[solidcore] H Street — Local services in Washington

My roommate belonged to solidcore so I decided to take my first class with her in July. Instantly, I fell in love. Immediately, I signed up for the two week trial because I was trying to see if I could fit it into my budget. From there I decided that I couldn’t go on without it. The team here really cares and I’ve become the best version of myself because of it. Life has its ups and downs but I know when I take a solidcore class no matter what I am facing it makes my day that much better. I am biased to H street, but I’ve been to other studios and this is by far my favorite. Laura makes great effort to have a great community space, while the instructors (shoutout Nolen, Tara and Alyse) push me to my strongest but also reward my accomplishments. Somehow wherever I go solidcore comes up in conversation and I can’t wait to talk about this...

It was a horrible first experience. I reached there 15 minutes early as instructed but the instructor started the class late. They did not introduce us to the machine at all and just started the workout with no guidance whatsoever. They barely come around to help you with the workouts during the 50 minute time so I felt like I was just on my own throughout. I tried to look at other people around me but I was never sure of the correct form and the instructor barely helped. Overall would not be returning to this instructor for sure. Might consider trying with a different instructor but generally very put off by the whole experience. This whole 50 minute definitely seemed like a waste in terms...

I didn’t know what to expect at solidcore, especially getting back to fitness postpartum and after a pandemic hiatus. I’d never done a Pilates or reformer class and was pleasantly surprised at my first class by just how challenging it was as a whole-body workout! I’ve been going pretty regularly since- the coaches are very knowledgeable & positive, and they’ve helped me a lot with my form and modifications now that I’m again pregnant. I haven’t had difficulty finding an open class at the H St. studio that fits my schedule.

Be prepared to sweat (bring a towel!) and push yourself. It’s a great workout and I started to notice so much more strength and stability just from a...