Andrea DeBellis on how her Nyla House in Dubai is raising the wellness barre

Andrea DeBellis’s NYLA House in Jumeirah is a one-stop wellness destination for women. She talks about the New York Los Angeles fitness method

For the uninitiated, what is the NYLA Method?

The NYLA Method is a barre class with a twist. We have taken the traditional barre workout and evolved it by adding our own signature moves. We collaborated with experts in Pilates, yoga and physiotherapy to ensure that the NYLA Method was safe and effective. Although the barre classes are at the very core of what we do, we offer a healthy lifestyle in one space.

What does one of your barre workouts involve?

You can expect a high-octane, full-body workout with motivational music. Our hour-long class focuses on every single muscle in the whole body and focuses upon areas women struggle with the most: the hips, thighs, the butt, the abdominals and the back of the arms. So, everything from squats to curtsy lunges, weighted arm work and something fun that we call “back dancing” – think pelvic thrusts on the floor.

Before you opened NYLA House, you had pop-up studios across the UAE – what was the idea behind that?

We wanted to bring NYLA to the people so they could find out what we were all about before we opened. We also wanted to build a community of women who love doing our barre workouts. It also took us some time to find the perfect home for NYLA – we wanted the right space and energy for everything we offer.

Original article by Sarah Bladen

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