficult as the new workout…I was very, very wrong. It’s a great workout, and every time I do it, I enjoy it a little bit more. The things that bothered me at first don’t seem like such a big deal, and I do enjoy that Carrie uses two sets of weights for the upper arm exercises in this workout, whereas the new workouts rely on push ups and tricep dips…I get tired of doing the same thing. I do like that the new workout uses a small playground ball…but you could easily modify her orginal workout to use it as well. I highly recommend this workout, especially if you’re a Tracy Effinger fan. I absolutley adore the leg work in Tracy Effinger’s Squeeze Stronger (fitness workout)
& Tracy Effinger’s Squeeze Lower Body Challenge DVD
(which many of you received recently thanks to my very FIRST free giveaway…dont’ worry if you missed it…there are many more to come!!)…. That being said, there isn’t a barre workout out there that makes my thighs shake and work like Pure Barre. It really is amazing how “in shape” I think I am, and then every time I do one of Carrie’s workouts, I get my thighs handed to me. I think it’s just a reminder that there is always, always room for improvement.
Tagged as: Barre Workouts, exercise, motivation, squeeze
I’m with you on this whole thing–I’m feeling a little sorry for myself and haven’t exercised in 4 days. It’s going to be a bit of a shock to get going again, but I will. Lisa got her Squeeze DVD, so I’m going to be hunting in my mailbox for mine!
Alright, ladies – time to dust ourselves off and hit the pavement (literally!) Can’t wait to see you guys next weekend – K, you going to be there???
So if I already have this workout do I need the new ones? The clip on YouTube make the new ones look really good!
I would get them! I really enjoyed both of them…I’ll do the first one again tomorrow and post a review
Brea,
I’m so glad you are enjoying the Pure Barre dvds….they really never get any easier, in fact, the more you do them, the more you should get out of them…your thighs should shake forever!
Best,
Carrie
Thanks for stopping by my site and entering my contest. I’ll be reviewing this DVD soon too. It will be interesting to see what I think in comparison. Very nice blog you have here!