Heather Runman is a force of nature. Her distinctive, encouraging voice and broad smile carry through the studio as she leads students through barre classes that are at once incredibly hard and incredibly fun. The challenge she presents and the individual care she takes with each student—as well as the superfun soundtracks and occasional costumes—make… Read More >
A sociologist walks into a Barre… wait. I did that wrong. A sociologist moves to Minnesota. Yes, that’s how it begins. Six Degrees student Josh Page moved to Minnesota in 2007 for a position at the University of Minnesota (he is now a tenured professor of sociology and law at the U and a writer for… Read More >
My first anxiety: no one would confirm nor deny that dinosaurs were involved in the practice known as TRX. My second: it seemed awfully gendered. The second one is more a sociological problem than a physiological one. Honestly, I just thought of TRX as something mysterious that dudes do. As it turns out, it’s something… Read More >
Becky Golberg’s been featured on this blog previously, but that was before her transformative and intensive yoga training abroad. It’s time to talk about why Becky initially “didn’t like Pilates,” her time in India (and it was a lot of time—200 hours of training in just four weeks!), and how she’s dreaming of new ways… Read More >
Now, I need you to concentrate. Really concentrate. Imagine you’re 8 years old and just learned to ski. You realize, with some adjustment, that you’re really good at it. You spend the next 10 years training, even moving to a training facility in Colorado where you eat, sleep, dream, and embody skiing. You are at… Read More >