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7 Potential Health Benefits of Barre

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1. You ll Strengthen Your Muscles

The combination of ballet, Pilates, and yoga exercises in barre strengthen the whole body, but they primarily target the glutes (buttocks), quadriceps (the muscles in the front of your thighs), hamstrings

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2. You ll Build Muscular Endurance

When you do barre, you hold your body in different positions at the ballet barre or on a yoga mat. In fitness terms, these are called static movements because the length of the muscle doesn't change.

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3. You ll Gain Flexibility

The International Sports Science Association (ISSA) says that being flexible, which means that your muscles, ligaments, and tendons can actively stretch, is an important part of good movement. With enough room for change.

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4. You ll Have Better Balance

In addition to flexibility, balance also declines with age. But good balance, which Harvard Health Publishing defines as the ability to distribute your weight in a way that lets you move without toppling over

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5. Your Posture Will Improve

If you feel like your posture has been getting worse, barre might help you get it back on track. To get the right posture, you'll be told to stretch your neck out and pull your shoulders down and back during class.

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6. You ll Have Better Coordination

In barre lessons, dancing is usually done to music, which can help with balance. You are also less likely to hurt yourself if you are better balanced.

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7. You ll Get a Mental Health Boost

Given that physical activity has been shown to improve mood the authors of a past study named exercise the best strategy for regulating mood it s not a stretch to say that barre can be uplifting.