Today we’d like to introduce you to Grace Bradford.
Grace, we appreciate you taking the time to share your story with us today. Where does your story begin?
The vision for this studio started when we moved to the north county area and as an avid group fitness lover, I couldn’t find a studio that had what I was looking for. I wanted infrared heat for all the amazing health benefits, but I also wanted a non-traditional barre format that incorporated weights, hiit, with upbeat, driving music and energy. I also thought it would be amazing to have multiple formats in one studio. I didn’t want to have a membership at a barre studio, a yoga studio, a boxing studio, and a gym- I wanted it all in one place! Thanks to my husband’s crazy/genius entrepreneurial spirit, he had the idea that we should be the ones to create that place. I also wanted a place that was visually beautiful (my graphic design background came in handy here), and we also wanted to create a place where community was at the core and everyone felt welcome and at home.
After almost a year of searching for the perfect location, we finally found our home right off the 5 on Via de la Valle, in the Gelson’s center, across from Flower Hill. We dove headlong into this project- setting up the business, designing the space, building our team and creating the vision for Haute Barre. Our journey was not without its massive obstacles, as covid hit right when we were slated to open our doors in March of 2020, but we were able to push through all of the ups and downs and survive through the hardest time in the history of the world to be opening a fitness studio. Thanks to the Lord for his provision, wisdom, and guidance we now have a thriving community of bold, strong women (and few men too) who have made Haute Barre everything we dreamed it could be, and so much more! We love our community!
We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
We definitely faced massive challenges throughout the last year and half. The entire fitness industry was basically obliterated by covid lockdowns and mask mandates. So many people in our industry had to pivot as they found themselves no longer able to make money teaching classes. We lost almost our entire original team that we had hired, except for our amazing studio manager, Stephanie Brazier, who has been with us through all of it and has become the heart and soul of the studio. We had to find all new instructors because some had moved and some found full-time work outside of the fitness industry, or they found a way to pivot to a digital platform to teach on their own. It was definitely a struggle, but again the Lord always brought the perfect person at the perfect time in each circumstance.
There were countless other challenges during that time but we persevered and were able to come out the other side stronger and more determined than ever to provide an amazing place for our clients to focus on their mental and physical health and wellness!!
Thanks – so what else should our readers know about Haute Barre Studio in Del Mar?
Haute Barre is Del Mar’s premier infrared heated, fusion barre studio offering our signature Haute Barre class, Haute Sculpt, HIIT, TRX, Barre Box and Haute Pilates! We are the only studio offering infrared heated classes, as well as offering a variety of formats to choose from. Infrared heat has so many health benefits! The infrared panels heat up your body on a cellular level, before heating up the air around you. Because of this, you can experience a more intense sweat at a lower temperature. Our classes are around 85 degrees so you never feel like you cannot breathe and we never have sweaty, fogged-up mirrors. Besides the obvious benefits of working out in general, infrared heat provides so many benefits, such as better sleep, detoxification, enhances weight loss, prevents excessively sore muscles, helps aid in relief from joint pain, produces clear and tighter skin, improves circulation, and helps people with chronic fatigue syndrome. Once you start working out in the infrared heat you won’t want to do it any other way! It’s addicting! You feel so amazing after each class!
Aside from our incredible infrared heat- we have amazing class formats that you cannot find all in one studio, anywhere else! Our Haute Barre format is a full-body workout incorporating weights, barre, and our signature Haute Minutes (HIIT) sprinkled through the class! Haute Sculpt is our take on a yoga sculpt format for a full body sculpt session that also includes those Haute Minutes! We offer three fusion classes that incorporate barre and another format. Those are Barre Box (kickboxing and barre), BIIT (interval training and barre), and Barre-X (barre with suspension training or TRX). We are also excited to debut our newest format, Haute Pilates which will be a mat pilates class!
We have an amazing community and people come for the class, and end up staying for the in-studio coffee bar, the personal touches like your name on your locker, the chilled, lavender infused towel at the end of every class, but most of all for the encouragement, accountability, friendship and camaraderie that we have our in our studio that really sets us apart!
How do you think about luck?
We don’t believe in luck. We believe in hard work, determination, perseverance, and the grace of God to lead us and allow us to wake up everyday and do it again! We have been incredibly blessed throughout this journey- even in the hardships and trials- and we give all the glory to the Lord. We wouldn’t be here without his direction, provision, wisdom and blessing.
Pricing:
- Intro Offer for New Clients!
- $69 for 3 weeks Unlimited Classes
- Class packs and monthly memberships also available
Contact Info:
- Email: info@hautebarrestudio.com
- Website: www.hautebarrestudio.com
- Instagram: IG: @hautebarre
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hautebarre/
- Other: TikTok @hautebarre
Image Credits:
Nadine Whann Photography Kat Krafel Photography Alyssa Lauren Photography
