The Bar Method

Specialties

The Bar Method is a fun, safe, one-​hour workout that gives you long lean thighs, lifted seat, sculpted arms, and flat abs. This method provides unique non-​impact exercises to target all major muscle groups while improving posture and increasing physical grace and strength, which results in a recognizable «Bar Method body.» We pride ourselves on consistency and quality by delivering personalized attention that will maximize your time and results. Check us out today!

History

Established in 2001.

The Bar Method is the most targeted body-​scultping workout. The founder, Burr Leonard has continued to work closely with physical therapists over the last 20 years to evolve The Bar Method.

The Bar Method is based on the technique of Lotte Berk, a German dancer who injured her back and had the idea of combining her ballet bar routines with her rehabilitative therapy. An avid Lotte Berk Method student since 1981, Burr began teaching in 1991 when she was The Lotte Berk Method’s sole licensee.

Upon opening her own Lotte Berk studio, Burr noticed that some of her clients’ joints were not responding well to the exercises. She then reworked the sculpting exercises under the guidance of physical therapists so the exercises would target students’ muscles without impacting their joints. Burr’s version of the exercise became so different that she decided not to renew the license with Lotte Berk and opened a studio in San Francisco called The Bar Method.

The Portland location opened in 2012.

Meet the Business Owner

Denise B.

Business Owner

Portland studio owner Denise Burchard has always had an interest in physical movement and helping others. She participated in gymnastics at an early age, and graduated from Pepperdine University with a B.S. in Sports Administration, a combination of Sports Medicine and Business.

She has been dedicated to The Bar Method since 2005 when she started taking class at The Bar Method flagship studio in San Francisco’s Marina district. She was invited to train as an instructor under Bar Method’s founder, Burr Leonard, and teach at the flagship studio. She fell in love with being a part of the transformations she saw students make both inside and out.

You can now find Denise at the Pearl studio, Bar Method DVDs and BarOnline classes. She loves teaching The Bar Method because she feels it makes a positive difference in the lives of others and creates a supportive community like nothing else. She’s grateful for her staff and studio community.

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