What a beautiful birthday class to greet a new year, Happy Birthday, Caroline!

This is a lovely flow that feels a lot like the the ending stretch of classes after doing them for several years (obviously this gorgeous stretch class was one of the early ones filmed). Great add-on, but truly a perfect on-the-mat stretch and nervous system calm on its own.

This was a great class today; my hips/glutes/legs are sassing me from the Chair Dance class (385) so I was seeking a class that allowed for some lower half stretches but focused on core and upper body. The playback of this class was glitchy for me (visually, audio didn’t seem to skip). I was able to listen through it, pause and rewind to catch a count on both sides. The arm on barre while planking on mat was intense and a fun challenge! The class felt stretchy and sculpty and I enjoyed it! I loved the ending closing meditation, FEAR: Face Everything And Rise.

Please see Shirin’s comment about minute 14 for getting in both sides- thank you for that note! This class uses a chair, optional ankle weights, and the M/ovement ball (but ball is only used at end as a placeholder for your back). This incredible class is an ass class, a hips class, a leg class… it works you in a unique way and activates muscles you will feel during and after. I was focusing on hip alignment and trying to have a strong core (not let my power slip out) while lifting my legs, and I will need to continue that focus when I return to this class. Marnie used wording of “front leg/back leg” which was throwing me off a bit, so I switched my sense of identifying side with right/left. This could be me just mentally overloaded before class and the struggle could have been me (not the wording). You need lots of leg stretching space around you, and we do move from standing to our knees a bit. There is some bounce in the warmup, but otherwise the flow is quick but not aerobic cardio intensive; the heat and sweat felt lower impact and anaerobic. Fabulous choreography flow, challenging (especially with ankle weights), and personal room for improvement will be lifting my leg higher while still keeping my hips leveled. Please try this chair dance class!

This is a wonderful class using hand weights and a ball to squeeze behind your knee during one leg lifts while while in a tabletop position on the mat. The choreography includes many Signature M/BODY moves that feel familiar in this practice and a lot of three sets of 8. As Marnie explains, this is purposeful to help the body flow in a no impact, anaerobic work that requires focus for form, but not focus for intricacy. When mentally or emotionally overwhelmed, this class is a warm hug for yourself. I’m still listening to the impromptu chat following the workout and stretch, and that is supportive and helpful too.

This class brought my awareness to the different PARTS of my calves (there are multiple muscles back there y’all, and this class will reintroduce you to yours), the back of my thighs, and my inner thighs. After class I felt the entirety of my legs and my glutes (especially “dancer’s dent” medius area). Was it the class making me feel my core and my arms too? Who knows, but I felt it all hours later. Gosh I love a good fairy jump as well! This is an all standing at or near the barre class (with some low moves like back leg on the floor side curtsy but nothing actually sitting or laying or planking on the mat). As already mentioned by other reviews, the playlist is 🔥🔥🔥! Check out Marnie Alton’s “profile” on Spotify, where class playlists are cataloged by class name (the profile keeps over 150 class playlists so it’s not all of the classes, but it’s a lot!).

Hi Lisa! Marnie Alton’s “profile” on Spotify posts her class playlists day-of. This AMAZING playlist is there! Within Spotify, search for her profile and scroll for the name of the class if this link doesn’t automatically work: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/15GAwZKNuluyNko7HVIoS3?si=SNO2yM9xTlOeFp-LH1WT3w&pi=u-k4s1Es72RgKG

Jessica Davis ahh I’m sorry, I still have you saved as Jessica L. in my phone- so glad you know the bday shout outs were for you!

M/BODY Pride classes are among my favorites: the high energy cardio dances to an amazing playlist, the positive energy, the barre choreography sequences, the mat work- it is always a little different and so fun and JOYFUL! This class also celebrates some special birthdays of the #mbodyglobalfam: Beáta, Jessica L., and Miranda!

Oooh - intentional pace to help capture the choreography sequences. I used regular 3 pound hand weights and my ankle weights and while I think I was turning my ankle and leg a few times incorrectly, I was able to get it together. Some challenges, very intentional exhales for proper muscle activation... uncomfortable (because it's new, not painful though) low abdomen and pelvic bone on the ball, it's just a sensitive part for me and my skeletal structure is very boney. Echo Lindsey J's comment to start with minutes 54-57 for clarification on the placement of the ball before starting class. I bet coming back to this again will feel a little better.