Dailey Method

A friend took me to the studio to try some classes — I loved it! The studio is clean, fresh and bright, in a great location. The Dailey Method is a tough workout– it may seem like you’re not working hard at first when you start to do those little moves, but after about 5 minutes, your legs, arms, and abs will feel it! An amazing core workout. The teacher was really great, making sure to check that we were all using proper form. Am a total fan.

I jumped on the bar class bandwagon about 7 – 8 years ago when they were popping up all over the country. I’ve seen them work a body wonders if you go consistently (3 – 5 times/​week).
I prefer a lot of cardio when it comes to my workouts and whenever I try Dailey Method my mind starts to wander and then I realize I’m not even doing the move correctly… and there goes my workout.
When my nanny called in sick today I found myself wondering what I would do with my 2 year old for 5 hours until his sister was ready to be picked up at school. Friends mentioned they were taking their 2 year olds to the Dailey Method while they did a class so I figured I’d give it another shot. If the workout wasn’t any good at least my son would have fun for an hour playing with the other kids. I haven’t left him on his own very often so admittedly I was a bit nervous about it, but figured this would be good prep for camp this summer.
I was so impressed with the kids club. It’s a small room, but had everything my son would want to keep him entertained for an hour: trains, a kitchen & (yes) a TV. Elizabeth was the caretaker in the room and she was very warm and the kids took to her instantly. In fact, when I went to pick up my son an hour later he didn’t want to go home and was giving Elizabeth hugs. Sooo if you’re looking for somewhere to workout with good children THIS is it.
The class itself was fine. It was a Dailey Basics class so easier than most. Debbie, the instructor, played great music, had complete control of the class and did her best to make sure we were all doing the moves correctly. I did find my mind wandering a lot during the class & feel like I didn’t actually get a workout today, but that’s based on my own preferences & not the class itself. If you like bar classes you would likely be a fan of Debbie’s class.
I was excited to see that they offer spinning here. That’s one class I’d definitely be interested in trying since it combines cardio with body sculpting. So perhaps I“ll be back for that… and for my little one to visit his new friend & toys in the kids room.