The popularity of Barre and dance-based exercised drove the creation of this aquatic barre program focused on lower body strength and power and core conditioning for sports. Years ago, it was popular for sports figures such as football players to take ballet classes and these sports figures benefited greatly from the flexibility and agility training in dance. Translating applied functional science along with barre exercises into the aquatic environment can help lessen injuries as well as quicken reaction time in sports conditioning and activities of daily living. Funktional Barre is a course developed from the Peyow Aqua Pilates program using Pilates principles for core supported controlled movement, scapular stability and breathing.
