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WANNA LITHE?

 

Get Lithe!  We have another Immersion course starting at our center city Philadelphia location next Tuesday!

Center City: 

Tuesday and Thursday series begins on November 17th at 8:15pm (no class on Thanksgiving, Nov 26th-Last class will be held on December 8th).

If the Immersion classes don't work for you, you can chose to take Lithe 101 or a private session at your convenience.  You can sign up online or call 215-545-5144 to register. 

Image of Lithe Method instructor Carrie Gero doing roll ups at the barre.

HOT, HOT, HOT!

Wowzers, look at how steamed up those mirrors are!  Krista sent these images to me via her phone after a hot and steamy High Mini class on Monday morning in Ardmore.  Great job to the hard working ladies out at Lithe Ardmore!

AUGUST SCHEDULES!

These will take us through the heat of summer.  Look out for fab and fresh fall schedule updates & changes sometime around mid-month!  August on-line classes/reservation system will be current and updated by the end of the day.

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Illustration via Rik Lee

1 STEP FORWARD, 2 STEPS BACK.

Ugh, here I go again.  Let me preface this by saying that I'm not posting about anyone in particular and I'm not writing about Lithe beginners who have taken our Immersion course.

We're officially installing a new policy as of today and all of you regular Lithers will be oh so happy, every "green," rookie Lither will thank me in the end and our oh so "patient" instructors will all be walking on air. 

Our previously "mostly mandatory" Immersion is now absolutely 100% mandatory and a pre-requisite for all of Lithe Method regular level classes at EVERY LOCATION. 

We don't care how fit, friendly, fun and fabulous that you may be and we don't want to hear the but, "I've taken yoga, Pilates and/or another fitness method that uses a ballet bar"--It's not Lithe Method and it's always a  hot mess when beginners with no Immersion are in our regular level classes. 

Ya know, I'm not sure if people think that we're blowing smoke up their bums when we tell them that Lithe is best learned, taught and programmed the way that we've created it.  We are not a drop in studio! 

Bottom line is, if you want to Lithe, you're going to come through the program correctly, commit to taking the Immersion (or at least most of it) or two private cram courses so that our regular classes are not anything but what they should be and you get the results and attention that you want and deserve. 

Teen Creeps Illustration by the awesome, Rik Lee

BUT, WHY?

Why everybody must take the Immersion: 

You need to take the Immersion for yourself--Let go of that ego people...Lithe is not Bar Method, Physique 57, or Pilates and it's even further from Yoga. We give you six classes to get your strength and stamina up, build your core strength and knowledge so that your neck, low back and knees don't take the workload.

More importantly, the Immersion also teaches you how to Lithe, our modifications, our cryptic-like-cueing (it's really a language that non-Immersion people never "get" unless it is explained) and how to use our band system.

The Immersion is not easy! Good Form & Lithe Immersion knowledge=RESULTS.  If you're doing things incorrectly, you will not see results. Period. You will never get the Immersion info in regular level classes.  I've seen clients go months without knowing the correct way to do things.  They stick out like a sore thumb forever.  We never get to know their strengths and weaknesses, either.

People who do not take the immersion are quite a distraction in regular level classes and they often have bad experiences at Lithe because they leave confused, overworked, out of the loop and frustrated.

Thanks to all of you who come through the program correctly, you make our day and we love you!  Please remember that we also love your friends and referrals but PLEASE refer your newbie friends to our Immersion program. 

We are currently updating our policies on our website and Mindbody system.  All beginners who show up or "drop in" to regular level classes with no Immersion experience will be turned away and we really don't like to do that!

Illustration by barbara McGregor

FUN NOT FAD!

I always tell people that Lithing is not only a great (and super fast) way to get your best body ever, but it's really a fun workout.  Take it from someone who loves to move, but always hated the gym.  Annie's email below, inspired me to write on the topic of fads. I have recently heard people and press referring to Lithe as a "fad," or a "craze" (it kinda is a craze, because it works and those who love it are crazy about it).

Lithe is unique but one thing that Lithe is NOT is a Fad or a cult--(I've heard that from many husbands!).  Why?  It's a program that works.  We keep it fresh and classes level'd properly for our Lithers.  And Lithe has staying power--The average Lither has been Lithing for more than a year and I can promise you that due to my passion for Lithe, the team and I will always keep it fresh and AHEAD of all the fad's and trends out there.  We've only been around for 4 years but we're here to stay!

Ardmore Annie writes: 

Lauren, Just wanted to say thanks for this awesome program! I notoriously hate exercise and when my friend encouraged me to do this, I thought it would just be another fad for me and then I would forget it. Well I love it so much!  The small classes are awesome ( I kind of feel like a celebrity) I really enjoy every class I have taken so far, and I have to say, if I didn't do the immersion I would not be enjoying it as much as I do- even the 3 I took helped. I can feel myself getting back into shape!!  Thanks for everything, just wanted to say that, exercise is finally fun for me! I can't wait for more classes to come to Ardmore!

image via Stinna Persson

HOT LEGS LOVE.

Lindsey writes:  

Lauren, 

I just wanted to let you know that I took Hot Legs with Elizabeth on Friday and it was amazing!  You should definitely add this class to the Ardmore schedule.  It was so intense that my legs hurt up until Sunday! Elizabeth was very motivating, and I also liked how she would correct our form to make sure that we were working correctly. Again, what a great experience! Thank you!  

Hey There!  

I'm so glad that you enjoyed it! Everyone loves that class--kinda brings out your inner "dancer" if you know what I mean.  I sent Elizabeth out there on Friday to introduce it to Ardmore. Hot Legs will be on the Ardmore schedule on a regular basis (check our Mind-Body reservation system for schedule updates).

With a brand new Lithe studio (Ardy is 3 and half months old), we have to wait a little while until the general studio population is stronger and has better form on the whole before we add our more advanced classes and band system.

More importantly, we're still trying to control and decrease the amount of walk-in's/friends & newbies (who refuse to take the Immersion) who "drop into" our regular-level classes with no Lithe knowledge.  It kinda ruins the integrity of the program and class programming.

Once that happens a bit less, we can and will add more new classes (and band classes)!  

Image via American Apparel

BODY ENVY?

Something very interesting happened at Lithe Ardmore yesterday.  A few Lithers came over to Rittenhouse/Northern Liberties to take a class or two and said that they had major body envy and that everyone looked amazing. They loved it but they wanted to know why.

Truth is, most of these Ladies in center city Lithe very frequently but more importantly, most have been Lithing longer!  You have to give it at least 6 months to see MAJOR body changes.  And major body changes as in dropping more than 1 dress size, not just the beginnings (1-3 months) of losing inches and your pants becoming looser--I'm talking going from a size 6/8-10/12 or more to a size 0/2-4.  Size doesn't matter, I'm just trying to relate and give you average stats.

Take it easy on yourselves, Ardmore has only been open for 3 and a half months.  You're almost there, and remember to focus on you.  It's never a competition!

Image of model (and beautifully fit), Bar Rafaeli via Sportsillustrated.com