Solidcore is a Pilates-based fitness studio with 79 locations across the US and a virtual platform on Equinox's EQX+ app. The brand's claim to fame? A notoriously difficult 50-minute Pilates workout designed to induce muscle failure on the studio's signature Pilates machine, Sweatlana.
"The purpose of the class is to get into your slow-twitch muscle fibers, breaking them down so they build back stronger over a couple of days," Triana Brown, Solidcore's head of talent and product development, tells POPSUGAR. Slow-twitch muscle fibers are primarily at work during endurance activities; they help you maintain posture and make small, controlled movements that require repetitive muscle contraction.
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If you're considering hitting up one of Solidcore's studios, you might be wondering what you can expect. Keep scrolling to find answers to frequently asked questions, including what a Solidcore class is like and whether or not the Pilates-style class is a good workout.
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