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Would you like to feel your body transform into a stronger, longer, better balanced model before summer?  Join me and a small group of motivated people on a 6 week journey that will whip your butt into shape in the nicest possible way.  6 weeks: April 5th- May 12th We’ll meet on Zoom Mon/Wed/Fri at […]

If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook you may have noticed the mini-workouts I’ve been posting weekly on Sundays. These mini-workouts are two moves meant to be done back to back. Traditionally in workout lingo this is called a “Super-Set”. On Monday, February 1st at 12pm, I’ll be going on Instagram Live and teaching […]

On Friday 1/1/21 I’ll be teaching “Simple Sweat” at 8am and 10am. Both classes will be 60 minutes. Please RSVP to Mel@joyfulfitnessct.com to sign up and get a special Zoom link. There will be no 7:15 Friday class on this day. The Friday at 7:15 “Simple Sweat” class will resume on Friday 1/8/21. HAPPY NEW […]

If you follow me on Instagram you may have noticed my Bodyweight Basic Advent Calendar that I’ve been posting daily since 12/1. This is not a religious sort of Advent calendar unless you pray to the plank Gods like I do. Since 12/1 I have been posting a “body weight basic” exercise daily to inspire you. […]

Starting this week I’ll be taping my Simple Sweat classes and saving them to the cloud after class. Links are available for one week so you can take class twice! (Or make-up the class you slept through 🙂 Of course there are still 5 opportunities to take class live. Tuesday @ 8am, Thursday @ 8am, […]

The virtual studio has been going strong since Covid struck us in March and now it’s ready for a new summer class schedule. I’ll be teaching group workouts 3 days week: Tues/Thurs/Sat, with two morning class options on Saturday. And for all you theater geeks out there, the Show-tunes class is for you! I promise […]

We’re all trying to adapt to this new Corona world, so I will be offering Simple Sweat beginning Tuesday April 14th! Simple Sweat is a 45 minute ZOOM class in the style of my outdoor circuit training classes but adapted to a small, indoor space, with no equipment. Exercises use body weight and are designed […]

Happy Fall Everybody! I just posted a 6 move mini circuit on my instagram @joyfulfitness to give you a little inspiration for “spicing” things up for Fall. It’s an intermediate circuit workout with 6 moves meant to be repeated 2-3 times through. If you are a beginner or have injuries this might not be the […]

2018 turned my life upside down and after 22 years of pounding the pavement in New York City my little dog, Turtle, and I have followed our hearts and moved North to the land of trees and drive thru restaurants. As I’m adjusting to suburban life and to seeing less of my amazing, inspiring and  […]