When you’re a city that’s surrounded by the Rocky Mountains, there’s no shortage of gorgeous ski resorts, golf courses and hiking trails. However, as much as there is an abundance of outdoor activity to keep you occupied, people in Denver head into any of the two dozen barre studios in Denver and the surrounding area.
From familiar chains like Pure Barre, The Bar Method and Barre3 to local favourites like Barre Forte and The Ballet Physique, Denver offers residents more than two dozen options to choose from.
So what makes Denver a barre-loving city? Let’s explore what Denver has to offer.
Why is Denver Considered a Barre City?
It’s (partly) home to Pure Barre
Not only will you find a handful of Pure Barre studios throughout the Denver area, but the city is also the home to their corporate headquarters. The head office is where they run operations for the company, for the nearly 500 locations across North America.
Though there is a corporate training facility in Spartanburg, SC, Denver is also home to a training center for instructors and studio owners.
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The studio is like a second home for regulars
When I went out to Denver in early February, I got to see first-hand how passionate locals are for the barre workout. At every studio I stopped into you could see how connected the community was with their local studios. It wasn’t just the workout that was drawing people in. Regulars were gabbing with each other before class and were hanging around the studio up to 30 minutes after a class ended to connect with the owners, instructors and other students. Classes were full and some even had wait lists.
There’s a studio on every corner
Okay, I’m exaggerating a little but boutique fitness studios are everywhere in Denver and barre is right up there in popularity with yoga, pilates and crossfit. No matter which part of the city you are in, you are most likely a stone’s throw away from a studio. The high concentration of studios is even more obvious in the suburbs. In Highlands Ranch alone, there are four different studios within a few miles of each other. When I visited, Studio Barre was just about to open their doors in Highlands Ranch.
Barre Studios in Denver
- Pure Barre – Plaza at Cherry Creek
- Pure Barre Belmar – Lakewood
- Pure Barre – Highlands Ranch
- Pure Barre – Greenwood Village
- Pure Barre – Littleton
- Pure Barre – East 29th Avenue Town Center
- Pure Barre – 32nd Avenue
- The Bar Method – Denver-Stapleton
- The Bar Method – Cherry Creek
- Barre3 – Highlands Square
- Barre3 – Cherry Creek
- The Barre Code – Downtown Denver
- Barre Forte – LoHi
- Barre Forte – Southmoor/Cherry Hills
- Barre Forte – Highlands Ranch
- Barre Forte – Westminster
- Ohana Yoga and Barre
- The Ballet Physique – the first independently-owned barre fitness center in Colorado.
- Flex Yoga & Barre Studio
- The Barre Standard
- Whole Body Barre
- Arvada Barre Belle
- Studio Barre – Highlands Ranch
- Barre Beauty – Aurora, Co.
Barre Forte’s LoHi location.
Barre Forte’s LoHi location.
Barre Forte’s Southmoor/Cherry Hills location.
Barre Forte’s Southmoor/Cherry Hills location.
The Barre Code Downtown Denver location.
The interior of The Barre Code Downtown Denver location.
The Bar Method’s Denver-Stapleton location.
Barre Forte’s Highlands Ranch location
Barre Forte’s Highlands Ranch location
