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“Move Ya Brass has an early-morning yoga class at Crescent Park, an Instagrammable park on the Mississippi. I love waking up and doing beautiful yoga to soulful music. As you finish class, the sun rises on the river.”
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“We will have our black-and-gold uniforms to signal the race coming back to the streets of New Orleans for the first time since 2019,” group member Thomas Nguyen said. “We are so glad because the past two years, even though there was only the virtual race, we have run the official race route on the day the race was to take place, just to keep the tradition alive.”
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Off to Saturday’s Bounce Ya Brass class at City Park by (Robin’s) fitness company Move Ya Brass. It’s my time to get up and dance! I created the Move Ya Brass movement to be a fun and positive fitness experience that embraces New Orleans culture. As a musician, it’s so important to me that we use New Orleans music in our classes! We want to take people off the sideline and into the second line with us, from our running group every Monday to a variety of fitness class offerings throughout the week such as Bounce Ya Brass, Twerk Ya Brass, and Stretch Ya Brass. Our weekly community classes are free, thanks to our non-profit Make Your Move and our many supportive partners.
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The New Orleans Songbird, Robin Barnes, founded Move Ya Brass after health issues inspired her to run and exercise more. 🏃♀️🏃
The Humana Rock 'n' Roll New Orleans Marathon & 1/2 Marathon weekend is an annual event where her krewe can all get together for the same goal: to complete their races and Move Ya Brass! 🎷🎶
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An expectant mother herself, she’s particularly excited about the newest addition to the Move Ya Brass lineup: a Baby Bounce class held at the newly reopened Storyland in City Park that is perfect for parents, caregivers, and children alike
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“We have such a diversity from different type of age groups to different type of nationalities but then even different type of work ethics,” founder Robin Barnes told Adore. Move Ya Brass is a local fitness community that offers free exercise classes with New Orleans flair. Besides the run/walk group, they offer high energy cardio classes and mindful yoga/stretch classes. People of all levels and experience are welcome to join any of the classes.
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Opportunities to learn and relax stretched to yoga and dance classes and a healthy organic meal at the Planet Roo Cafe. On-site, Jenny Leigh lead a Move Ya Brass fitness movement with a “TWERK-OUT” class. The movement was created after founder Robin Barnes faced health struggles and vowed to take better care of herself with the same strength, resilience and passion she has for her hometown, New Orleans. However, Barnes didn’t want to do the new journey alone, so she put a call out on social media for fans to “move” alongside. Ergo, Move Ya Brass was born.
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Make Your Move Foundation Partners With New Orleans City Park Offering Free Community Move Ya Brass Exercise Programs
Make Your Move Foundation and New Orleans City Park have partnered to bring Move Ya Brass, a fun and funky fitness program, to Mid-City through the end of June. Through this partnership, New Orleans City Park will offer Move Ya Brass signature classes FREE to the community including: Shakeout Run, Stretch Ya Brass, and Move Ya Brass.
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After indulging in all this quality food and feeling full to the gills, you may require some fresh air and perhaps have a desire to dance.
The classes are very enjoyable with a nice mix of music and dance.
They take signature NOLA (New Orleans) bounce moves and teach them in an aerobics format that makes the class open for all levels and ages.
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Make Your Move is proud to present Move Ya Brass Fitness to Crescent Park. With our Bounce, Hip Hop and Twerk classes, we aim to take those signature NOLA bounce moves and teach them in an aerobics format that makes the class open for all levels and ages.
WGNO - Move Ya Brass kicks off 2019 with 2 mile New Year’s Day fun run
A dedicated group of fitness fanatics rang in the new year with the Move Ya Brass run and walk at Crescent Park on New Year’s Day.
The fitness lifestyle group, which was started by singer and entrepreneur Robin Barnes, has developed their own unique New Year’s tradition with the two mile jaunt.
“It was one Facebook post that has grown into an entire movement of so many people,” Barnes said. “It’s the same thing with the race today.”
A flier advertising the event quickly turned into at least 100 people braving the wet weather for a two mile lap of Crescent Park.
Not a bad way to start 2019.
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by Greg Roques
As a long-time runner, I am honestly shocked by the number of running clubs active in New Orleans. I have lived in cities more than five times the size of our metro area, both in geography and population, and was unable to find a quarter of the running communities we have here… and they call us the Big Easy.
A good running club can be the most powerful weapon in your race-training artillery—it’s also a great way to make friends and explore areas you wouldn’t otherwise venture through. While a quiet solo run can be cathartic, having a group that relies on you to show up makes it less likely you will skip a workout, regardless of the weather, time of day, or your mood.
No matter your schedule or skill level, New Orleans has a crew for you. Several organizations around the city shared details with Where Y’at about their groups to help you find your perfect fit.
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Thanks to our friend Alex Baackes on recommending Move Ya Brass while in New Orleans. “Need to work off all that indulgence? Head to one of the several free weekly fitness events thrown by Move Ya Brass. They have a calendar of running clubs, yoga classes and dance-based workouts heavy on local music and flavor.”
