Joel Haynes
ROLLER WOMEN ROLLER DERBY is on a roll in Montana. With seven current leagues (in Boze- man, Great Falls, Helena, Kalispell, Missoula and two in Billings) and rumors of a Butte roller derby league coming soon, women all around the state are pulling on their skates. It isn't the vi- olent, crazy roller derby most people imagine. Roller derby isn't just about the skating, either. It's about giving back and making connections. "We don't just skate, we've given around $10,000 back to our community," says Be- jay Lindseth, co-director of the Electric City Roller GrrrlZ in Great Falls.
To locate a roller derby league near you, go to: www.derbyroster.com/
league.php?type=wft , then check out any league's Web site and/or Facebook page.
PURE BARRE IS BAR NONE IN FITNESS Even if you've never been a ballerina, you
might be surprised what a ballet barre can do for your body.
PURE BARRE is a new,
total-body workout technique that has women across the nation raising their fitness bar on the barre. The Pure Barre routine targets women's "problem areas" (top of the thighs, back of the arms, core and "seat") using small isometric movements set to pump-you-up music, and it works. Kaitlyn Kurn opened the first and only Pure Barre in Montana in downtown Bozeman, and she encourages women (and men!) of all ages and fitness levels to come in and give the barre a try. "We have people from ages 18 to 75," says Kurn. So if you're looking to build some long, lean muscle, head to Pure Barre in Bozeman where the first class is free and no two classes are alike! Pure Barre is located at 34 East Mendenhall
St. #R-6 in Bozeman; tel: 406-577-2918. For more on Pure Barre visit http://pure- barre.com/p-technique.html
VIRGINIA SCHMIDT is a Wyoming native with Montana
roots. After graduating from Montana State University this spring, Virginia began work as a social media consultant and will soon move to Austin, TX. She plans to continue writing and embark on exciting new ventures, but also knows the Mountain West has her heart and will pull her back to the Big Sky one day.
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