904 NW Hoyt Street | Portland | OR | 97209|503.954.3811
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STUDIO NEWS

DID YOU GROUPON?

If you did, WELCOME to our Bar Method community.

We are thrilled you will be joining us for 2 classes (hopefully more)!

Please follow the simple steps to get started:

1. Click here to jump to our online system.

2. Set up a username and password.

3. Complete the online profile.

4. Call the studio at 503.954.3811 and reserve your class.

(all future classes can reserved online,

however the first Groupon class must be scheduled over the phone)

5. Please read the studio policies before your first class. Click here!

Get ready to have some fun and get a butt-kicking workout!

 

NEW CLIENT "SUMMER" SPECIAL

Summer is here, time to dust off the shorts, skirts and tank tops!

Feel more confident in your summer clothes, join us for 60 days of unlimited classes!

Sign up in during July or August and pay only $150.00 for 2 months of unlimited classes.

Limited to fist time new clients

One 30 or 60 New Client Special per person.

Package activates the day of purchase and can be purchased in-studio only.

 

REFERRAL PROGRAM

Want to share your passion & reap the rewards?

Refer THREE Friends

Receive $30 "Bar Bucks" in your account

Credits can be used for retail and class packages.

Ask your friends list you on their New Client Form as their Referrer.

Start earning your credits now!

Click here to send your friends a free class pass.

 

CLASS SCHEDULE

	MON	TUES	WED	THURS	FRI	SAT
6:00 AM	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed
7:15 AM	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed
8:15 AM						Mixed
9:30 AM	Mixed*	Mixed*	Mixed*	Mixed*	Mixed*	Mixed
9:45 AM						Workshop
10:45 AM						Bar Basics
						Mixed
12:15 PM	Mixed*	Mixed*	Mixed*	Mixed*	Mixed*
5:15 PM	Mixed*	Mixed*	Mixed*	Mixed*
6:30 PM	Mixed*	Mixed*	Mixed*	Mixed*

Mixed = All levels welcome

Workshop = FREE Bar Method Workshop, that focuses on the basics so you can maximize your Bar Method experience. NOTE: This is NOT a workout session.

Bar Basics = The same Bar Method class at a slower pace and with special attention given to set ups.

* = All classes marked with the (*) indicate the childcare is available at WeVillage during that time.

Click here to sign up!

RESERVATIONS

Online Reservation

While walk-ins are welcome, we highly recommend reserving classes online in order to guarantee your spot in class. Online reservations may be made a week in advance and up to 15 minutes prior to the class start time. In order to reserve online you must have positive class credits (note: all class packages can be purchased online). When you arrive at the studio, please check-in at the front desk so we know you have arrived and can ensure you have an enjoyable experience. Click here to schedule a class!

Telephone Reservations

You may call in your reservation within the 60 minutes prior to the start of class, however we strongly encourage using the online reservation system. We make this recommendation as the online reservations may book the class to capacity. We do not accept reservations left on our voicemail. 

Class Cancellation Policy

You may cancel online or by phone up to 60 minutes prior to the start of class with no charge. If you do not cancel, or if you cancel late, you will be charged for the class (Note: clients with unlimited packages will lose 1 day for each no-show). We enforce this policy in hopes that you will remember to give a waitlisted client a chance to take your spot.

Make your online reservation now!

2010 PRICING

CLASS PACKAGE	PRICING	PER CLASS
1 Class	$22.00	$22.00
5 Classes	$90.00	$18.00
10 Classes	$175.00	$17.50
20 Classes	$335.00	$16.75
30 Classes	$450.00	$15.00
30 Day Unlimited New Client Special	$100.00	$8.34 = 3 classes per week $6.25 = 4 classes per week $5.00 = 5 classes per week
1st Unlimited after New Client Special	$175.00	$14.58 = 3 classes per week $10.93 = 4 classes per week $8.75 = 5 classes per week
30 Day Unlimited	$200.00	$16.66 = 3 classes per week $12.50 = 4 classes per week $10.00 = 5 classes per week
30 Day Unlimited Auto Renew (3 month commitment)	$190.00	$15.83 = 3 classes per week $11.86 = 4 classes per week $9.50 = 5 classes per week

**See Studio Policies for refunds and exchanges

Click here to purchase a package!

NEW CLIENTS

$100 New Client Special:

The $100 New Client Special is available for purchase online and at The Bar Method Portland studio. This package is for exclusive use at The Bar Method Portland location and is limited to one purchase per client.

 

We love The Bar Method workout and want you to as well! This introductory offer is a fabulous opportunity to become familiar with the workout, start to feel the benefits and see the results…at a smashing price!

How to sign up?

• Click here to begin!

• Select and purchase the 30 Day Unlimited New Client Package for $100. Or, purchase a single class for $22 and pay the balance of $78 after you take your first class (your package will activate the day of your first class).

• Follow the steps to create an online account.

• Reserve a class, up to a week in advance.

• Arrive at least 15 minutes early so you are on-time to class (you will not be allowed to join your first class after it begins). Bring socks, workout pants (below the knee) and top (tank top/t-shirt, etc.). Make sure you have had something light to eat 1-2 hours before class. Please note, gum and cell phones are not allowed in class.

 

New Client Policy:

New clients must arrive 15 minutes prior to class to complete the new client paperwork. You will receive a brief tour of the facility from one of our Client Experience Specialists, have a few minutes to enjoy the amenities, as well as hang from the stall bar before class.

* For safety compliance, new clients who arrive after class has commenced will not be permitted to participate and will have to wait for the next open class. 

 

CHILDCARE PARTNER - WE VILLAGE

The Bar Method is pleased to present WeVillage, the Pearl District’s only licensed drop-and-go child care facility, as our exclusive daycare partner! Located only two blocks from the studio at 424 NW 11th Street, WeVillage is a local, community-oriented service that intertwines fun with education, in a happy and safe environment for your little one. 

Our partnership will provide Bar Method clients with 1 hour and 15 minutes of childcare for $6, while attending a single Bar Method class. This arrangement accounts for taking the one-hour long workout class and a 15-minute grace period to make the trip between the two locations.  Should clients need or want to extend their child’s visit at WeVillage beyond the 1 hour and 15 minutes, either before or after attending a Bar Method class, they will be charged the standard WeVillage rates (see WeVillage standard rates). Why not take advantage of this service and extend your “me-time”? Workout, go shopping, get your nails done and enjoy a latte…we won’t tell! 

Upon checking-in at WeVillage with your child, you will receive a validation card, which in turn is presented at check-in at The Bar Method. The front desk staff will fill out the name of client, class time attended, and officially sign off on the validation card before the end of class. Clients will then take their validated card back to WeVillage and redeem their 1 hour and 15 minutes of childcare for $6 per child. 

We highly recommend that our clients make a reservation for their child at WeVillage. All reservations, payments, cancellations and refunds related to child care services will be handled by the WeVillage team.

Hours of service: Mon & Wed 9am-8pm, Tues & Thurs 10am-8pm, Fri 9am-Midnight, Sat 11am-Midnight.

Please call 503.935.2904 or email: info@wevillage.com.

UPDATE:

WeVillage can now take children 18 months and older anytime!

And for Bar Method Class time they can take the even littler ones 6 weeks and up.

STUDIO POLICIES

Late-Comers to Class

First-time students are required to arrive 15 minutes early to complete the questionnaire and hang from the stall bar prior to class. Admittance is not permitted for first-timers once class has commenced. 

Returning students may enter up to 10 minutes after class has begun, and are required to lift their knees 40 times prior to joining class. If class has been in session for more than 10 minutes, returning students will not be permitted to join. We strictly adhere to this policy for the safety of our clients.

 

Attire

Socks are required. Exercise pants or sweats that cover the knees are acceptable. Above the knee shorts are only permissible with bike shorts or something underneath. Workout tank-top or t-shirt must cover the midriff.

Cell phone  

For the courtesy of others, cell phones will not be allowed in the exercise studios during class.    

Please do not chew gum in the studio during class.

Drinks

Capped water bottles are allowed and only clear liquids are permitted beyond the lobby. Please do not bring glass or uncapped drinks into the exercise studio.

 

Expirations

Class packages expire one year after purchase. Unlimited packages expire 30 days after activation. 

Refunds

No refunds will be made after 7 days of purchase. Classes and packages are not transferable.

WAITLIST INFORMATION

Life happens! Spaces often open up due to unpredictable schedules. We allow 8 people on the waitlist, so if the class you wish to attend is full you may add yourself to the waitlist. As soon as a spot opens up in class, the first person on the waitlist will be automatically bumped into class and an email notification will be sent out.

If you get bumped into class within 1 hour of class, you receive an email notification. If time permits, we will try to call you. If you receive the email notification, try to call and let us know whether or not you will be able to attend so we don't give your spot away. If you are not sure if you are off the waitlist, please call us.

If you get into class from the waitlist and are already scheduled for another class, please make an effort to cancel your reservation for your other class on line or by calling so someone else can attend. 

Studio contact: 503.954.3811

HEALTH REQUIREMENTS FOR PREGNANT CLIENTS

The Bar Method allows pregnant clients to continue taking class. We have adopted several modifications that allow the exercises to be performed comfortably throughout the pregnancy. While we allow existing clients to continue their practice of The Bar Method, we do not allow new clients who are pregnant to start taking classes for the first time.

 

FACILITY

With The Bar Method you will get a tough workout and feel like you had a lengthening massage all in one 60-minute class! After class we hope you stay to relax and enjoy your state of bliss of our spa-like atmosphere. The Bar Method Portland has two exercise studios, a spacious locker room, three showers suited for both men and women, and a welcoming reception area. Towels and hair-dryers are provided. Join us, your "me-time" is waiting. Click here to schedule a class!

FIND US

904 NW Hoyt Street | Portland | OR | 97209

Located on the corner of NW 9th Street and NW Hoyt Street

503.954.3811 | portland@barmethod.com

 

Transit

One block from the streetcar line going north, stop at 10th and NW Glisan

One block from the 17-Holgate/NW 21st Trimet Bus line going west, stop at NW Glisan and 10th

Driving
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HISTORY

Burr Leonard, a former journalist, has been practicing and improving on the exercises that now make up The Bar Method exercise system since 1991. The Bar Method is based on the technique of Lotte Berk, a German ballerina, who after injuring her back got the idea of combining her ballet bar routines with her rehabilitative therapy to form a comprehensive exercise system. Burr had been an avid Lotte Berk Method student since 1981 and had been teaching since 1991 when she was The Lotte Berk Method's sole licensee.  

Burr spent a year studying and teaching The Lotte Berk Method at the Manhattan studio, before opening a Lotte Berk exercise studio in Connecticut in 1991. Immediately, Burr noticed that some of her clients’ knees, backs and shoulders were not responding well to the exercises and sought the help of a physical therapist. Under his guidance she reworked the sculpting exercises so that they would target students’ muscles without impacting their joints. It was then that she noticed that as the positions became safer, they also became harder. 

At the end of their ten-year license term, her version of The Lotte Berk Method had become so unlike their licensor’s that she made the decision not to renew. In 2001, she founded The Bar Method, sold the Connecticut studios and opened the flagship Bar Method exercise studio in San Francisco. For more than a decade The Bar Method Exercise Studio has continued to work closely with physical therapists to modify and evolve its workout to keep the exercises intense but safe and effective.

Denise Burchard and Meghann Markham are thrilled to bring The Bar Method to Portland. Both women never considered themselves “exercise class-type people” until discovering the benefits of The Bar Method. They found that The Bar Method helped them strengthen their bodies, stabilize their joints, and attain a long, lean, slimmer look without bulking up or aggravating previous injuries.

Through The Bar Method Portland Denise and Meghan look forward to bringing similar benefits to their clients and creating a community of friendship and fitness in the Pearl.