This video is two parts: an all-standing anaerobic sweaty barre burn sculpt AND a bonus lymphatic drainage exercise afterward. Class warms up quickly and differently, incorporates pulses and posterior arabesque (back leg lifts) and had me so warm and sweaty without ANY cardio jumps, bounces, or dances. Marnie gives incredibly helpful cues for form, focus areas, etc. throughout class which felt like a gentle handholding as I was finding it a challenge to keep form (hip alignment with tuck) in the wide second in the first choreography sequence. We bring the hand weights into the next barre choreography while standing in relevé on the ball. She reminds of options to approach the moves in this class as well, such as arm placement toward the end (this class is great for any shoulder issues as we don’t plank and you have the option not to lift your arm above your shoulder, it’s included in a sequence but you can modify). After cool down stretching at the barre (or optional floor) and closing meditation words, Marnie goes through a few minutes of easy DIY lymph node stimulation practice.
I love that this is Lindsey J’s birthday class, as she is such a dedicated and special #mbodyglobalfam friend of mine (and if you need a class recommendation, she’s got you!).
Commented on M/<60 SIGNATURE /6
29 Jul 11:50
I loved this Signature flow; it started in a way that built up energy but also eased us in. I felt bursts of sweatiness at multiple points. I’ve done these classes long enough where during the barre one leg choreography I was able to quiet my ego when I knew I had to maintain the slower pace to maintain form, rather than speed up (older versions of me would have thought slower means less than/not enough, but current me realizes keeping the slower pace allows me to capture the muscle engagement and I’m less likely to raise up a hip for the forward side leg bend, so slow is the right pace for me today). The abdominal work was a beautiful challenge and I liked the side crunches with legs up (liked and cussed).
I noticed we did about a minute of two extra moves on our first leg at the barre that we seem to skip on the second leg. If you want to even that out, here’s what I mean: at minute 25:49 we do “in and out” on the first leg (16 reps) and then straight leg lift (24 reps). For our other side at minute 33:43, consider pausing and going back to add in moves from 25:49 - 26:40 for your second leg. Then resume other side work back at 33:43. ❤️