Monique SO PLAYFUL! This class requires a playful, whimsical approach to strength and challenge meaning your mind cannot wander further than your Movement ball may roll because you are mentally and physically engaged the entire 35 minutes.

This class tempo keeps it moving and with an elevated heart rate I was sweaty from the cardio dance (bouncy/jumpy and kicking off the negativity) throughout class. The barre sequence has us re-orienting to the left and right of the barre (time faced away from the video) and we work one leg at a time until the hamstring and glutes are crispy done! Abs are standing, abs are on the mat in some fairly quick plank dance and on our backs while integrating leg movements (oh and arm movements too that brought so much fire with such a small addition of movement). Class left me glistening (sweaty AF), feeling lengthened, and feeling strong. The next day my glutes (especially medius), hamstrings, and core muscles are feeling it! Soundtrack has “classic American” vibes as if you’re at a baseball stadium on a summer evening.

So sweaty and elongating! Taking up a lot of space around us (to the sides and forward/behind us with leg extensions). I feel opened up and stretched; this would be great for traveling and finding any stable surface as your barre.

This was a great use of heavier weight options without the full-on Power Sculpt approach. The stability was super challenged (and therefore practiced/strengthened) and as always slowing down is so freaking felt with the heavier weights. I started with 12 lb. handweights and quickly switched to two 10 lb. weights until a brief re-set of one weight at a time. Getting up and down feels so good and I love that for my future self’s wellness. So meditative and sweaty!

My Eli (age 9.5) was with me and asked me to comment “Happy Canada Day” from him to everyone. 🇨🇦

Abs and booty classes are ALWAYS enjoyed! Perfect for traveling: no equipment and low impact with optional medium bounce choices.

Monique every cardio burst, every gooey-moving-like-honey slow sculpt moment, every message of love and joy and being from Marnie throughout (in addition to badass form guidance and reminders) is what keeps this class as one of my all-time favorites among my favorites. Perfect class to re-visit to honor another trip around the sun today.

So happy to be here with you, Caroline! HBD June sister ☀️

AmandaP thank you! 🩵🩵

Balletic grace with strength and inner focus; the M/BODY gliders are perfect for this (but fuzzy socks on hard flooring or paper plates on carpet can work if you don't have gliders). The positioning of the barre was a super helpful visual. I could see best when the working leg was closest to the camera, so starting with that side would be awesome if another class uses this barre position. My legs feel elongated and my glutes are activated, along with my lower back and core from following Marnie's form notes woven throughout class.

M/BODY Pride theme classes bring me so much happiness! We get Signature goodness and all props in a shorter (45 minute) timeframe. The warmup was bouncy/jumpy and brought the body heat, the hand weights incorporate chest openers (not where we raise straight arms behind us), standing work felt familiar as it intertwined some side lunge movement with salsa (I was craving/missing this around Cinco de Mayo this year and was so happy to have it today) and some curtsy lunge graceful leap/steps. At the barre we have one foot on the Movement ball with a working/dancing leg; a lot of small adjustments and movements to create major sensations. There were some brief old school heart-to-heart push-ups and brief planks. We bring the ball down with us on the mat for some quick ab/core work and side leg/glute/oblique work, and use downward dog choreography for inversions at the end. Fun playlist!

HBD Caroline S. and our fellow late June Cancer babes!