Things to Know Before Taking a Lagree Class at CoreBrew.

First things first: this is not Pilates. Please don't come in expecting high intensity, high cardio, and pumping music. If that's what you're after, you're at the wrong studio.

At CoreBrew Lagree, we keep our clients in mind. Our music is slower and more considered, and the space is open, airy, and welcoming — you'll feel it the moment you walk through the door.

Lagree still delivers a high-intensity workout, just in a different way. We focus on controlled movements and time under tension. It's a resistance-based practice built on deliberate movement and a strong mind-to-muscle connection.

Second, come expecting a workout that will rattle your muscles. You will shake. You will be confronted with just how fatigued your muscles get — and that's the whole point of Lagree. We fatigue each muscle group before moving on to the next, targeting your slow-twitch fibers. So the shaking? That's a good thing. Embrace it.

By targeting slow-twitch fibers, we're building muscular endurance — not breaking fibers down, but building, elongating, and strengthening them. You'll walk away with a warm, worked feeling, not one where you can't sit down on the toilet seat the next day.

Some people equate being sore and stiff with a good workout. Fair enough — but that's not what we're here for. Traditional strength training builds muscle by breaking fibers down and rebuilding them, and there's absolutely a time and place for that. It's just not at CoreBrew Lagree.

Third, you'll be corrected — multiple times a session. We're a hands-on studio. We'll fix your form, right down to a slight wrist angle or hip placement. If you don't love being corrected, that's something we'll ask you to get comfortable with. When you're working with heavy resistance and long time under tension, perfecting your form isn't optional — it's how we keep you safe.

Fourth on the list is tempo. If you want to go fast to spike your heart rate, go for a run. In Lagree, your heart rate climbs through slow, sustained tempo — think 30 seconds per rep. Some studios have started slowing their own classes down, which is great, but they still won't match Lagree's resistance and tempo combined.

If your studio is doing this, it's worth asking why — and if you're doing Pilates, it helps to go back to its roots. Pilates wasn't designed for strength; it was designed for posture, muscle activation, rehab, and recovery. Over time it evolved — first into mat Pilates using body weight plus light equipment like dumbbells, and separately into Lagree, which was purpose-built for strength and conditioning. So next time you're booking between a Pilates class and a Lagree class, think about what you actually want out of it.

Lastly, you can absolutely do it all — in fact, we encourage a multi-disciplinary workout schedule. But if you're after one membership that gives you the benefits of everything, CoreBrew Lagree is exactly where you'll want to be.