Introducing Barre Definition on KTLA 5 Live

it's a workout that combines dance Pilates and bar coming up the founder of bar definition joins us with details on her fit and how her Fitness routine can help you get in shape Kirk thank you it's that time of year when a lot of us are motivated to get fit and are looking for new workouts to inspire us our next guest has created a fitness routine that combines dance techniques Pilates and bar here to tell us more about bar definition is the founder Fitness expert jacqulyn yoff otherwise known as action Jacqueline good morning good morning thank you for having me absolutely so a bar definition how did you come up with it and and I kind of gave a little bit of an idea of what it what it's all about but tell us more yeah for sure so I was a professional ballerina professional dancer I was a Laker girl Clipper girl USC song girl and I just could not do the gym I just did not feel motivated at all and I just couldn't do bicep curls and squats all day so I wanted to create a fun workout that gave me the same feeling that dance did okay and you now have an app which I would imagine allows people to join you from home or wherever they are yes yes it's a home workout plan so you get it's bar and Pates get a daily workout plan monthly challenges programs for your goals whether that's toning flexibility aging gracefully pre-natal postnatal as well cuz I just had a baby so yeah and it's all minimal equipment thank you it's so fun and we have an amazing Community too which is also so many women and men can take this and and that's part of it too where you can talk to other people doing the same thing and motivate each other also when you talk to to women about the results that they're seeing yes what have you heard yes so our ladies they get nice long lean defined muscles like a ballerina they get strong as well their posture improves everything about them they just feel more confident um as well as flexibility and stretching too and it looks like you don't need much in the way of equipment no um also you jump you uh launched the jump start January challenge what does that entail yeah so for January of course everyone like you said is thinking about their goals and so this is a way for us to stay accountable together you get a daily workout plan you get your workout that you do from home a calendar that you can print out I even have goals and a meal guide to help you as well talk about the meal guide because obviously nutrition is a big part in getting healthy and fit for the new year what what's your idea when it comes to nutrition what you should be doing Fitness and Nutrition definitely go hand in hand and you know by just simply cooking at home you're doing so much for your body already so I provide a monthly meal plan with healthy delicious recipes every month and also they're minimal ingredients so it's super easy to do I like to focus on protein I think that keeps it simple and when you focus on protein everything just falls into place yeah and as we look at the ladies doing some moves over here if you could show us kind of a quick move that that shows us what our definition is all about as before we head to break here yes I'd love to show you the best Tony moves for your body so right now the girls are doing a nice side lung up into a POS relev so this is going to work your outer glutes your core as well and then let's go into some paa here so paa is a signature ballet move where we're pulsing here so you're get arms out and in out and in so this one's really great foring and toning the thighs it lifts your booty up as well as your posture now let's come on up let's stand let ja as we do that I'm just going to tell people Fitness routine called bar definition for more information on how you can do this at home or wherever you are more information download the app go to bf.com you can follow her on social media as well and jacine by the way offering 10% off memberships you can use code K1 online bard.com thank you so much jacn I'm sure ladies you're feeling it it's been several minutes now uh we're going to take a short break here we'll be right back thank you so much