Harlow Hot Pilates & Yoga have 2 stunning studios, in both Newstead and Milton. The lovely staff and instructors @ Harlow encourage you to attend all of their 4 different class types as they are designed so that if you can make it to each of them, you will feel extremely balanced emotionally, physically and spiritually.

Harlow’s very own version of the traditional Pilates movement “Harlow C” is a Hot Pilates class that will have you doing slow and precise movements to the beat of invigorating music, that will strengthen targeted parts of your body. Such controlled movements will strengthen and give you better awareness of your core muscles. Protecting your whole body. This class will also help to tone your hips, thighs, arms and shoulders. You will definitely feel stronger and more invincible after your first “Harlow C” class.

A Harlow C class also incorporates some beautiful stretches and shavasana at the end so that you can enjoy the positive changes in your body. With all classes tailored from beginner through to advanced this is one not to miss!

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Dance Barre is all about inspiring, motivating and encouraging women to feel confident, empowered and to love their own body. Uniquely designed with the female figure in mind, the workouts at Dance Barre are technique-focused, incorporating some of Katie’s most-loved methods to provide you with the best possible results.

With no dance experience necessary, Dance Barre’s signature Dance Cardio classes are fun, innovative, and challenging classes designed to improve fitness and build long lean muscle. With the combination of basic dance sequences the Dance Cardio class aim’s to improve your co-ordination, confidence, rhythm and fitness, and like all Dance Barre classes the amazing instructors will always keep your mind on the fun and off the pain by having only the best music pumping throughout every class.

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If you have never been to  Soho Yoga in Fortitude Valley then you are in for a real treat! The studio is a tranquil, contemporary, light-filled space designed to promote feelings of serenity and calmness as soon as you enter.

For those looking for a Power Vinyasa Class that is strong, dynamic and suitable for intermediate students or those seeking a more challenging style of yoga to build strength and stamina as well as flexibility then a Power Vinyasa Class @  Soho Yoga in Fortitude Valley is a must! Soho’s Power Vinyasa classes are perfect if you want to bring a little more movement and flow to your day, especially if you spend a long time sitting. The strong, elegant movements will challenge your body, while keeping your mind focused.

All in all, SoHo Yoga in Fortitude Valley have successfully created a relaxing environment where qualified instructors lead all levels of practice and where you can enjoy a little, well deserved, breathing space. Between the stunning studio and their Power Vinyasa class you are sure to leave feeling strong,  focused & re-energised.

Brisbane’s Best Workouts Proudly Supported By SQD Athletica

Like our good friends @ SQD Athletica we too believe that “Life is all about balance” and as such we are incorporating the very best restorative offerings Brisbane has to offer in our “Brisbane’s Best Workouts | 2018” Blog! Kicking things off with a Float @ City Cave Float & Wellness Centre in Paddington! City Cave have Float & Wellness Centres in both James St and Paddington and owners Tim Butters and Jeremy Hassell are all about increasing longevity in our community, through rejuvenation and relaxation for the mind and body! City Cave provides a unique approach to wellness, combining both Holistic and Clinical services to achieve over all well-being! With such a variety of services including Float Theraphy, Infrared Sauna, Massage, Yoga and Pilates just to name a few you are sure to find something to accommodate your restorative needs!

I can hear some of you thinking what is Float Therapy? Well through sensory deprivation and the healing properties of epsom salts, floatation therapy aids in neurological, circulatory, respiratory, digestive, muscular skeletal, hormonal balance as well as personal growth and healing. The epsom salt is a muscle relaxer as well as an anti-inflammatory mineral that helps your body detoxify. Floatation therapy is a peaceful, eye opening way for your body and mind to recover. If you haven’t experienced a Float before then you are in for a real treat!

City Cave offer Floats in both float tanks & float rooms and both types will leave you feeling rested, rejuvenated and relaxed! Float rooms are much like a standard bath tub, but much larger. City Cave Paddington & James Street both have relaxing float rooms for those who don’t wish to float in the traditional tank. They also have infrared panels above the water to ensure you never get too hot or too cold. Your body will be completely suspended, allowing you to float in the water. The light & sound in the room are set to your liking as to accommodate for your preferences. Float rooms are recommended to people with disabilities, injuries or claustrophobia. Float Tanks on the other hand are a little different and are only available at the James St Float & Wellness Centre. An isolation tank, or a sensory deprivation tank is a lightless, soundproof tank. City Cave’s float tanks, like their float rooms, have high epsom salt content filled with salt water at skin temperature, for you to float as an individual. This environment allows you to switch off, deprive your senses and focus your energy.

Ultimately Flotation Therapy is essentially a way of achieving deep relaxation by spending one hour lying quietly in either complete darkness, or soft subdued lighting with your body fully fully suspended in a warm solution of Epsom salts. Adding a Float Session into your weekly routine will be a game changer!

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Sweat Sessions is a premium group fitness studio offering a variety of freestyle fitness classes – from cardio focused classes such as Rebound, Sweat and Step and a variety of HIIT training classes, to focused strength training, Pilates and Yoga. Sweat Sessions has something to move everybody and you can be assured no two classes are the same – ever! Their unique freestyle cardio classes are always challenging; with Rebound being one of their most popular!

Sweat Sessions offers two different styles of Rebound classes, Rebound and Rebound HIIT. Rebound is a 45-minute class that combines fully choreographed tracks to banging beats. You’ll be having so much fun you’ll forget your working out. This class performed on mini trampolines will have you smiling through the sweat while you burn some serious calories! Combining fully choreographed tracks to banging beats Rebound is never boring and always offers a high intensity, low impact, full body cardio and toning blast. Rebound HIIT is a 30-minute interval training class combining the toughest Rebound moves with elements of strength training for optimum calorie burn. This class performed both on and off the mini trampolines will have you smiling through the sweat while you burn some serious calories and tone your legs, booty, arms and work your core!

All in all both Rebound classes at Sweat Sessions in Bulimba are high intensity, low impact, full body cardio and toning workouts. Not only are both Rebound classes highly effective workouts – but they also offer some incredible health benefits too. Rebounding is a form of lymphatic drainage, it physically strengthens muscular system whilst being low impact and easy on joints. It also helps to improve balance, cardiovascular function and coordination. Although working out on a trampoline may seem a little daunting at first – Sweat Sessions expert instructors will help you to find your feet within a few classes. Before you know it you’ll be sweating like mad and having lots of fun!

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Facilities Fitness is a cutting edge fitness studio in the heart of Newstead! If you want to discover the future of exercise Facilities Fitness is a good place to start! Their forward thinking fitness hub is centred around group classes and bring you the latest in new age technologies, combining low-intensity and high-intensity training techniques in their specially designed program. Their state-of-the-art Newstead studio has easy convenient parking, an outdoor chill area and café onsite with Fonzie Abbott Coffee, Acai Bowls and Protein Shakes to help recover post work out.

The Purpose of Facilities Programming is to achieve results. Whatever your goals are The Facilities Training Program will help you achieve your results one session at a time. One of their unique class offerings is their TRX BLITZ! The focus of this session is to “Make your body your Machine” with The TRX Suspension Trainer! Derived from the US Navy, Suspension will have you leveraging gravity and your own body-weight to develop strength, balance, flexibility and core stability. It’s all about the grit and grind of TRX, where you are your own worst enemy. It’s You VS. Gravity! The best thing about this class is that you can adjust every exercise to your skill and strength level by changing your body position on the TRX and Facilities expert TRX Coaches are with you every step of the way to move you through this epic Facilities workout!

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With 40 weekly CrossFit classes, child minding  and  94 hours of open gym a week you’ll never have a problem getting your workout in @ CrossFit Torian. Located in Bowen Hills, just 2.5km from the Brisbane CBD, CrossFit Torian are much more than the largest CrossFit and weightlifting facility in Australia. Torian’s aim is to set the standard in functional fitness, strength and athletic performance; and provide a holistic and world class fitness program and facility. The entire team are extremely passionate about building a community of motivated, enthusiastic and dedicated people who want to make real, positive and sustainable change in their lives.

Torian’s CrossFit Classes are designed for people of all backgrounds, ages, skill and fitness levels, and combines elements of weightlifting, gymnastics, functional movements and cardio to help you become leaner, stronger, fitter, healthier and more confident. If the aim is to lose weight, gain muscle and increase your functional strength and fitness, CrossFit Torian‘s CrossFit Classes are perfect for you! Each Class is constantly varied and focuses on functional movements performed at high intensity. Such variation eliminates routine and challenges participants each and every session to strive to be the best they can be.

With over 1,400 square metres of inspiring workout space and loads of equipment, you’ll have plenty of room to hone your skills under the guidance of Torian’s expert, and passionate coaches. Whether you live in Brisbane, or are just in town visiting, my tip is to get in sooner, rather than later and experience the TORIAN standard for yourself.

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If you are looking for a truly epic full body workout in an old school boxing gym with a modern twist then a Cardio Box Class @ Brisbane Boxing in West End is going to be right up your alley! The gym itself features 39 bags, slams balls, kettle bells, hand weights and ropes and i can guarantee  you would find it very hard to find a better Boxing Gym in Australia! Brisbane boxing owners Khuram and Kamran Nasir are the best in the business and their epic trainers are always on had to offer you real boxing training, at a real boxing gym, where all levels of fitness are welcomed.

Brisbane Boxing West End’s Cardio Box Classes are open to all ages and fitness levels and you will certainly feel like you have had one hell of a workout after one of their classes! A big plus for me is the fun, friendly and family oriented  community environment they foster which can be hard to find. Not only are the Cardio Box classes a heap of fun but they also provide you with boxing orientated workouts that incorporate a variety of exercises using bag work, boxing combinations, strength and conditioning equipment, medicine ball work, skipping, feet work, and abdominal exercises. These sessions give you a full body work out and help increase your cardiovascular endurance whilst also helping you gain boxing skills and self defense techniques. Another great thing about doing a Cardio Box Class at Brisbane Boxing in West End is the fact that you don’t have to waste time booking in for class.. simply show up, check in and get into it!

Its extremely easy to see why the Cardio Box Class @ Brisbane Boxing in West End is their most popular class! If you’re chasing a high intensity workout that melts those calories away and gives you the opportunity to de-stress, get in and see the guys and try a class for yourself!

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A Platinum Studio Workout at Studio Pilates West End,  incorporates the Pilates reformer, a spring loaded machine which was designed over 90 years ago by Joseph Pilates. The reformer machines specifically target not only the larger muscle groups, but also the smaller accessory muscles, which you more than likely never even knew you had! This combination of working both the large and smaller muscles combined with Studio Pilates’ scientifically designed choreography is a killer combo!!

Studio Pilates believe that a Pilates class should be simple to follow and achievable for all. They believe that everyone, from the first time exerciser to an elite athlete, should be able to do a Pilates class and it should be an uplifting and enjoyable experience.  As such its easy to see why you feel empowered after a Studio Pilates Platinum Studio Workout and not baffled by it. If you like the sound of Pilates Push Ups, Tricepe Curls, Inner Thigh Lifts, and a few cheeky Pelvic curls for good measure, it would be rude not to come and try out a class for yourself! You wont be disappointed!

With Innovative workouts, world class instructors, inspiring beats, and ever-changing workouts to keep your body guessing, I have no doubt that Studio Pilates high energy, 40 min Pilates reformer classes are sure to become your new fitness obsession!

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The InspireCycle experience is built on a solid 45 minute cardio full body workout on a bike. Weighted sectors are combined with calorie burning intervals and sports specific movements, that will not only sculpt your upper body, but build stamina and strength.  Prepare to be cocooned in a dark, candlelit studio with pumping music ranging from hip hop to throwbacks to current hits and artist battles. You will burn 500 to 800 calories in no time and have fun doing it. The InspireCycle Inspire 45 class is sure to become your new fitness addiction!

Throughout the class its super important to engage your core. Whether you’re sitting in the saddle during a weights track or powering through a standing sprint, recruiting your core muscles will help you spin efficiently. Your legs and feet tend to fatigue fast during a spin workout, but using your core with each stroke will give you more stamina. Imagine an invisible string pulling you from the centre of the body when you ride and this will help you to tighten and tuck.

Make sure you add some resistance! Don’t be afraid to reach for the small knob in the middle of your bike — it allows you to adjust the resistance. Turning it to the right will ramp up the resistance, while turning it to the left will dial it down. It’s important to have some resistance in each pedal stroke, as adding it will make you feel more grounded and in control, and will allow you to use different muscles in your core.

Its super important to stay neutral. When you’re seated in the saddle, maintain neutral position by pulling your shoulders back and down, actively settling them away from your ears. When you’re taking a pedal stroke, make sure you don’t have your feet too far flexed as it will give an uneven feeling. Also peek down at your knees — they should never be flaring out. For greater control think about squeezing your inner thighs as you drive your foot down for each stroke. All the while ensure you keep your upper body neutral by keeping  your elbows slightly bent and your core tight while in either the standing or seated position.

Sprint with control! It’s easy to get caught up in the excitement of a sprint. But moving in a more controlled manner will force you to use more muscles to propel your feet. Lock in your hips and squeeze your inner thighs. Make sure your shoulders are right above your wrists. When people get tired, they tend to shift their bodyweight over their shoulders, but keep them in line, like they would in high plank position.

Push up from your core! When you’re doing push-ups or tricep dips, keep your core tight and firm to press up. With tricep dips, your hands move in a little closer on the handlebars, and your elbows might be touching your torso as you press up and down. On the other hand, with push-ups, you’re pointing elbows out to the sides. Lower your upper body towards the center of the bars. Then, press back up into a plank position, engaging your core and glutes.

Climb with your whole body! Hills are all about working your body from head to toe with each pedal push. It’s normal for it to feel sticky and tough, but the resistance is actually going to help you improve your speed and agility when you run a sprint. If you’re tapping it back to all four corners (aka drawing an imaginary square with your butt, moving it to four points), make sure to activate your obliques the entire time.

Go on and treat yourself to and Inspire 45 @ InspireCycle! You can thank me later!

Brisbane’s Best Workouts Proudly Supported By SQD Athletica