On the Job: Leslie Guerin moves with the times at her fitness studio

This year, Leslie Guerin will celebrate two milestones.

Next month, the native Mainer will turn 40. This fall, she’ll celebrate 10 years as the owner of a fitness studio.

BarSculpt, at 45 Casco St., was opened in September 2006 under the name Pure Movement. The studio features a fitness routine developed by Guerin that often incorporates a ballet barre into the routine, hence the studio’s name.

Guerin said the best part of the job is it’s ever-changing nature. Each student comes with a set of unique challenges and goals, and she enjoys “helping people through body changes, challenges (and) injuries.

The administrative side of the job, however, can be a grind.

“I find the business aspect of owning a business harder than teaching and doing what I love,” she said.

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