CYCOLOGY CLUB
If music is your workout motivation,
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Just a few months into its arrival and
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Get an endorphin fix with
these new classes...BARRE BODY ELEMENTS
Australia’s premier barre studio’s new
choreographed class, Elements, ticks
all the components of a full-body
workout in a fun new format. Flowing
cardio will make you sweat, while
a strengthening and toning section
will sculpt lean muscles. End with
stretching and mindful meditation,
so you leave feeling uplifted yet
grounded. A new Elements sequence
is released every eight weeks, so
there’s no chance you’ll be bored.
hand weights), performed in a dark,
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