If you’re used to hitting the gym or running in an urban park or on city sidewalks, being ordered to stay at home has required a radical rethinking of your workout.
Fortunately, even before the pandemic hit, at-home exercise was gaining steam...
As of 2019, there were an estimated 30.7 million small businesses in the US, employing 59.9 million people, or almost half of the private sector workforce. Small businesses drive the American economy, but as the coronavirus pandemic has proven, they do so from a cliff. Many are about to fall off.
Behind those numbers are the actual people who own and work at the small businesses. It's impossible to tell all of their stories, but we can tell some. So last week we talked to the owners of six small businesses on a block of Colorado Boulevard in Los Angeles about their hopes and fears right now.
Kristen is a muscular 5'1½", but until this past year, she had never done one workout consistently. About a year ago, however, she found what she likes to call “Studio Morph,” and for the first time in her life, she fell in love with exercise.
“I’ve always felt mentally strong because I’m adept and can banter and hold my own in a good conversation,” says Kristen. “But I’ve never felt physically strong. I felt waifish…or pregnant. And I’m loving the fact that if we ever get attacked by ninjas, I would be a valuable asset.”
The 39-year-old revealed she had found a new workout studio a year ago and her toned abs were 'a perk.'
'I'm not in love with working out and I've never really found a class that I love like this. Something about this class gets me,' she said.
'I started doing this, and I was like, "I’m still roughly the same size but now it’s just all muscle" ... I feel so much stronger, and it's a physical feeling, but it's also a mental feeling. It's about the muscle value in my body.'
Kristen went on to say that she's never felt 'physically strong' until now since going to the classes.
As the cover star for the Mind Issue of Women's Health, Kristen revealed she hasn't always felt physically strong, though. That all changed when Kristen discovered the workouts at Studio Metamoprhosis in Los Feliz, California.
Kristen says she discovered the studio—which incorporates cardio, circuit training, Pilates, and CrossFit elements into challenging classes—about a year ago. She has been going consistently ever since, attending about three classes per week. "I've fallen so in love with it," Kristen told Women's Health.
"I've tried a ton of workouts in LA and have realized that I need maximum ass-kicking in the shortest amount of time," she says. So after a lot of hit and miss, Bell has settled on a workout studio called Studio Metamorphosis. "It's basically a cross between Pilates and CrossFit and pretty much the worst class I've ever taken," she jokes.
The new year is the perfect time to jump-start your fitness routine, and fortunately for Angelenos living on the Eastside, there are three new distinct workouts that will whip you into shape.
MLB All-Star center fielder Joc Pederson puts P-Rod in the cage and through the ultimate full-body conditioning Shred workout.
When Metamorphosis opened in Pasadena three years ago, fitness fiends got hooked to Jennifer Yates’ classes, which use M3 Pilates machines to plow through calories. NELA can finally experience the butt-sculpting workout beloved by stars...
Jennifer Yates, founder of Studio Metamorphosis, has worked with Vergara for three years, fine-tuning her fitness routine. Her Seat of Power workout is all about increasing your lower body’s lean muscle mass, which Yates says will allow you to burn more calories while working out and post-workout.
MarieClaire.com spoke to Vergara's trainer Jennifer Yates, who gave us tips on how to cop the actress's workout grind.
It was almost inevitable… possibly destiny that led me to be an educator of fitness. It all began before I was born... I consider my mother to be my first mentor and most influential teacher.
Want a body like Sofia Vergara or Alessandra Ambrosio‘s? Then go to their spin studio and have Jennifer Yates spin you into shape. Morph workouts leave you drenched in sweat, but you’ll have elongated muscles and improved endurance to show for it — as well as a celebrity-worthy bod.
The Morph Workout blends Pilates with the Lagree Fitness Method for a fat-burning class that keeps you on your toes the entire time.
Megaformer-style Pilates studios are all over LA, but this one in Pasadena, newly opened by beloved instructor Jennifer Yates (who used to teach in Venice) proves the power of the fitness pro to drive a studio and command a following. Metamorphosis became a super hot ticket workout this year, as did scoring a spot in her signature Ride & Shred class (cycling and Megaformer workout)
Yes, Sofia Vergara hit the genetic mother lode: killer curves in all the right places, jaw-dropping beauty, and that hair! But that doesn’t mean she coasts. “Sofia trains hard and lifts heavy weights,” says Jennifer Yates, a Lagree Fitness master trainer and owner of Studio Metamorphosis in Pasadena, CA, who has worked with the Modern Family star for a year now. “She understands that you have to challenge yourself to see a difference.”
Studio Metamorphosis, winner of Best Pilates, Best Cardio Workout and Reader recommended for Best New Business, combines the principles of Pilates with the Lagree Fitness Method. That means you’ll get a heart-pumping workout that will give you the transformation you crave. Strength, resistance and cardio training will leave you sweat-drenched but happy that you burned away those calories.
Sofia Vergara makes her second appearance on the cover of Shape this month,looking better than ever at 42. Vergara really started to take care of her body—building up strength with her trainer through Pilates-inspired Lagree Method workouts using a Megaformer (a machine that has a system of springs and pulleys with adjustable resistance to work your entire body) and in classes at Studio Metamorphosis.
Sofia Vergara doesn’t shy away from showing off her bombshell physique, and with good reason — she works hard for it!
“We work out at least five times a week for 50 minutes to an hour, depending on her schedule,” her trainer Jennifer Yates, founder of Studio Metamorphosis, tells PEOPLE. “She’s dedicated!”
Devotees nearly wept when Jennifer Yates left Pilates Platinum in Venice last year to open her own studio. Now the Westside’s loss is Pasadena’s gain, and reservations in her signature Ride & Shred class—a mix of cycling and Lagree Method wheelbarrows and French twists on spanking new M3 Megaformers, are precious as gold.
If there’s one thing for sure, it’s that Sofia Vergara will be a showstopper at the 2014 Emmys next week. "Ramping up for Emmy season, we have changed up Sofía's workout routine to stimulate her muscles further and push her to the next level," the star’s trainer, Jennifer Yates, revealed to E! News.
When it comes to looking fit on the red carpet, nobody pulls it off quite like Sofía Vergara.
The Modern Family star manages to look incredible every single time she steps out, and now with the Emmys just around the corner she's hitting the gym even harder—and we have a feeling it's going to pay off on the big night.
Have you ever gazed enviously at Sofia Vergara‘s figure and thought, “I wish I looked like her?” Well, now you can.
Trainer and Studio Metamorphosis founder Jennifer Yates is the woman responsible for keeping the “Modern Family” star’s mind, body and spirit in tip-top shape. She is lauded for her high-energy, boot camp-style Pilates and dynamic spin classes, which leave students feeling strong and accomplished – and hungry for more.
Want a body like Sofia Vergara? Then go to their spin studio and have Jennifer Yates spin you into shape. Morph workout is based on principles of Pilates and enhanced by the Lagree Fitness Method which incorporates strength, resistance & cardio training not only in every workout but in every exercise taught.
Trainer-to-the-stars Jennifer Yates has debuted her first indoor cycling and Pilates studio in Pasadena, just in time for beach season.
Do you feel as if every wandering calorie immediately goes straight to your thighs? And at the same time are you eyeing your shorts as summer approaches?
Sofía Vergara is one of those stars who simply always looks ready for the red carpet...and while clearly the Modern Family star has some really fab genes, she can thank her personal trainer to the stars Jennifer Yates on getting her into incredible shape for big awards shows like this weekend's Golden Globes.
When fabulously fit stars like Modern Family actress Sofia Vergara and Victoria's Secret model Alessandra Ambrosio wanna whip their gorgeous bods and butts back into shape, they turn to Pilates guru Jennifer Yates.
How do you stay healthy and keep fit?
"I’m not a vegetarian, but I eat a mostly plant-based diet and steer clear of anything processed. I’m also a slave to SPX pilates and spinning. I train with Jennifer Yates who is about to open Studio Metamorphosis in Pasadena. She totally changed my body and challenges me to stay fit."