diff --git a/bar.go b/bar.go
index 4fd0c41..762e8ef 100644
--- a/bar.go
+++ b/bar.go
@@ -114,6 +114,11 @@
 // ProxyReader wrapper for io operations, like io.Copy
 func (b *Bar) ProxyReader(r io.Reader) *Reader {
 	return &Reader{r, b}
+}
+
+// Increment shorthand for b.Incr(1)
+func (b *Bar) Increment() {
+	b.Incr(1)
 }
 
 // Incr increments progress bar