{stay connected}
Inspiration, tLm News and More!
Welcome to the LONDONmethod Blog! Find inspiration, health + fitness tips, explore the tLm lifestyle, and learn more about our awesome community!
{what is in a name?}
If you have heard of “Barre”, then you probably have heard the name: Lotte Berk. Lotte Berk is known as the creator of Barre, but what exactly is Barre? Today, this can mean many things as there seems to be a studio teaching some version of Lotte’s work on almost every corner.
{summer queen 2018 / meet melissa!}
Our Summer Queen 2018 came to our studio because she was unable to motivate herself to exercise until she met Co-Owner Kelly Wackerman at a friend’s wedding and started following tLm on Instagram. Inspired by the women and their stories she decided to come in and give tLm a try.
{spring has sprung at tlm}
Back in New York the first sign of Spring was the crocuses. Sometimes there would still be snow on the ground and a little purple flower would be peeking its head out. That small flower signified so much! It was time to come out of our shell, shake off the sleepiness of winter and start fresh! Spring is a time of renewal, growth and birth.
{barre vs. berk}
As we head into 2017, I wanted to take a second to talk about the difference between Barre fitness classes (as we know them) and the TRUE Lotte Berk technique that I discovered just a couple of years ago deep in the countryside of ENGLAND.
{it’s time to “find your fanny”}
When you hear the word “fanny,” what do you think of? In America we have been taught that fanny is our bum, behind, booty, backside—our butt. But in the UK, and England—home of Lotte Berk—your “fanny” is something completely different!…
{the return to Berk}
It’s been exactly one month since I returned from my second round of training with Esther Fairfax in England. What an experience it was, AND what an incredible woman SHE is! I truly wish everyone could know her…
{theLONDONmethod Bluff Park studio}
I have to say there’s nothing as exciting, overwhelming, scary and gratifying as opening a business. It’s been almost 3 months since The London Method Bluff Park studio opened its doors and Kelly and I haven’t stopped smiling since!
{theLONDONmethod is born}
This was last April in England. I had completed my training with Esther Fairfax and my newest revelations and I were ready to show America (or at least Long Beach, CA) what I had learned.I measured myself before going to my training last year…