A popular workout in the 70s that really hits its stride as a favorite 80s workout, hi/lo (which stands for high- and low-impact) aerobics classes taught choreographed, dance-like routines with moves like grapevines, step touches, and knee lifts. It burns calories, builds lean muscle, and improves balance, coordination, and flexibility. With a heavy focus on the abs, hips, thighs, and glutes, this high-repetition, small-pulse method of movement is a '70s workout that stands the test of time.

Why is it still a hit? Because it works ( and it can make you seriously sweat!), says Suzanne Bowen, a certified Lotte Berk instructor and creator of BarreAmped. Now the class described as 'an all-round fitness program that will yield muscular strength, beautifully sculpted bodies, flexibility, and caloric burn' is at the root of popular workouts like Pure Barre, Exhale's Core Fusion,В and other barre-inspired trends. in 1971, when an American named Lydia Bach opened the first studio in Manhattan's upper east side.ДЄfter studying with Berk in London for a year, Bach was so taken by the method's unique results that she purchased the rights to Lotte Berk's name and technique to bring the '70s workout to the States. Originally developed by the once famous European dancer Lotte Berk in the late '40s, the Lotte Berk Method is a unique fusion of ballet, Pilates, and sculpting.

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