BootyBarre specific tools
Gertie Balls: Mini Exercise Ball
A great prop for any Pilates workout and barre. Virginia often refers to these as the 9″ balls.
Pro Body |
Franklin Brand Balls
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Back up brands:
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Therabands
Several intensities and size options are to the right. Therabands are the lightest most portable equipment you can have at home or travel with.
Therabands
Virginia uses bands made by Theraband and a few others. Make sure to take care of them and keep them out of the sun. Replace when they show wear.
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Band Accessories:
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| Heavy Resistance 3 pack of 5′ theraband set from Amazon bands are only about 5 feet each |
Low to Medium Resistance 3 pack of 5′ Theraband set from Amazon | |
Special 8′ bands cut by VirginiaGreat for her classes to do all the roll down and leg work. Normal Amazon bands are too short. |
Circular Band Options
Virginia uses these in most leg oriented workouts. They are also fantastic for shoulder girdle work.
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| Versatile 5 band set | Heaviest band set by Perform Better | Versatile 3 band set |
Sliders
Great for a home gym or travel. They enable you to mimic many Reformer and Core Align movements. Buy at Amazon.
Yoga Mats
Standard Mat – would be great to use at any conventional studio environment.
Very thick: making outdoor concrete surfaces doable. I think these would be too soft and squishy for use on carpets and some indoor floors. Do use on hard floors if you have an issue with a normal mat causing pain.
Prefer to Shop Local?
Here are some options from the Sports Basement.
You can order online and do curbside pickup
Sports Basement
Resistance bands
Foam Rollers, Spike Balls, Kinseo Tape +more
Dumbells & Ankle Weights
Free Weights from Amazon
They come in every variety…
Amazon’s set with a stand: sets of 2lb, 3lb, 5lb
With the above link you can also access neoprene pairs of weights from 1lbs through 20lbs.
Nice C Weights: Adjustable Dumbbells, Neoprene 10-in-1 Options
2.3 to 4.5 lbs each weight.
The ratings are good but I’ve not tried them. I like the concept and saving space.
JFIT Dumbbell Hand Weight Pairs and Sets
Neoprene and Vinyl Dumbbell Pairs Options or 7 Neoprene Dumbbell Rack Set Options – Premium Non-Slip, Color Coded Hex Shaped Hand Weights
Virginia’s Favorite and also sold at the Sports Basement:
JFIT Neoprene D Grip Dumbbells – Premium Non-Slip, Hand Weights, Ergonomic Design
Sold as single weights, 1 – 5LBs.
Ankle Weights
Adjustable Ankle Weights Ankle/Wrist Weights (1 Pair) with Adjustable Strap (2lbs, 3lbs, 4lbs, 6lbs, 8lbs & 10lbs). You can change the weight of each between 2lbs to 10lbs.
Bala
The designer brand that is really quite lovely and quite pricey.
1lb set
2lb set
Dumbells & Ankle Weights
Free Weights from Amazon
They come in every variety…
Amazon’s set with a stand: sets of 2lb, 3lb, 5lb
With the above link you can also access neoprene pairs of weights from 1lbs through 20lbs.
Nice C Weights: Adjustable Dumbbells, Neoprene 10-in-1 Options
2.3 to 4.5 lbs each weight.
The ratings are good but I’ve not tried them. I like the concept and saving space.
JFIT Dumbbell Hand Weight Pairs and Sets
Neoprene and Vinyl Dumbbell Pairs Options or 7 Neoprene Dumbbell Rack Set Options – Premium Non-Slip, Color Coded Hex Shaped Hand Weights
Virginia’s Favorite and also sold at the Sports Basement:
JFIT Neoprene D Grip Dumbbells – Premium Non-Slip, Hand Weights, Ergonomic Design
Sold as single weights, 1 – 5LBs.
Ankle Weights
Adjustable Ankle Weights Ankle/Wrist Weights (1 Pair) with Adjustable Strap (2lbs, 3lbs, 4lbs, 6lbs, 8lbs & 10lbs). You can change the weight of each between 2lbs to 10lbs.
Bala
The designer brand that is really quite lovely and quite pricey.
1lb set
2lb set