Best Online Barre Classes

Action Jacquelyn (aka Jacquelyn Umof) does not waste any time getting right to business in this total-body barre class.

The workout begins on the floor with a challenging plank series, followed by several other abdominal exercises like bicycle crunches—plan on spending the first 14 minutes on the floor, crushing your core.

You will spend the remainder of the course doing a standing barre series that includes squats, lateral leg work, kicks, and jump squats. Since Jacquelyn focuses on unilateral leg exercises, get ready for the standing leg to burn just as much as the working one.

This is an excellent intro to barre for all fitness levels, which is one reason it made the best overall category. The class's pace is just right, and her coaching for placement and posture is spot on.

The exercises are challenging enough, so intermediate and advanced levels will feel appropriately placed. That said, beginners can also find success with this course since she cues ongoing modifications throughout the workout. 

This class is available for free on YouTube.

Adrienne Rabena leads a thigh-sizzling class that is part of the “For The Love of Barre” program.

You’ll move right to the floor for a plank series that will also crank up your heart rate (hello, plank jacks). Be warned: This series requires a lot of time in a push-up position. The good news? Kimberley has one of her partners doing the workout with modifications.

Next up is Pilates mat-based moves for the glutes, followed by the barre series, which is a pretty traditional sequence seen in those classes. To round out the course, you’ll move back to the floor for another Pilates mat sequence, targeting the tiny areas of your psoas, sartorius, and inner thigh muscles, followed by a few minutes of core strengthening.

After all that hard work, you’ll be rewarded with some time stretching and breathing to get you on your way. If you like the 30-day trial and think you will commit, Alo Moves offers a yearly plan that only costs around $11 per month. A monthly plan costs $12.99.

A full-body barre class that combines cardio bursts with strength and mindfulness make sure to give this free, Barre3 at-home workout a try.

You’ll begin with an extended warmup that increases your heart rate and becomes more of a cardio burst. Standing work is next, with a focus on squats. You’ll add weights to incorporate upper-body toning while continuing with a squat.

The movements are slow, so you can really feel the muscles contracting in your biceps, triceps, shoulders, and lats. Cardio bursts are incorporated between each set of exercises, and you’ll finish on the floor with glute, inner thigh, and core work.

If you want to have a barre focus, you can stand and perform the floor work using a chair for balance. The core work is Pilates-based with exercises like Pilates marching and toe-taps. There are modifications available throughout the workout, making this at-home class appropriate for beginners (i.e. the ball and weights are optional).

Barre3 offers an online subscription service for around $29 per month in addition to free YouTube classes. Discounts apply for three-month or yearly subscriptions. Make sure to take advantage of the 14-day free trial.

If your booty needs a lift, then Pilates Anytime's Booty Barre Express is the class for you. Tracey Mallett teaches this 35-minute express class, which means you'll get your heart rate up and burn calories.

During Booty Barre Express, you'll exercise your glutes, calves, hamstrings, and quads, and you'll spend a lot of time in relevé (on your toes). The traditional barre class requires a sturdy chair or ballet barre, which you can make out of PVC pipe. You'll also need a small Pilates ball for about 10 minutes, but you can do the moves without the equipment.

In this intermediate- to advanced-level class, the instructor cues modifications, which can help check your form and foot placement.

After a 15-day free trial, Pilates Anytime will run you $22 per month.

Daily Burn's Barre Harmony is a six-week, comprehensive beginner-intermediate program that's great for anyone with or without barre experience. The classes average 30 minutes and include Full Body Basic Barre, Dancer's Cardio Barre, Core and Hip's Balance Barre, Core Burn, and Abs and Arms.

The focus is on sculpting your entire body with targeted movements, light weights, low-impact cardio, and focused floor work. All exercises are low-impact and can be done with minimal (or no) equipment. The instructor spends the first five minutes and the last four minutes of a 28-minute class focused on stretching—another reason this class made the list.

The barre work is slightly different than the other workouts we reviewed. Rather than squats, there is a lunge series with reverse and curtsey moves. You’ll spend about eight minutes at the barre, followed by nine minutes on the floor doing glute exercises. There are no modifications for this workout.

After a free 30-day trial, Daily Burn costs around $15 per month. The plan grants you access to all workout classes with a new one every day, nutritional support, and the Daily Burn community.

Barre Eclipse offers on-demand 10-minute barre classes for people with busy schedules looking to squeeze a workout into their crazy day. Classes invite you to work on core areas in ways that help you develop a connection to your body. Classes promote body flow and movements that align, stretch, and revive the body.

This exercise program does not just focus on the barre. The routines also incorporate yoga mat instruction, arm work with dumbbells, and fitness band resistance training. 

You can try YouTube classes to gauge interest in a more complete program. After a free seven-day trial, a membership costs around $30 per month. A membership opens up live-streamed weekly workouts with community engagement.