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Prioritize your wellness without sacrificing your work by scheduling an "at-home wellness sabbatical." This type of sabbatical is a set period of time when you can disconnect and reset while staying on top of your responsibilities at the same time. Read on to learn when, how, and why it might work for you!

Apply this mantra to thigh work, to your work week, to your goals, and to anything else you're going through right now! Photo Credit: @marissavicario via Instagram

Today on the blog, a brave Bar Method member shares her incredible story about how she suffered a stroke and bounced back at The Bar two months later. Read on to find out how her fitness routine helped restore balance and strength to the parts of her body affected by the stroke: https://bit.ly/2L8KKCH

We love everything there is to love about a long weekend, except for when it comes to an end. As Monday approaches, here's your guide on how to recover and reset before the week starts. Follow these tips and start strong by signing up for your week of Bar Method classes with your studio, and you'll beat the Monday blues in no time.

Throughout the month of July, we'll be highlighting different aspects of our method that have been implemented to keep your body safe and moving. Today, we're spotlighting our partnership with physical therapists. From its inception, The Bar Method was developed in partnership with a team of physical therapists. There isn't a move or a modification in any studio that doesn't go under the microscope of our physical therapists on our staff to ensure its safety and effectiveness. To this day, it remains to be one of the biggest differentiators that sets our practice apart from any other workout. We hold your safety in high regardwe always have, we always will! To read more about how The Bar Method works with physical therapists, click to read the post. https://barmethod.com/how-the-bar-method-works-with-physic/

Fold-over is a fundamental move at The Bar Method. Not only does it target both your standing leg and your elevated leg, but it also engages your back and abdominals. When you perform fold-over, make sure your torso is slightly higher than horizontal so your posture muscles and abs support your upper body. If you feel tension in your shoulders, then use the stall bar (or whatever you're using at home to modify) so you can hold on lower and take your shoulder joints out of the movement. Photo Credit: Bar Method Kansas City

Our routines have been changing on the fly lately; we've changed our workout routines, our work days, our morning rituals, even our eating patterns! There has ALWAYS been a spotlight cast on the importance of having a morning routine, but have you considered the imporance of a nighttime routine? This article by The Every Girl will make you re-think that bedtime strategy of yours!

One-weight lifts are one of the most effective moves you can do to get definition in your armsbut only when done correctly. Use a mirror to check out your profile; your spine should be elongated and your shoulders should be square. If you notice that your back is rounded, you will want to shorten your stance and lift your torso to flatten your back. If you are taking class virtually and do not have a light weight to do this move, try using a soup can or bottle of water and follow these same tips! Click to learn more about how you can maximize this movement once you have made sure to execute it correctly.

If the past few months have taught us anything, it's that we can barre from wherever! While our studio will always be our home away from home (and we hope it's yours too!), we know it can be difficult to head indoors when the sun is shining and there's not a cloud to be found in the sky. In today's blog, we're reminding you that you can take a day off of heading into the studio for class or taking a class from your living room every once in a while and instead, you can practice your barre moves outside. Click to read our favorite Bar Method moves to do outside today and then come back and book your next class with us for tomorrow.

We're kicking off the official start of summer with a reminder that self-care means taking care of your body so that it takes care of you. We ask a lot of our bodies so we’re taking a moment to pause and appreciate what it does for us every single day. Summer = more sun, so one way we’re going to show our body some love is by applying SPF early and often. Our skin will thank us. How are you showing your body love and gratitude?