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JANUARY events
TEACHER'S APPRECIATION PACKAGE
How do we possibly thank all of our teachers for everything they do? We're offering them a special package and we even have four 4:00pm classes for them to take advantage of. See website for details. Or forward this email to your favorite teacher.
11:30am BAR BASICS
These classes for newcomers (or long-time clients wanting to get back to basics!) are offered Monday-Saturday. Great place to start or work on good form.
EXPANSION
We are expanding in Summit. This Spring look for a new studio above our current space. We'll be offering lots of beginner classes and welcome new students to the new studio. Of course, feel free to get a jump start on your New Year's Resolution and start taking classes now.
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See you soon!
The Gang at "The Bar"
908.522.1550
www.barmethod.com
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IT'S OUR 2 YEAR ANNIVERSARY
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It's hard to believe, yet true. It's been two very special years and for us, time really does fly when you're having fun.
To celebrate, we are going to share a month's worth of inspirational stories. Look out for one each week and be truly impressed with the dedication and strength of these women working out right next to you.
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Transformation #1
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Kate Clow, 39 3/4, Chatham, NJ
TIME REQUIRED TO REACH GOAL: 15 months & still going
LESSON LEARNED: Work out hard and stop eating grilled cheese crusts!
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My journey with the Bar Method began back in October 2008, when a friend, Stephanie Davenport, talked me into attending a class. Even though I'd heard so many great things about the Bar Method (Stephanie is actually another Bar transformation story), I was somewhat resistant. Call it fear, intimidation, or just resistance to change.
I was already devoted to working out and working out hard. I'd exercise every day of the week if I could find the time. Running, yoga, spinning, training with a personal trainer and I was still holding on to a lot of extra weight after the birth of my third child. My size 10 clothing was just about cutting off my circulation, and I was frustrated that I wasn't getting any results from all the exercise I was doing. I decided that it couldn't hurt to try something different, so there I was at my first Bar class, shaking like a fiend and loving every minute of it. I decided then (even before I walked down the stairs after my first class and my quads started screaming!) that I was going to go back, as soon as possible.
I've been attending Bar classes three days a week for the last 15 months. In the first two to three months, I dropped 8 to 10 pounds without changing a single thing in my diet. Even as a regular runner for over a decade, I'd never gotten results like that! With the Bar Method, my body began changing immediately, and I loved what I was seeing: my legs were longer and leaner; my arms had definition; my abdominal rolls went from three to two! I couldn't believe it. I had really bulked up from earlier weight training and was happy to let that go.
After several more months of sticking with my Bar routine, I could feel how strong I had become, but I realized that I was stalled with my weight loss. I knew the missing link was my diet. I mentioned this to Jen Hedrick one morning while waiting for class to begin, and she recommended I meet with Hillary Baron Irwin, a nutritionist who had given a workshop at the Summit Bar earlier in the year.
Hillary and I met in mid-September 2009. She gave me a plan that was easy to follow and while it took a lot of effort and will power, I saw results immediately. I discovered that I had so many new muscles under that layer of body fat, compliments of The Bar Method. I look better now, on the eve of my 40th birthday, than I did in my twenties. My 4-year-old actually told me that I don't look like her mommy anymore (which I consider a compliment). I lost a total of 30 pounds in 15 months and now comfortably wear a size 4. Now that I've reached my weight-loss goals, I'm ready to conquer some other goals at the Bar Method, like doing more push-ups on my toes and taking the "L" option. :)
Happy Anniversary, Angie and Jen! Thank you for making this wonderful exercise program available to us. It has truly changed my life.
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