Pure Barre & Pure Food

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Last Thursday, I went to happy hour with my friend Sarah. The HH was hosted by Andrea, one of the teachers from Pure Barre. For each drink purchased, you were entered in a giveaway to win prizes from the studio. I was lucky enough to win four free classes! (source)

Bright and early on Sunday morning (okay, 9 a.m.), I went to my first free class. This was actually my third time at Pure Barre. (Read about my first experience here.) I wish I could take each and every one of my readers to the studio. The workout is incredible! It’s one of those classes that makes me wake up the next morning saying, “I have muscles there? Ouch.” And I love it! Check out the Pure Barre site to find a location near you!

At the Mt. Pleasant location, the new client special is $99 for a month of unlimited classes. On Sunday, their facebook page announced a deal I could not pass up.

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You see that word challenge? GETS ME EVERY TIME. How could I say no to that? Twenty classes in 30 days…I’ve got this, right? I am both scared and excited to see what happens to my bum. Excuse me,  my seat ;)

Speaking of all things pure in Mt. Pleasant, let’s talk about The Sprout, an organic café and juice bar. My friend Nicole and I popped in for brunch over the weekend. The first thing I noticed were all the juices. My eyes immediately darted to The Refresher: beet, apple, celery, cucumber, and carrot.

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Sold. It was pink! #beetsmakeeverythingpinkIMAG2080

We also split the Black Bean Burrito: black beans, lentils, tomatoes, greens, dairy-free cheese, and tahini dressing. The juice was great and the wrap was also tasty, but the service was beyond slow. It took over 20 minutes to get our food. Our raw food. Um, what?IMAG2081

Nicole also snuck in an order of two wheatgrass shots. She threw hers back like it was water. I, on the other hand, took one sip, gagged as quietly as I possibly could, and passed mine over to her. Could not handle it. They were a pretty green though, I’ll give her that.

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Have you ever taken a class at Pure Barre? Do you think I can handle 20 classes in 29 more days?

What’s a health trend you can’t get on board with?

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  • Gerry @ Foodness Gracious

    Love wheatgrass, try a ginger shot next time!!

  • itzyskitchen

     Ow! Fun win. I’ can’t do the kaboucha (spelling?)- the thought of drinking something that tastes like vinegar scares me (and I really enjoy vinegar in certain things)

    • http://www.hungrymeetshealthy.com/ Christina

      oooh i bet you mean kombucha. NASTY. if you really enjoy vinegar, then you need the Charleston Pickle Co. pickles. They are SO vinegary.

  • Livefortherun

    OK I wish I could have a buddy’d up with you for the weekend. From the 
    Pure Barr (which I am DYING to try) to the smoothie and black beans, I am hooked. Sounds SO refreshing! 

  • http://onehealthymunchkin.blogspot.com/ Chelsea @ One Healthy Munchkin

    The Refresher sounds exactly like the juice I always order at one of my local cafes. So good!

    It’s not exactly a trend right now, but I’m not a big fan of kefir. It’s too tart for my liking!

    • http://www.hungrymeetshealthy.com/ Christina

      We were talking about kefir at lunch! i haven’t had that yet.

  • Virginia

    Good luck with the challenge! I’m know you can do it!

    • http://www.hungrymeetshealthy.com/ Christina

      thank you!

  • http://natalietate.com/ Natalie Tate

    I want to take a Pure Barre class! There’s a studio about 20 min from where I live but I haven’t had a chance to take one of their classes yet. I’ve heard only great things though!
    It’s funny, I can take a shot of tequila like a champ but wheatgrass is impossible! haha 

    • http://www.hungrymeetshealthy.com/ Christina

      you should totally go! and that”s hysterical about the tequila. i’m the same way! 

  • http://www.lauralikesdesign.com/blog Laura @ LauraLikesDesign

    Oh man, I can’t even get on the juice train…something about celery and kale in a glass makes me want to gag.

    I used to be a dancer and loved anything to do with dance! People don’t realize how hard they work–especially ballerinas! 

    • http://www.hungrymeetshealthy.com/ Christina

      the celery in juices definitely give it a weird taste. i’d rather have a juice without it. blah.

      • http://www.lauralikesdesign.com/blog Laura @ LauraLikesDesign

        Eww… I’m all for celery with PB, but juiced just sounds gross.

  • http://poshpavement.blogspot.com/ Sierra

    Eww, they have a fake pure barre class here called ‘Booty Bar’…gag. I will wait and try the real thing. 

    Bananas in oats or anything hot really grosses me out. I feel like a million bloggers put bananas in their oatmeal. Not on board. 

    Not on board with vibrams either. I am too vain. Sorry, Im not sorry. 

    • http://www.hungrymeetshealthy.com/ Christina

      ew, vibrams scare me. monkey feet!

  • http://missmagnoliamunches.blogspot.com Rebecca

    I love a challenge.  20 classes in 30 days is intense, but you can do it. 

  • http://therootedtable.com/ Kat

    20 barre classes in 29 days – talk about buns of steel! I get suckered in by challenges too. It’s just fun to be in competition with yourself. You can do it!

    • http://www.hungrymeetshealthy.com/ Christina

      agreed about the competition! competing w/ others isn’t that cool. i think you should do YOUR personal best, not someone else’s :)

  • Erica

    haha beets make everything pink!

    ive never done pure barre but currently have the link open to try a class! ive seen people all over facebook talkign about loving it so i neeeeed to try! you can totally handle 20 classes you athlete you!

    xoxox

    • http://www.hungrymeetshealthy.com/ Christina

      hahah athlete?!? you are funny. you should see me do team sports. it is bad news.

    • http://www.hungrymeetshealthy.com/ Christina

      yes, go!!!

  • http://www.iheartwellness.com/ Kris | iheartwellness.com

    I love love love when you find muscles you haven’t noticed before!!  LOL!  I really love a good burn!! 

    I’ve never had wheatgrass…it looks funky!  I do love juices with beets though!!

    xxoo

  • http://www.foodfamilyfitness.com/ Jen@FoodFamilyFitness

    I can’t do wheatgrass shots either, it’s like licking grass and that’s just not for me. Another drink I would rather vomit than drink is Kombucha, I don’t understand how so many people love it.

    • http://www.hungrymeetshealthy.com/ Christina

      well said, my friend. kombucha is nasty too!

  • http://profiles.google.com/laurenbochicchio Lauren Bochicchio

    I have heard SO many good things about purre barre and NEED to try it!  There is one opening on my neighborhood of LA soon and I am on their fbook page WAITING (not patiently, obviously) for an update!

  • http://www.thepreppyvegan.com/ The_preppy_vegan

    Wait…drinking as motivation to exercise? I may have just found the ONE thing in the world to motivate me! 

    I’m coming to Chuck town for Spring Break and will definitely be trying the Sprout! Yummmmm. 

  • http://www.cottercrunch.com lindsay cotter

    i’m all about the juicing but for some reason i can’t down wheat grass alone. I know, i am not a true foodie. haha.

  • http://lifesabowl.com/ Life’s a Bowl

    One of my girlfriends has been begging me to take a barre class with her!  The fitness junkie in me is all for it, just have to get over the embarrassment of my lack of rhythm and coordination :P

  • http://www.Smart-Mouthed.com/ Sarah-e-jacobs

    Hate wheatgrass. Makes me wanna vom. And the juice only cleanse fad is not my jam. You can totally pull off the classes! Schedule them now, otherwise it’s easy to lose track…then you run out of days.  Good luck!!