Before the starter class begins, the instructor talks me through how the machine method works. While normal reformer sessions aren’t exactly fast-paced, Lagree movements are even slower and more controlled, requiring multiple muscle groups to work at once while still focusing on engaging the core. But don’t be fooled – while the pace of the movements is slow, the transitions between each movement are fast so you really don’t have much time to recover between sets.

We kick the class off with a typical plank, placing our forearms on the front platform and using our core to transition into a pike, dragging the central carriage with our feet. After a few plank variations, we’re up and moving onto a lower body circuit. With one foot on the front platform and one on the carriage, the instructor guides us through slow, controlled sumo squats that have my legs shaking in seconds.

“I tried Lagree pilates, Hollywood’s latest fitness craze – and had the most intense workout I’ve had in months”