The average cost for a single drop-in class is $35. If you enjoy instructor-led, high-intensity, low-impact group training and will go at least twice a week, Stellar Bodies is likely worth it.

• What you’re paying for:

1. Efficient full-body workout: simultaneous strength, endurance, core, balance, and metabolic conditioning.
2. Low-impact, high-intensity: heavy time-under-tension without pounding joints.
3. Instructor-led form & adjustments: better technique and safety vs. solo machine work for many people.
4. Accountability & community: The classes get people to show up more consistently.
5. Visible results for certain goals: improved muscular endurance, posture, and lean tone within weeks if consistent.

• When It’s worth It:

1. You want a time-efficient, instructor-led workout and enjoy group classes.
2. Your goals are toning, core, posture, fat loss with moderate cardio — and you’ll attend ≥2×/week.
3. You value low-impact training due to joint issues but still want intensity.
4. You aren’t satisfied with solo gym workouts and need external structure.

• Tip to make it worth the money:

1. Buy class packs or monthly unlimited — these usually lower the per-class cost significantly.
2. Look for intro deals (3 for $55).
3. Go consistently (2–3×/week) for measurable results — consistency is the biggest factor in “value.”

The Stellar workout is designed to work your body to muscle fatigue, at which point you need to rest. This workout is recommended 2 to 3 times per week, but some clients love the workout so much that they come 5 or 6 times a week. Listen to your body — you may need more time or less time to recover, depending on your fitness level and the intensity of your workout.

If your priority is raw core strength, muscular endurance, and time-under-tension, Stellar will usually deliver faster, more measurable gains. If your priority is motor control, breath-linked stability, posture, and flexibility, yoga is better. Best results: do both.

Yes — Lagree / Megaformer can be an effective tool for weight loss, but it’s rarely enough by itself. It’s a high-intensity, high time-under-tension workout that burns calories, raises post-exercise metabolism, and builds lean muscle (which helps long-term fat loss). However, diet and total weekly activity are the biggest drivers of weight loss — the class is a very helpful piece of the puzzle, not a guarantee.

Other ways Lagree helps weight loss (beyond calories):

1. Builds/retains lean muscle → raises resting metabolic rate.
2. High EPOC (afterburn) compared with low-intensity work — you keep burning extra calories post-class.
3. Accountability & frequency — group classes help you be consistent, which matters most.

Stellar classes are 50 minutes, although you can book either a 30-minute or 50-min private sessions

Pilates does “tone” the body: it improves muscle endurance, definition, posture, and the way your muscles look & carry you. But how much shaping you see depends on frequency, intensity, bodyfat, and whether you combine Pilates with good nutrition and some progressive resistance work.

1. Prioritize comfort: Opt for attire that facilitates easy movement and stretching for your muscles.
2. Minimize accessories: Avoid bulky jewelry and opt for hairstyles that keep your hair away from equipment to prevent accidents.
3. Equip yourself: Grip socks are essential and conveniently available for purchase.

We recommend starting with a Stellar Basics class — if your schedule allows — which offers a slower-paced and simplified version of our full-body workout. Our instructors provide comprehensive machine rundowns, detailed move descriptions, and hands-on adjustments to ensure you receive a Stellar workout experience. Our Full Body classes cater to varying fitness levels but move at a faster pace than a Basics class. While the sessions are rigorous, newcomers typically adapt well to the intensity of both class types. However, if you have chronic pain, a serious medical condition, or seek personalized attention, we advise starting with a private session to evaluate your fitness level.

Lagree / Megaformer is a hybrid — primarily a strength workout delivered in a metabolic, high-intensity format that also produces significant cardiovascular stimulus.

• Why it’s strength:

1. Time-under-tension: The Megaformer’s springs and slow controlled tempos put muscles under long, continuous load (great for muscular endurance and hypertrophy).
2. Progressive overload: Instructors change spring tension, tempo, and range-of-motion to make movements harder over time — the same principle that builds strength.
3. Targeted resistance patterns: Many exercises are anti-extension, anti-rotation, single-leg and unilateral — these develop strength, balance, and muscle control.

• Why it’s cardio:

1. Little rest, continuous movement: Classes often flow from exercise to exercise with short rests, which raises heart rate and keeps it elevated.
2. Metabolic conditioning blocks: Instructors add faster tempos, pulses, and full-body sequences that spike heart rate (interval-style intensity).
3. EPOC/afterburn: The combination of resistance and high intensity increases post-exercise calorie burn more than low-intensity steady work.

Yes, Pilates-style training (including reformer-based work) is often helpful for chronic non-specific low back pain, because it improves core stability, motor control, posture, and function. However, it’s not a guaranteed fix, the best approach is a guided, modified program that matches the cause of your back pain.

Yes, Lagree / Megaformer-style training can be very helpful during menopause, because it combines resistance, core work, balance and a metabolic stimulus that addresses the major changes of midlife (loss of muscle, risk to bone, shifts in body composition, and sleep/mood).

Lagree/Megaformer is powerful on its own, but pairing it with 1–2 complementary elements (ie. heavy resistance training, yoga or targeted stretching, pelvic floor and core rehab work, etc) makes it dramatically more effective for strength, body composition, longevity, and injury prevention.