As part of my commitment to sweat once a day, I’ve been trying to take a lot of classes this week to get me rolling. Yoga Booty Ballet was my Tuesday class of choice.   Indigo Studio is the only place in Chicago where you can take Yoga Booty Ballet.  I didn’t realize what a big deal this was until I took a class taught by Indigo Studio owner JJ (Jaclyn Jones) and love, love, loved it.  JJ started taking yoga booty ballet in LA and was kind enough to bring it to the Windy City when she opened her studio (which is in this amazing loft space right off of the Brown Line Chicago/Franklin stop).

I had no idea what to expect from yoga booty ballet; I was anticipating a cardio hip hop class.  It turned out to be the perfect mix of meditation, dance, ballet and yoga.  I haven’t taken a dance class since my high school cheerleading camp days so I was pretty rusty but JJ’s energy was so infectious and once I let go of the misconception that my moves should be making me look like Beyonce, I had a blast.  And got an amazing workout.  I loved that the class ended like a yoga class–with savasana.  All in all, I would highly recommend that you check out Yoga Booty Ballet, if only because it’s so much fun to say.  No, for real–I had a blast and if I can burn calories for an hour in a way that is fun, strengthening, fun, calming, fun and goes by quickly, well then I think we have a winner.

High Five of the Day: The Chicago Plowing people.  We got a lot of snow last night but the streets and sidewalks are really clear and as I sit here at Starbucks, I see more and more plows go by.  Way to not let the snow get in our way.