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Alice Porter

I swapped out Pilates for this barre routine—these are my honest thoughts

White woman parallel squat holding two light dumbbells arms extended in front living room setting wearing pink crop top leggings .

I've been doing Pilates workouts for almost a year now and I've found them to be a great way to build strength, while improving posture and coordination.

That's why I was intrigued by barre, a similar style of movement with small, controlled moves but inspired by ballet training. Like Pilates, it focuses on building strength but often with the addition of light weights.

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