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San Clemente Barre
638 Camino De Los Mares, Suite 125
949.661.6060
SanClementeBarre3: Participants in a San Clemente Barre class utilize techniques through the barre Tuesday. Photo: Eric Heinz
By Eric Heinz
Cathy Ross, co-owner of San Clemente Barre, saw an ab-burning opportunity.
With barre and pole fitness becoming a growing trend in the exercise industry and having an instructor yearning to teach it, Cathy opened San Clemente Barre three weeks ago.
The barre and pole fitness portion is an extension of Xtreme Fitness, Fitness Elite For Women and San Clemente Hot Yoga.
Her husband, Ken Ross, is the co-owner of the businesses.
People don’t have to join Extreme Fitness in order to take the classes, but Ken said most join because of the pricing packages that come with discounts.
“It’s just becoming more and more popular, and this is one of the dreams of our fitness director,” Cathy said. “She has wanted to do it for a long time. When we bought the gym, we worked with her and made it happen.”
Linda Bell, the instructor, encourages the class attendants to push their limits during the exercises with accompanying workout music.
“She’s a phenomenal instructor,” Cathy said.
Some of the classes incorporate fusion workouts with both barre and pole exercises—one of which is called “booty barre,” focusing on the muscles it advertises.
People with any level of fitness experience can take the class. The workouts can be exhausting but there is little danger involved with the mostly stationary techniques.
There are about 10 people to each class and they take place throughout the day and all week. The goal for the owners is to have more than 30 classes per week.
Schedules are available on the website.
Since the classes began three weeks ago, Cathy said she has had to schedule more classes and add an instructor, who began Tuesday.
Childcare is also available at the fitness center.