PLANKrva hosted a class for Virginia Bloggers and we all got to try out their Lagree Fitness Method. Nine of us tried the class for the first time and then got to know the owners, Tanya and and Alison over veggie sushi and sparkling wine.
This is what we saw when we walked in. The studio is awesome.
There are 10 spaces in the class, so you’ll need to plan ahead and reserve a spot. Each person gets their own “Megaformer,” which is where you’ll spend the entire class. Tanya talked to us for a few minutes about what to expect from the class. She told us there would be modifications for every pose and that she’d walk us through everything. She also said the class would be really hard and that sometimes we’d feel like we wouldn’t stand to do a move any longer, but then at the end we’d be surprised it was over (This was so true).
She told us to grab the spring at the front of the machine and hook it onto the nob. There are two different resistance levels, and she tells you when to switch (I think we only switched once during this particular class).
We slid into a plank for the first part of the routine, and she walked us step by step through 5o minutes of planking, moving back and forth from the front to the back of the machine, doing pistol squats, using resistance bands, and ultimately finishing with ten minutes of stretching.
I really did love the workout and plan to go back. My typical workouts are yoga, hot yoga, barre and gymnastics (let me know if you want me to do a post about any of those). I found Lagree to be most similar to barre. Having some background in those moves definitely helped me in this class. There was no sweating, and I wasn’t reaching for my water bottle. It didn’t feel like an aerobic workout, but it was challenging. The music was awesome. I’m pretty sure I heard Nelly’s Ride Wit Me.
Here’s there pricing info:
Your first class is $20 and after that, classes are $29. They also do a package of 4 for 80 ($20 each). They also have a mini 30 minute class focused on just abs and arms for $15. Full price sheet here.
They’re offering 30% off of the 8 Class Pass to Tiramisu For Breakfast readers. The regular price is $144 and with discount its $100.80. This offer is only for the month of January (2017). Anyone interested should email the studio at plank@plankrva.com to get started.
Let me know if you have questions and thanks so much to these lovely ladies for hosting. Go see them soon! 
I have been taking classes at plank since November and it is truly a game changer for me. I needed a low impact routine due to knee injuries from soccer and running, but still needed it to be super challenging and something that I could set goals against. My body is also recovering from a new baby so my core is the weakest part of my body. This studio has worked wonders!!! I definitely broke a sweat in class (don’t worry they have slip guards on the machines) but my favorite part is actually assessing how I feel the next morning. I tend to not appreciate all the little secret muscles that are firing during class until they start yelling the next morning! I have seen an incredible transformation in just 2 months. I go 2-3x a week. My core is stronger, more defined and the but is lifted big time and my arms are cut. I just had to share my enthusiasm for this method and what the founders of Plank have created!!!
This is the workout I have been doing for the past 3 months. I have loved my workouts here because they are low impact (my knees and shoulders needed a break from jumping and high impact)on my joints, but get deep into the muscles. Every single class is challenging!! While this article states it didn’t make you sweat, I am usually dripping by the end and at times have had to wipe the sweat from my eyes so that I could see (despite the fact that the focus of the class is to move at the slowest pace possible to work deeper into the muscle). I let my hair air dry last week because my arms were too exhausted to hold up the blow dryer. If you haven’t tried PLANKrva, you should take advantage of this offer–you will be hooked!!