Editor's note: The following essay and its theme were inspired by author Jia Tolentino's essay "Always be Optimizing", which is in her 2019 book, "Trick Mirror". My favorite part of a Pure Barre workout is when we go into bridge lifts — upper back on the ground, pelvis pushing up toward the ceiling — because […]
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