Inside the Cardio Barre studio at the Beverly Hills location. Photo by Janice Jann.
No pain, no gain. This is the mantra you’ll likely be forced to repeat to yourself if you take a class at the newest workout studio in Beverly Hills. A new Cardio Barre location (one of only seven) just opened in the area and it’s a low-impact, high intensity workout that’ll make you feel the burn in your butt, arms, calves, hamstrings . . . and pretty much anywhere there’s a muscle. I was lucky enough to be able to take classes for a week at the six-week old studio, thanks to the ever-so-lovely Alisa Rattner Gonzalez (she’s the owner and the peppy person you’ll see right when you walk in).
In a nutshell, the hour-long sessions at Cardio Barre test your flexibility, balance, and core muscle strength by using light weights (one or two pounders, your choice!), your own body weight and quite a few ballet moves.
