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Working out inch by inch at the barre

Class targets key areas with low-impact exercises

Women exercise using a ballet barre for support as they stretch during the class at The Pink Barre in downtown Gainesville. The Times Metro Editor Shannon Casas, right, participates in the unique workout.

0929barre6 — Women exercise using a ballet barre for support as they stretch during the class at The Pink Barre in downtown Gainesville. The Times Metro Editor Shannon Casas, right, participates in the unique workout.

Some workouts are measured in miles run, others in yards swum. For barre fitness, a lot can be accomplished in an inch. Aerin Durkin stands at the ballet barre repeating “up an inch, down an inch, up, down” and the women raise their foot just an inch and lower.