#barre

[moonlitdatura]

— ♡ Clara Bow and Joyce Compton in Dangerous Curves - 1929

[unteriors]

Orange Street, Barre, Vermont.

[arielleslipgloss]

At Home Workouts To Do When Your Leveling Up (Part 2)

(None of these photos are mine)

“Let’s do those things that we’re scared of doing. Let’s do the really important things—and not give a ✌to what people think.” - Vita Sidorkina

1. 10 MINUTE AB WORKOUT | Alexis Ren

2. 30 Minute Full Body Workout | Move With Nicole

3. 10 Minute Everyday Full Body Workout | Lidia Mera

4. INTENSE (beware) 35MIN Workout | afit

5. 15MIN Fully Body Pilates Burn Workout | Madeleine Abeid

6. 10MIN SLIM FULLY BODY WORKOUT | Shirlyn Kim

"Just get up in the morning every day, do you, be you, and just do what you want. Honestly, just be at ease, be free.” Lais Ribeiro

Remember to take time for yourself and to stay pretty 💗

Xoxo, Arielleslipgloss 💋🎀

[going2hell4everythingbutbeingbi]

related to my exercise post: here's a guide on what to look for to find gyms that aren't full of shitty people ("shitty" ranging from "annoying" to "legit nazis")

martial arts studios/boxing gyms:

look for ones with a lot of women. this means that the vibe isn't so insufferably macho that no women want to be there.

places that have kids classes tend to have instructors who are gentler and nicer

the women (especially small women / teen girls) don't exclusively partner with each other. there's a chance they'll mostly partner together because they're friends, but when they never work with the men it's often because the dudes are obnoxiously aggressive and try to hurt their partners.

pilates/yoga/barre/spin/etc:

instructors who aren't skinny little waifs. they'll more likely to focus on having fun and being healthy instead of just losing weight

classes with poc, queer people, and fat people. this is a sign that the vibe isn't toxic rich skinny conservative white mean girl hour.

the people there aren't all dressed in lululemon with matching pink equipment. maybe a couple have that (whatever, they might be perfectly lovely people) but plenty have normal, mismatched, well-loved equipment and clothes.

people look ugly. it's not a photoshoot, it's not for tiktok, it's for fun and health. they're not obsessing over how they look.

overall tips:

if you get to do a trial period or trial class, is it fun? does it seem like the instructor wants everyone to be miserable? are people laughing, chatting, or goofing off? are they kind and welcoming to you? are you enjoying it?

look for places that are excited to offer accommodations. not just willing, but genuinely interested in making sure people can participate. even if you personally don't need any (yet). are there people with injuries? disabilities? people who modify the moves? are those people yelled at or are they helped? chances are you'll get fucked up at some point and you'll want to be at a gym that adapts instead of shaming you.

diversity. don't go to gyms where everyone looks the same. those have a vibe and it is not a good one. I called out specific examples above because of my experience with boxing and pilates, but it applies everywhere.

feel free to add with tips about different types of exercise groups (rock climbing, dancing, sports teams, anything I didn't cover because I don't have experience with it)

[transparentgentlemenmarker]

I really shouldnt put my dick in there...however

[blondebrainpowered]

Little girls take position for their ballet class, Washington D.C. 1942.

[20thcenturyartgallery]

Granite Sheds in Landscape

Artist: Luigi Lucioni (American, born Italy, 1900–1988)

Date: 1930

Medium: Oil on board

Collection: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Description

Luigi Lucioni painted Granite Sheds in Landscape while visiting a cousin who lived in Barre, Vermont. The city and its environs are renowned for granite quarries, among the largest in the world. At the time, granite extracted from quarries was transported to processing facilities, nicknamed sheds, where it was transformed from raw material into finished products.

[grungeouttakesabstracts]

Study

Barre, Vermont -- 8/27/14