Redefining Fitness

Pilates

Mix up your Pilates routine with local trainer Jenna Leamy on her XFormer machines, which offer a high-intensity, low-impact, full-body, resistance-based workout.

When Jenna Leamy moved to Laguna Beach last spring, she was looking for the type of resistance training program that she was used to doing on the East Coast. When she couldn’t find what she was looking for, she decided to open her own fitness studio: reDefined by Jenna Leamy. With more than 10 years of experience as a yoga teacher and six years as a resistance training coach, she wanted to bring her knowledge and expertise to Laguna and offer something different.

Her studio features two XFormer machines, which are modernized Pilates reformer machines, the first of their kind in Laguna. Traditional Pilates classes use a reformer machine to strengthen and lengthen muscles, giving athletes a long, lean look. It also works the core to provide balance and agility. The XFormer offers a more high-intensity workout to get the heart rate up. We caught up with Leamy to find out more about her unique training equipment and methods.

Read full article at Laguna Beach magazine.