Former Charger Girls Pass the Barre

Remember these two?

Earlier this year, former Charger Girls Lauren and Giselle teamed up (again) to open their own Barre 3 studio in San Diego. For the uninformed (which included myself until about fifteen minutes ago), Barre 3 is a new approach to fitness that is sort of a hybrid between pilates and the classical ballet exercises done at the barre in dance studios all across the country. (You remember. Plié…and up..down, up, down, up, and turn…) The point is it help you develop that long, lean look of a dancer. Without having to actually be good at dancing. I think it’s also a bit like yoga in that you have to hold some poses until your arms and legs are shaking, and you start wishing you’d parked closer to the entrance because you may have to crawl to your car when this is over. On the up side, this isn’t one of those things where you have to actually be able to dance. Klutzes can do this. Dudes can do this. Every single member of The Rhythmless Nation can do this.

Giselle and Lauren opened their studio (the first one in California!) back in April, and the reviews have been oustanding.

Lauren sent over a few photos from a recent shoot, and I must say, opening your own place like this is a pretty clever way to stay in shape when you no longer have long hours of rehearsal and brutally long game days to keep you in top condition. And then – BONUS! – you can model for your own ads. (I’m all about the savings!)

Not quite six months into it, and it looks like these two have a success on their hands. There’s nothing but good reviews on Yelp, and maybe some of you will add a few more. Townies, you should definitely check this out:

8895 Towne Centre Drive, Suite 101
San Diego, California

Now the ladies show us how its done:

Anyone else getting a little Ashley Judd vibe here? No? Just me.

I kinda feel like I’m better off not knowing what the straps are for…

Tee hee, I see Giselle’s tushie. (Yes, I’m twelve, ok?)

Sidebar: Aspiring Charger Girls, you need to get over there. I’m not saying you should pump these two for audition tips, but hey, they’re pretty much sitting ducks over there, and they’re way too nice to tell you to shove it. I mean, you have to take class. They’re trying to run a business, ok? Don’t be all tacky and charge in there with a bunch of questions, like you have no home training. And don’t expect some kind of Charger Girl seminar (although, Lauren and Giselle, you might consider that, since you have space to do it. I’m just saying). However, the occasional question or two won’t get you thrown out.