r/LagreeMethod

Studio owners / operators / managers…

Has anyone else been significantly impacted by the MarianaTek outages this week?

This is the second major outage we’ve experienced in the last 72 hours, and today’s has been especially difficult.

Beyond members not being able to book, cancel, or see waitlist updates, we’ve been running live classes without access to our rosters for check-in, couldn’t verify waivers, couldn’t sell retail at the front desk, and members haven’t been able to purchase our summer sale after we had already emailed our entire community about it this morning.

We’re estimating we’ve already lost well over $1,000 between waived late cancel fees, abandoned sales, missed retail purchases, and staff time spent manually responding to messages. More than the financial hit, it’s frustrating because our members don’t see MarianaTek… they see our studio, and it reflects on us.

For those of you using MarianaTek, is this level of downtime / outage frequency typical, or has this week been an anomaly?

And for anyone who has switched away from MarianaTek, where did you go and would you recommend it?

I’m planning on maybe getting the 12 times a month class package and going 3x a week! Anyone else just does lagree and walking the other rest days and see results?

I'm a list fanatic which gets me into long nights, however, I wanted to buy some of the newer grip socks for my next class (the dual grip ones) and decided to put together a list of all Lagree & Pilates sock brands to maximize my investment!

Hope this helps! Feel free to add any missing names!

Brand	Cost	Known for	Specialty	Dual Grip?
Lululemon	~$28 USD	Mainstream activewear studio socks	Activewear brand	N
Alo Yoga	~$38 USD	Premium fashion-activewear socks	Luxury look	N
BOLD Grip Socks	~$25 USD	Performance Instructor-Made	Performance socks	Y
Elliosa	~$28 USD	Cute “Pilates girl” aesthetic	Cute designs	Y
ToeSox	~$18 USD	Original toe-style Pilates/yoga grip socks	Open Toe socks	N
Tavi	~$20 USD	Premium studio grip socks	Studio classics	N
Pointe Studio	~$18 USD	Cute, fashion-forward grip socks	Fashion designs	N
Tucketts	~$28 USD	Open-toe/toeless grip socks	Open toe socks	N
MoveActive	~$21 USD	Trendy Pilates/yoga socks	Trendy styles	N
SHASHI	~$20 USD	Mesh “studio to street” grip socks	Mesh design	N
Sticky Be Socks	~$23 USD	Motivational/mantra grip socks	Mantra socks	N
Lucky Honey	~$27 USD	Cute, feminine, boutique Pilates socks	Feminine prints	N
Souls. LA	~$20 USD	Trendy graphic Pilates socks	Graphic designs	N
Aritzia / Golden	~$30 USD	Fashion-brand grip socks	3-pack value	N
Bombas	~$20 USD	Comfort-focused grip socks	Cushioned comfort	N
Gripjoy	~$21 USD	Affordable grip sock multipacks	Multipack value	N
Arebesk	~$26 USD	Extra silicone grip coverage	Extra grip	Partial
Bloch CoreGrip Pro	~$29 USD	Dancewear brand with studio grip socks	Heel grip	Y

Additional:
Revel Socks - ~$35USD - Lagree Instructor-led

I heard not to do it daily but I enjoy doing it daily. I do feel stronger each day. But I was told not to bc you won’t get result. Is that true?

I just moved and I was really lucky to have an actual LAGREE studio near me at my old home.

I tried tremble and I was actually shocked at the program? I’ve heard only good things but the instructor had us doing burpees on the machine as well as jumping over the platform. We also weren’t in a move for more than 30 seconds which made it really hard for me to actually go slow and get in my form.

Is this the norm? Is it me?? Definitely going to try again and I want to try solid core too.

Curious what everyone’s preference is on attending Lagree classes with headphones vs no headphones

Hey! We are expanding our locations and so far have gotten by without Front Desk staff. Our current studios are smaller, so the instructors manage any purchases or class admin. For any membership questions, clients email or call the studio manager (who also pops into the studio frequently to manage inventory, fix things, etc). We have a staff member who coordinates milestone celebrations with the instructors

Our next location is going to be many more machines, so I’m worried that there will be too much going on for the instructor to be able to manage all the admin between classes and still give great new client onboarding.

However, I guess I’m curious what tasks the Front Desk staff actually does DURING class? If the studio manager is taking care of client emails, does the Front Desk just prepare for the next class? It sort of seems like a lot of time to pay for someone to just be sitting in the studio. I know other studios use Front Desk as a sales engine, but to be honest when I visit other studios the front desk mostly just checks me in/waves goodbye- not a ton of selling.

Maybe I’m totally off base, would love to hear how you create an effective Front Desk! Thanks!!

New to lagree and pilates as a 30 year old man. I've tried a couple of studios and have had classes with a handful of trainers. How do I tell that it was a good, okay, or a bad class?

Also anyone has any good recommendations for grip socks? The ones I've tried purchased from my studio don't work for me and they slip off.

I had my first Lagree class yesterday, very sore of course and overall I got a good workout. But one thing I didn’t understand was engaging the core. So I am used to engaging the core, to where my lower back would be kinda straight, idk if I’m doing it wrong but the instructor kept telling me to arch my back a bit, so butt out, but how can I do that while still engaging the core!? It’s confusing

Ok everyone, I have been teaching over two years and this move that I actually enjoy is the one move I have to correct the most…any tips? I always cue scrambled eggs as working the opposite oblique, so if left foot is in the strap, the right oblique is doing the most work to stabilize…often will go from tailbone or kneeling torso twist to scrambled. Eeeeevery time, people lean into the opposing hip. I offer clients to scoot closer to the sweeping leg for more stability, but every time I watch people in this move…it’s like my hands and cues can’t seem to get clients in proper form(opposite leg has knee under hip, and opposite oblique is stabilizing as you sweep the strap leg back). I just think it’s a move I don’t plan to teach anymore because a side plank/twister/twisted bear/twisted crunch seem to keep clients in better form…
Thoughts?? I personally like the move, but I find that the form is hard to nail and I can only correct so many people in a full class…sorry for the rant!

I’m moving to a city with no Lagree studios - closest one being 2.5hrs away. I’m so sad!

I’ve been researching the possibility of getting a micro or at home machine and using the online classes as my substitute. Basically Peleton for Lagree?

Has anyone gone this route? If yes, I would love to know your thoughts and experience.

Lagree client here. I’ve had instructors cue it both ways, so I am just wondering, what oblique is technically working more in a kneeling torso twist, Russian twist, bicycle crunch etc? Is it the oblique that you are pulling toward?

Thanks all!

For those of you with a micro, do you use a balance pole? Is it worth it?

I love making playlist for my class but I always wonder what makes a playlist that every client will love. I mostly play house music and a little bit of rap (nothing offensive I try to stay away from a lot of cursing) I know it’s Impossible to please everyone but what would you want to hear in class to be satisfied