Bottom line: This series of short barre workouts (available online from www.balletbody.com) offers excellent value for the subscription cost, providing both excellent cuing and intense routines, as well as supporting the extremely important goal of constantly changing your workouts to challenge your body.
Equipment needed: one light and one heavy pair of weights; chair or barre; mat or towel
Level: Intermediate/advanced
Bottom line: This challenging barre routine will work you into "the shakes," but I missed the extensive stretching that is usually a central element in barre workouts.
Equipment needed: ballet barre or chair, mat or towels, a strap or belt
Level: Intermediate to intermediate/advanced, depending on the depth of the movements
Bottom line: This superbly cued, classic barre workout with wonderful stretching is both intense and an absolute delight.
Equipment needed: chair or ballet barre, mat and/or a few towels, playground ball, light hand weights (I used 5 lbs)
Level: Advanced
Bottom line: Finally, a barre workout DVD that is comparable in difficulty to a live class! The instruction is slightly abrasive and cheesy, but it's still a great workout.
Equipment needed: light weights (1-3 lbs recommended, I used 5 lbs), exercise mat or towel, chair or barre
Level: Intermediate/advanced
Bottom line: This workout has a pleasant flow, overall good cuing and some challenging exercises, although I felt the instruction lacked a few important details.
