Bari Studio Founder Alexandra Bonetti On The It Girl Fitness Class Taking Over NYC

While working in consulting, I found myself struggling to balance a million different workouts in order to look and feel the way I wanted. I would go for a run one day, do a weights class another day, do pilates the next day, try to hit the elliptical when I could — the list goes on. But no matter how many classes I squeezed in, or personal training sessions I splurged on, I still didn’t look or feel the way I wanted because I wasn't getting the right recipe of cardio and muscle sculpting to actually change my body. I decided to take my fitness plan and body into my own hands and little by little started creating what Bari’s method would become — something that really worked.

As I started putting the pieces of the puzzle together to create a workout routine that my body responded to, I also felt a shift mentally. I went from stressing about and dreading my workouts to feeling effortless motivation and excitement. As soon as I figured out this formula, it felt like I’d hacked the system; I fell in love with the feel-good power of a consistent workout practice (and the results that follow) and I felt so proud of my body and the hard work I was putting in.

I knew I was onto something, and I couldn’t shake the opportunity to see it through. I was good at consulting, but I was invigorated by Bari. So, I left my job in consulting and followed a hunch. I knew that if I wanted a more efficient, fun workout, other people were craving the same thing.