What is Barrecore?

Barrecore is an effective and efficient way to exercise your entire body. In fact, our barre workout method has been proven to safely and noticeably sculpt the entire body in just a few weeks.

Our classes contain elements of ballet, yoga, and pilates - but are as tough as a spinning or bootcamp session, and your muscles will work in a very unusual way. For instance, you’re probably not going to sweat a whole lot during your Barrecore class. Instead, the method focuses on exhausting your muscles with intelligent movements that bring your muscles into a "shake". It is here that you will notice your muscles start to fatigue, and where you will improve your strength and transform your physique - so it’s important to hold the positions for as long as you can and embrace the shake.

This high intensity but low impact way of working your body (called HILIT, as opposed to HIIT) means that we have clients of all ages, genders, fitness levels, shapes, and abilities - even clients who are injured, prenatal and postnatal.

An "isometric contraction" is one where neither the joint angle nor the length of the muscle changes during muscular contraction. It’s difficult to visualise but this static point is the sweet spot of calorie burning. The more you contract the muscle and hold it there, the more calories you will burn as it’s that stillness we so often speak of, that produces results. A study by The Journal For Applied Research proved that doing isometric exercise for 6 minutes would be the equivalent muscle work of 30-35 minutes of gym work on commercial weight-lifting equipment!

An "eccentric contraction" is the lengthening phase of the contraction. By lengthening a muscle, we effectively work the muscles to fatigue and create that long, lean look. The two contractions, isometric and eccentric, working against each other, lengthen and sculpt the muscle.

When your body gets into "the shake" - and starts shaking throughout your workout - it means you’ve hit that sweet spot! Your muscles are tearing (don’t panic, these are tiny, microscopic tears) and then more muscle fibres are created as these little tears heal to create toned, lean muscles.

We use "active stretches", where you would normally rest in a HIIT workout.

If practised regularly the Barrecore method can bring about quick physical transformations and long-lasting effects. The first thing clients tend to notice is increased general energy and strength, a perkier bum, and a flatter stomach. Long-term they experience an overall improvement in well-being as well as longer, leaner muscles, and a sculpting physique even in those hard-to-reach places.

By using mainly your own body weight for isometric and eccentric movements that strengthen and also lengthen your muscles, we ensure that you won't bulk - but rather sculpt in a lean way.

Above all, Barrecore will help you feel strong and confident in your own body and mind.

Barrecore was founded in 2011 and has grown into one of the most well-known and loved botique fitness brands.

We are proud to have received tens of thousands of 5-star reviews from our incredible clients. We are also proud to consistently feature in top media such as Vogue, Women's Health, Vanity Fair, Harper's Bazaar, Financial Times, Elle, and Forbes, and to be publicly endorsed by some of the world's biggest celebrities and influencers including Pippa Middleton, Claudia Schiffer, Rita Ora, Jourdan Dunn, and Poppy Delevingne.

We have beautiful studios reaching across London including Chelsea, Mayfair, Notting Hill, Hampstead, Kensington, Islington, Chiswick, St Mary Axe, Wandsworth and Wimbledon. We also have 3 studios in the north of England, Leeds, Alderley Edge, and Hale. You can see a map and list of all of our studios on our Barrecore locations page.

In addition to our Barrecore studio classes we also offer two online workout options: Live Streamed Classes and Videos On Demand.