Marnie Mouse, eek!! I love it! And I loved the “letting go” focus paired with the hip openers and pelvic floor work through the choreography. This class also featured a lot of narrow V-shapes of our feet and knees. Traditional Signature flow to a fun Halloween playlist, the first Halloween class on the M/BODY online platform!

Joyful! This class had Richard Simmons infused joyful cardio dance sequences that felt longer than usual, with handweights for arm dance after which engaged my arms and back muscles, followed by one leg barre choreography that worked both legs, glutes, and core so intensely, and then down to the floor for abs with our movement ball for pilates inspired serious work engaging leg movements and holds with those abdominal muscles and ended with glutes in a bridge dance with the ball behind our knees (an unexpected detail twist). This class was bouncy, pulses in releve, and upbeat, with serious muscle activation in a lighthearted vibe with a super fun playlist spanning oldies of the 1950s/1960s to the 1990s. The words at the end after cool down speak to sharing kindness and light. This 45 minute class is not to be missed when you need more joy filling your cup.

Omg!!! Please kiss that nose for me!

This brought the sweat! I felt stronger from top to bottom afterward. No equipment needed, but hydrate!

Loved this class (especially the shoutout to my child at the barre series)! This was a class that brought the heat and sweat, with a focus on gratitude throughout. 

Wonderfully easy to follow along with choreography (easy to follow but muscle activation from shoulders to feet). I appreciate Marnie's reminders that different options are not better or worse, simply different. I appreciate how a fairly simple move can become more challenging with slight adjustments. I appreciate the message at the end of the cool-dawn stretches. This was a class Signature class that moves with a nice pace and was over before I realized an hour had passed. This was my Christmas in July class (completed July 19, 2024 as I work on going through the entire M/BODY catalog of classes to explore). 

Incredibly mentally engaging and had me sweating and feeling some serious muscle engagement. Totally all floor (no standing), mostly in variations of being on all fours/tabletop position, occasionally upright on our knees (shoelaces of tops of feet against the ground). I opted for ankle weights (whew!!). While this class shared tips for reducing wrist stress, we are in a lot of weight-bearing-on-wrists moves (great arm muscle work, but be aware if you are healing from a wrist injury). This flow had me on both sides of my mat, so I needed a lot of space around for the glorious leg stretches and movement. I was disappointed to miss this Live, however it was SO HELPFUL to have the playback with pause and rewind. The choreography sequences were a bit more complex for me and I really needed to tune in and focus. "Flow" means we are moving from move to move with intentional pace, but we are not rushing through the movements. A wonderfully "be here now in the present moment" class!

Echoing comments before me- this very brief all standing ballet sculpt and stretch class brings the warmth and sweat, feels strong and graceful, involves one weight at the barre (I used my regular 3 lbs but Marnie used a 5 lb hand weight) and we have one foot on the ball while in relevé. There are no jumps but we pulse. I did this early in the morning and yes it builds energy, although the balletic strength flow could be a great class for anytime including into the evening. No cardio bursts in the normal push, but it is a slow flow burn and it was over long before I was ready for it to be (despite feeling the work in a short class).

Signature class that brought a lot of stretch and elongation along with the sculpt; arms like wings, legs stretching at the barre behind us from side to side, and lots of great hip tucks and circles. The abs series on the mat felt pilates-inspired and had my muscles shaking. Class is quickly paced and also seemed to go quickly. Moves were not complex, but did require focus. This is (I think?) Katelyn (a M/BODY behind the scenes Queen) first Saturday Live - horray!

Accessibly short but still sweaty and brings the challenge to the deep core muscles with a fairly quick pace, starting while standing and ending on the floor for plank flow (no push-ups but still shoulder work included), on our sides, and on our backs. No equipment needed (ball mentioned as a modification option when in side plank). A lot of loving messages to our center/stomach/gut to pair with the movement.