This looks so good, Jess!

All down on the mat with many variations of a tabletop position (often without all four points of contact aka table legs), except for some inversions towards the end. I had done an arms class immediately before this, so I cannot tell if this class felt more wrist-intensive for me or if that was amplified by the weighted arm work I chose to precede this. As other comments before me, I felt some challenge in holds at times but still a very calming chill flow class with no equipment.

The chat during the Live had several Halloween-themed RIP jokes about our calves, legs, or whole entity as the work at the barre and then down on the mat was fiercely good! The warm up was fast paced, lots of squats then back up, centerline crossing, and side to side goodness to elevate the heart rate. I went with 5 lb hand weights and we use the M/ovement ball down on the mat and can pick up the handweights again for some core and arm work. My feet, entire legs but especially my calves, booty, and my obliques are feeling this the most the next day. Fun Halloween playlist and welcome foster pup to your fur-ever family and home! Can’t wait to hear your new name, Chaos Angel.

Whew I did this with my 5 lbs and the two-weights-in-one-hand combo was getting me! Such a great stretch and sculpt; I needed to slow it down a tad for ongoing core engagement with the dropping and raising at the barre, but a nice short class to return to.

Caroline S.’s comments are a fantastic review of what to expect and the experience. I also used 5 lb hand weights and I did have ankle weights (wowza!), and I felt like a strong badass after completing this class! As she shared, we immediately start with some plank dancing and bookend class as well with other plank dances. When I revisit this, I will be flat palmed on my mat when doing side leg work with a raised arm, as gripping my hand weight on my weightbaring stable hand on the mat didn’t feel great under my thumb. Note which side you do first when on the mat working one side leg with dancing arm as I think we repeat the same arm but it was so in the zone and everything felt full body and worked even if I did the same arm in that sequence on both sides. My 10 year old Eli joined me for the first few minutes and bowed out saying we were all really strong. This class is a challenge (as so many ‘grounded’ classes are), but it is a gorgeous full body workout that left my legs and arms buzzing at the end and I am still feeling the next day with every stair, laugh, and arm lift that uses a pectoral muscle. Favoriting for when I want to feel my strength and dig deep. Also, the playlist was freaking fabulous!

The comments before me are spot on; this low to no impact class has core focus (open chest, strong back, OBLIQUES, abdomen) but arms and shoulders are dancing and legs are feeling it too. The pace was steady but brought the sweat for me. I used 3 lbs weights as my partner was using my 5 lb hand weights since he joined me, but I think it would be doable with 5 lbs as we don’t have a ton of long extended holds. I imagine this class preps you well for the grounded sculpt class that comes after it in the catalog, but I ended up doing this one the day after the livestream of the grounded class and holy moly, my pecs and obliques were burning (in all the best ways possible). Felt great to do and complete! Marnie’s words of guidance such as where we focus our weight planted in our feet create these tiny shifts that yield a massively different feeling and result. I love it here at M/BODY! ❤️

We had couples’ goals inspo from The Birdcage and dressed as Armand + Albert Goldman 👯