Glider classes result in me feeling like I can kick down a door later, if I had to, once my leg muscles are no longer jelly. Glider classes make me feel so strong! Yet they require my muscular and brain strength to work through it, so I don't often seek these classes out. 20 minutes is so darn accessible so please give it a try when you are in a space to tune inward. As Marnie says, have a lot of physical space around you (a giant circle of light and strength around you, think the length of a completely stretched out leg 360 degrees around you). I used my 5 lb. hand weights but originally picked up my 3 lbs and decided to try heavier knowing I can switch to lighter if needed. I received two vaccines in one arm two days ago and yet shaking things out with two barre sweat classes yesterday helped me pick up weights today and engage in some plank choreography. The burn in muscles is loud and the sweat glistening is real, all in 20 minutes, I love that for me and for us! I appreciated the closing meditation about trust as well (same Kady!). Future me: when in plank it's ok to have palms on the ground rather than propped on handweights if that feels better, we aren't lifting arms in plank positioning.

This quickie was over before I wanted it to be (and I had done another class immediately before this one). No equipment beyond a barre and all standing. Enjoyed hearing about the study of strong leg muscles correlated with maintaining stronger cognitive abilities as we "grow up" shared before class started.

Definitely brought the sweat for me! All standing with some back angle knee to the ground behind us before it lifts in front of us to the side, but otherwise all forms of wide second, parallel, in and out of relevé, and we change sides at the barre (or move the barre if applicable). Moments of cardio lift options (I was sweaty before the optional bounces and jumps but that added to it). Beautiful closing message. I used ankle weights and that probably added to my sweat, too, because whew they were felt! 

I am so sorry for the gut wrenching day. I am envisioning Bourbon happily greeting and helping Whiskey cross over, sharing the softest bed in front of the fireplace, snuggled together, and chatting about all of their adventures with Marnie in the decade+ they shared. And even still I can feel the sadness from afar for the humans and others left to continue creating and playing earth side a while longer. Sending all the love and hugs, and holding space for deep sobbing cries and all the ways grief hits and resurfaces as our hearts remember grieving other loved ones too. 🐾💔❤️‍🩹💗🪽

He IS tall for his age 🌱😍

I second Jemily! There are a few “guides” already made to revisit, or if you have old boards you’ve done in past challenges maybe hit the classes you missed. You can have a child, person in your life, or online random number generator pick some numbers and have those be classes you do the week ahead. You can type a word in the catalog search bar such as “energizing” or “calming” to see what classes generate.

Maybe lay out the class duration or category per day and chose from there? Decision fatigue is real but waiting until morning of is taking up all that time and building frustration rather than releasing it (I’ve been there too!). Maybe have your week laid out and have 1-2 classes in the bullpen for if you decide on a morning change up, based on energy level or whatever. But making a plan a week ahead sounds like it could work great for you. Good luck and as always welcome back!

I have been looking forward to catching up with this one; knockout sweats are among my favorite and this one might be in my personal top 2 of this category so far! The comments below class are helpful to review ahead of time. I try to use 5 lb. weights most often, but I kept 3 lbs this whole class and that felt like the right level; at times I could have handled heavier and yet toward the end I was tiring out and almost wanted to drop them, so I imagine the 5 lb weights would have tightened my shoulders too much. This created a fun partnership of kickboxing meets barre at some intersections which I loved, and the choreography combos required my attention. As noted before me it is mostly bouncing but we do have a drop to plank and pop back up sequence option and some standing leg crosses that can be bouncy-light or bouncy-bouncy (I opt for more bounce for maintaining my bone density). Playlist was great, energy was great, super sweaty, fun, and when Marnie said "only two more songs" I was surprised we were nearing the end already. Definitely favoriting and returning!

This is wild and I’m relieved you are generally ok and that your recognize this could have had a very different outcome. Thank goodness for the protection around you, Faith! Please don’t ever question if you should be here or not as you’ve survived a hell of a lot and you’re still here and still rocking (even if not on tour at this time). Take it easy on the healing journey and through this time of changes and shifts. So, so glad you are okay girlfriend!

Finally caught up with this class in the catalog and appreciated the comments left by others as that helped me have my "usual" 5 lb weights AND my 3 lb weights nearby - I started with 3s and kept that the entire class. A lot of triceps work, which for me could have been slightly heavier weights but I stuck with the lower ones for my shoulder comfort, given some arm extensions and how much we engage shoulders in grounded sweat classes with plank dances and table top positioning. I chose to be flat-handed on the mat more than gripping my weights on the mat. Class brings the sweat (dripping down my temple at one point), is anaerobic, and engages full body from shoulders to feet. Feels powerful to finish and I was acutely aware of so many muscle groups WORKING in class, which I'm sure I'll feel echoing over the next day or two.

Aww Kasey! Congratulations to you and your fam on the sweet addition!