Feel the BODYFLOW™

• About the Class

  Les Mills BODYFLOW™ is the Yoga, Tai Chi and Pilates workout that leaves you feeling long, strong, centered and calm.
  
  It’s your personal time out from the stress and strains of daily life – a 55-minute group exercise-to-music class that enhances your physical and mental well-being. 
  
  
  Les Mills BODYFLOW™ Benefits:
  
  Improve your joint flexibility and range of movement
  
  Increase your core strength
  
  Improve your cardio-vascular function
  
  Burn calories
  
  Reduce your stress levels
  
  Provide a lasting sense of well-being and calm
  
  Focus your mind and raise your level of consciousness through controlled breathing 

• A Typical Class

  Each class is made up of 45 minutes of simple but challenging exercises, followed by 10 minutes of relaxation and meditation.
  
  Tai Chi Warmup - Uses easy, flowing moves from this ancient Chinese exercise discipline to let you leave your day behind, center yourself and warm your body.
  
  Sun Salutations - A traditional yoga sequence is used in this section to warm your body more deeply, stretching and strengthening key muscle groups.
  
  Yoga Standing Strength - Poses such as warrior pose and triangle pose strengthen and tone your body.
  
  Balances - Uses your powers of concentration to meet the challenge of these balancing poses.
  
  Hip Openers - Focuses on stretches to produce greater flexibility and freedom of movement in the hips and lower back.
  
  Core Work - Pilates and yoga exercises are used to strengthen the key core abdominal and back muscles.
  
  Twists and Forward Bends - Poses and stretches to create suppleness and flexibility in the hamstrings and back.
  
  Relaxation and Meditation - The final 10 minutes are set aside for the widely acknowledged mental and physiological benefits of meditation which also enhances the effects of the exercise.

• Getting Started

  What Do I Need to Bring?
  Just yourself!
  
  You should wear comfortable workout clothes but forget the shoes as we do the class barefoot to feel full contact with the floor for the balancing and postural work. In colder weather you may like to bring something warm to wear for the relaxation and meditation tracks.
  
  Some clubs may ask you to bring a yoga mat and you may prefer to do so anyway – however, this is not essential.
  
  How Often Should I Do Les Mills BODYFLOW™?
  While you’ll feel real benefits from coming to class just once a week most people try to come three times a week.
  
  How Soon Will I Notice The Results?
  It usually takes about three classes to really get to grips with the feel and structure of the class. You might also feel a little muscle soreness at first but this will quickly be replaced with a noticeable improvement in strength, flexibility and posture.
  
  The great news is that from the very first class you should start to experience the stress-reducing and spiritually renewing benefits of the Les Mills  BODYFLOW™ class.