This quickie flew by, all standing with some squat motions and low wide second moments, but mostly opportunities to bounce (could be barely bouncing or could be straight jumping at some points with jumping jacks and kick-your-own-booty moves). Leave room for some front kicks, side kicks, and grape vine side-to-side moves but otherwise wonderful for on the go, or if your wrists and arms need a break. I haven’t been at the mat as often as I’d like, but the cardio level was totally doable. And this helped dance through a mood so I could sit with the feelings that were under the surface level irritability on the mat after. Cardio dances at home are fun- it’s ok if you’re off the choreography for a beat, just keep moving and bouncing (or pause and rewind if you prefer). But please welcome the movement any way you can, rather than your brain judging if you’re mastering the choreography perfectly. That’s something that has taken me some M/BODY years to embrace.
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31 Mar 11:12
This 45 min class was extra sweaty for me, with bounces and pulses and a few jumpy options but is a mid (can be low) impact class. The one leg work at the barre was intense and when I return my goal is to not drop the leg and re-set before our count is complete. I liked the switch up of some of the traditional order- the hip release final 2 minutes was perfect placement. Pilates-inspo core work, brief weights (short time I went up to 5 lbs. and that was lovely).Â