pure barre = pure torture

I went to pure barre for the first time today after my girlfriend Julie suggested that I'd love the workout. (Julie and I have done pilates together for a year so I had every reason to believe her.) OH MY GOODNESS - it was 10x more difficult than any Body Pump class I've ever taken and so different than pilates.

I'm in dang good shape right now with doing pilates 4x a week but this was such an intense class. The parts of class that focused on my strengths from pilates were okay, but the portions that were ballet focused were incredible. The article in the Denver Post last year was dead-on. I don't know if I'm naive or a sucker for punishment but after reformer tomorrow I'm heading to another class. Hopefully tomorrow isn't as killer as it was today.

Blue Sky Cafe

I had a business meeting over breakfast at Blue Sky Cafe this morning. If you've never been there or if it's been a while I urge you to return. The cafe doubles as Blue Sky Yoga in the evenings...and they are now a Donation Based Seva Yoga studio. I'm not a fan of yoga personally, but I love the intent behind this cafe. This means that they "donate all proceeds (the only exception being instructor's wages) to organizations we believe make honest contributions to people in need donating yoga classes to local non-profits." This is pretty cool and it helps that they have great breakfast.

Since I've been wearing through my workout wear very regularly I'm always on the lookout for new pieces to add to my collection. Lululemon is a fav for no other reason than I love their culture. Doesn't their manifesto make you want to live your life healthier?