Coming back to this one over a year later and appreciating the way this class makes me feel. Since last comment, I’ve exhaled what hurts (left a betraying husband) and inhaled what heals (including continuing to anchor into this beautiful movement practice and this amazing community). 🩵 So thankful.

I so enjoy the kickboxing themed classes! This was quick, elevates your heart rate, stretches out those legs, and let’s the pent-up energy out. No equipment; just need space to kick around you (basically 360 degrees).

Such a gorgeous person from the inside out!! Your committment and perseverance inspire me. I’m so grateful for your pep talks and support, and I love witnessing you intentionally stretch your comfort zone and witness your growth. So grateful you were born, Kady, and so thankful to share this community connection with you! 🩵🩵🩵 Yay for your beautiful selfie! 🤩

Ohhhh! The efforts and dedication of the M/BODY team to make things as best as it can be for its members is just 🥹👏👏🫶And thank you Linds for clarifying! 🩵

CHALLENGING. Rewarding. Sweaty. Awesome choreographic combos starting with all standing, then bringing you on your knees to a modified all-fours, then some sitting w/ jumping sequence, then on your back briefly at the end. I find the M/BODY chair classes to be sassy and fun, but this particular one to be the hardest chair class yet. Lindsey J will comment and hopefully can identify the exact set we skip on the second side that you can add-in on your own to even out your legs (she’s meticulous and marvelous!). I’ll return to this class to see if I can get the moves a bit quicker, as a lot of the first sets I was a little off. Come to this class ready to explore, with a curious and humble mindset. My legs and hips feel like they’ll NEVER be the same after doing this one!

Ohhh this one brings all the pilates type moves and creates warmth. Movements are quick, on the floor, and ready to warm you up so you can stretch those gorgeous muscles. I must have done this Live and never commented (I think this was just my second time doing this great class). Just favorited it to come back to it as a great as-is or add-on. Uses the movement ball to grip between your knees in plank, but this class can easily be done without any equipment.

I unexpectedly did this class twice in ~5 weeks, as I forgot to comment the first time and commenting is how I track classes! I again did this in the evening, and it was uplifting (as the lovely Miranda M commented before me). This is a very short class with lengthening/reaching stretches, anaerobic heart rate and warmth, with no jumps or bounces. The abbreviated warmup and cool down are slightly varied. Great for a quickie on its own, but it would also pair nicely with a short class using weights or at the barre. 

I missed the original September 2023 Fam Faves, but I was so grateful to catch this one Live! It felt like a beautiful challenge... I think the cardio bursts hit me extra hard after being sick for a while, but it also felt clearing (required deep breaths and the sweat brought the detox). I loved the combos, especially with the ball on the mat at the last part of class. In the particularly challenging moments, I reminded myself somewhere out in the world of our #mbodyglobalfam someone actually REQUESTED that move so let me honor them by keeping up, even if I am cussing just a little. This class brings the standing and mat work along with all the equipment for an hour that feels incredibly well spent. It's also Kady's Birthday class and almost Faith's birthday, so honoring some old school M/BODY girls with an energetic class was perfect!

PS the audio was perfection - I could hear the music and hear Marnie very clearly (even with an oscillating fan in the room). Thanks Katelyn and M/BODY team!

This class has a beautiful focus on endurance... from the choreography sets to the meditation words at the end. Uses weights (I keep my usual 3 lbs. but bowing to those who added balas or increased their weights, as well as to those who dropped whatever weights they were using but continued the movements) and ball under feet at the end. Low impact but still brought the sweat. I appreciate that even though there is a focus on upper body with the weights, my legs were not ignored.