{"id":864501,"date":"2026-09-29T08:26:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T08:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/864501\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T08:26:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T08:26:09","slug":"the-sculpt-studio-opens-in-mandeville-with-barre-classes-health-fitness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/864501\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sculpt Studio opens in Mandeville with barre classes | Health\/Fitness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.womenshealthmag.com\/fitness\/a73476775\/boutique-studios-gyms-rebundling-trend\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">boutique fitness experiences<\/a> on the rise across the country, New Orleans\u2019 northshore has added a new one called The Sculpt Studio that offers barre classes.<\/p>\n<p>Founder and owner Rachel Higgins Bissinger didn\u2019t originally plan to pursue a fitness career after graduating from Louisiana State University with a culinary arts degree. While raising her two sons, she joined a local barre studio and considered becoming a certified instructor.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But before Bissinger could be trained, she the studio closed its doors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was heartbreaking to lose such an important part of my daily routine, including the group of ladies with whom I had become friends over the years,\u201d she said. \u201cI just needed to figure out how and where we could go without losing momentum.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bissinger collaborated with her husband, her former instructors and about 10 women from her former studio to continue at-home classes until The Sculpt Studio opened its doors on Aug. 3 at 2985 U.S. 190 in Mandeville.<\/p>\n<p>Classes include Sculpt Barre, a full-body, low-impact workout; Sculpt Ignite, a cardio-driven class; Sculpt Flow, a yoga-inspired session; and Sculpt Strength, which prioritizes heavy weights.<\/p>\n<p>The studio plans to add TRX, a suspension-training workout that builds strength and core stability, to the future class lineup. Total Resistance Exercise was developed by a former Navy Seal, and it uses adjustable straps that are suspended from above.<\/p>\n<p>Occasional wellness experiences and local business pop-ups are also planned to complement the exercise offerings.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe&#8217;re independently owned, not a franchise, so it gives me the freedom to bring more than just fitness to my studio,\u201d Bissinger said.<\/p>\n<p>Future programming includes an event with cosmetic boutique About Face Mandeville and a color analysis pop-up with Kelly Fairchild of The Fifth Season.<\/p>\n<p>The Sculpt Studio will celebrate its grand opening in October. Founding memberships, with a guaranteed monthly rate of $189, are available until Oct. 31. To learn more, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/sculptstudioco.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">sculptstudioco.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With boutique fitness experiences on the rise across the country, New Orleans\u2019 northshore has added a new one&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":864502,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[337,97],"class_list":["post-864501","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fitness","tag-fitness","tag-health"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/864501","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=864501"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/864501\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/864502"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=864501"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=864501"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=864501"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}