Revisited this class today-  "You're most beautiful, elegant, elongated, taking up space badass self...like you're moving through honey, slow, that's that beautiful barre burn..." "This [leg] is on fire, that's on purpose." Marnie describes it so well in this class, but all I could think of for this class was "relevé all day." Powerful!

My legs were shaking a few times in class but the next day my abdominal muscles (front and center, and low abs) are letting me know they were WORKED. Tucks galore! I had to add a few mermaid stretches after class and a little added arm stretch after for those muscles (this could be due to some time away from the mat or this baddie of class). Medium impact class, no hip bridge at the end, and only a brief traditional plank action. There are some fun options to choose your own adventure on the mat in a kneeling side plank. Have your ball and prepare to keep your hand weights for some of the barre work too.

Only 20 minutes but I was sweating and needing to use my breath very intentionally with the weights. I did 3 lb. handweights plus wrist weights, and did this class immediately after M/<20 Posture /407 class and holy moly my arms! I liked the weighted arm dance paired with sit ups and slow punches/stretches with crunches. More leg movement and incorporation than #407. I appreciated the neck/shoulder muscle stretch at the end, and needed to add some extra arm muscle stretches for myself. Beautiful closing message.

Great workout for arm muscles, shoulder muscles, and back muscles. Some leg motion pairing, but class felt much more upper body for the postural muscles. I chose my 3 lb. hand weights plus wrist weights so I had options. I definitely used the movement ball for the end of class and that felt great. Thank you for playing my 'September 2024 events' song today - the physical outlet and support of these classes is palpable, and the added emotional support of the M/BODY team and #mbodyglobalfam is humbling. Thank you!

I loved this full body Signature which brought focus on hips and lower back and core, as well as magnifique comme toujours leg work at the barre, bringing that balletic strength and grace paired with some of my own cuss words by the time we were ending a one-leg balance in coupe for the last four sets of eight. The Movement ball is a great tool for the core work on the floor. This class was balanced in choreography and muscles worked, with cardio bursts sprinkled in for our heart, and offered release and cleaning out the emotional junk drawer (hips). Lovely message at the end as well, and some fun rock throwbacks in the playlist throughout.

First of all, the throwback playlist was FIRE. I chose to have my 3 lb. hand weights and 2.5 lbs on each wrist so I could drop weights as needed to half the amount, or fully release all of the weights. Balance class to end out the theme of this month, core centric moves and cross-center work, with whole body activation and stretch. I find Marnie's comments about form, posture, chest up and shoulders down, hips remain center facing - it is all SO helpful, thank you! This class has medium impact moments with low impact modification, as it balances anaerobic and aerobic choreography (primarily anaerobic with those aerobic bursts and flushes). I also adored the side kicks and front kicks that bring the kickboxing vibe that makes me feel badass happy. 

Yaaaaay for IRL time together and hugs and of COURSE Faith’s hand painted kazoos! 🥰💖

I *LOVE* IRL meet ups!!! Horray Marisol and Leah!! 😍💖

Yesssss I LOVE the sass, empowerment, and hip openers of XXX classes! This class kept up the tempo, felt like 2/3 standing, had powerful booty barre sequences, and brought the ongoing heat with the floor series with a lot of holds in the core work. Warm, awoken, and worked is how I felt after this class!

A floor flow class that varies from many of our others, come here for a different floor flow. Choreography invites exploration of wrist placement on the floor (finger tips traditionally face forward away from us but we can try fingertips facing away from our sides or fingers facing back toward our body). We incorporate some standing (low/squatting options) into the flow bringing us up and back down to the floor). I love a movement ball balance under the knee and it works the front of my hips and upper thighs so uniquely. This floor flow does not incorporate planks and pushups, and while we have some quick changes it is not bouncy and cardio, but had me flushed. Great way to build energy for your day. Toward the end when we are working on our second and final set Marnie says we don't have to do it again and M/BODY mantras are so embedded within me after years of practice that I said (to no one) "we GET to do this!" 

Edit To Add: the next day my legs felt so wonderfully stretched from the elongation moves we did, but the muscle activation in my obliques and around the entire sides of my core and lower back snuck up on me!