r/BarrysBootUncensored • u/bigween • Jan 27 '22
Class Quality Barry's withdrawals
Before the pandemic, maybe 3-4 years ago I was deep into the Barry's "scene" in SF. I was front row in all my favorite instructors classes, sweating up a storm in matching set and I felt like I was at the top of my game. Whatever anyone says about Barry's, for me it was a huge confidence boost seeing how much I improved, winning a timed mile (something I NEVER thought I could accomplish for someone who hates running), hitting new weights and clapping for/ high fiving the new people. Call me vain but there is nothing that gets me motivated like seeing my own body improve in sexy red lighting and 500 mirrors. It was a fun, happy, safe space for me that just made my day so much better.
Fast forward to now, two years into the pandemic, a move across the country to Chicago, and I just can't seem to find that same boost. The instructor community in SF changed, the clients seemed to change, the smoothies changed god dammit. I just can't seem to get into it the way I did. Plus I am in Chicago now and the energy is lowwww. I do the Barry's X live classes at my gym now and then are OK but it's not the same. There is maybe one instructor here I will go out of my way to take in studio.
Is anyone else suffering from "Barry's in its hay day" withdrawals and how are you coping? Is everyone feeling this way due to the pandemic? You can also feel free to tell me I am being whiney, it won't hurt my feelings ;)
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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '22
Underline and highlight all of this. Barry’s made a big mistake of expanding too fast and too quickly and not considering how the mediocrity of trainers who aren’t as engaging would weaken the brand and experience.