CLASS STYLES

REFORMER - Pilates - barre + strength classes are in a regular room.

All Yoga classes are heated/warmed with infrared panels.

REFORMER PILATES

Our group classes are thoughtfully limited to just four clients, ensuring you receive the tailored attention and feedback you deserve. At FCMS, our instructors train in the Pilates Process Method—a contemporary, inclusive, and fitness-forward approach that adapts Pilates to each individual.

More than simply “performing” Pilates, we aim to help clients develop the foundations they need for sustained progress: greater efficiency, stability, balanced strength, and improved posture.

  • Aligned – Approachable – Essential
    Your go-to class for building a strong, sustainable Reformer practice. Reformer Align blends Level 1 and 2 repertoire into a progressive, full-body workout designed to meet you where you are—whether it’s your first class or you're working on refining the foundations.

    Expect a steady pace that emphasizes core Pilates principles, mindful movement, and proper alignment. Newcomers will learn how to move confidently with the equipment, while returning students can deepen muscle control, stability, and precision. With thoughtful cueing and layered options, this class supports your growth and keeps your practice evolving.

    Great for: Beginners and returning movers
    Pace: Steady + guided
    Heat: Room temperature

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  • Building – Focused – Precise

    Refine your skills and challenge your practice in this dynamic Level 2 Reformer class. Reformer Flow builds on the fundamentals with longer sequences, layered variations, and intentional pacing that encourages strength, coordination, and control.

    Designed for those with a solid foundation, this class demands greater precision and fluidity as you deepen your repertoire and body awareness. Expect thoughtful transitions, targeted challenges, and a steady rhythm that keeps you engaged and evolving.

    Recommended: After 3+ Align classes or with instructor approval
    Pace: Controlled + challenging
    Heat: Room temperature

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  • Challenging – Engaging – Advancing

    For those ready to level up. Reformer Build is a strength-focused, high-engagement class designed to push your practice into deeper territory. This Level 2/3 class integrates complex movement patterns, advanced variations, and powerful sequences that demand control, stamina, and a strong understanding of Pilates principles.

    Expect a vigorous pace, minimal breakdowns, and creative flows that challenge both mind and body. You’ll leave feeling accomplished, energized, and stronger in your movement practice.

    Recommended: For those confident in Reformer Flow or higher
    Pace:     Fast + focused
    Heat:     Room temperature

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  • Progressive – Empowered – Focused

    Short on time, big on impact. This 45-minute Reformer class delivers a focused, full-body workout designed to challenge and energize. With minimal downtime and maximum flow, you’ll move through progressive sequences that strengthen, mobilize, and refine—ideal for those who want an efficient, elevated session.

    Recommended: After 3+ Reformer Align classes
    Pace: Brisk + energizing
    Heat: Room temperature

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  • Energetic – Focused – Strong

    Challenge your power, precision, and endurance in this dynamic, full-body Reformer class. Athletic Reformer is designed for those confident in Level 2+ repertoire and ready to explore a more intense, strength-driven approach to Pilates.

    Expect purposeful programming that integrates resistance training, athletic flow, and high-function movement mechanics. With the use of props, weights, and dynamic pacing, this class targets coordination, stamina, and full-body control—perfect for those who love to move with intention and intensity.

    Recommended: Confident in Level 2+ repertoire (not suitable for first 3–5 classes)
    Pace: High-energy + performance-driven
    Heat: Room temperature

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Instructor leading Reformer Pilates class in Okotoks fitness studio

MAT PILATES

Pilates is a dynamic, low-impact practice that builds strength, stability, and mobility from the inside out. Through diverse, targeted exercises, you'll ignite your core, mobilize your spine, and strengthen your stabilizer muscles—enhancing posture, improving mobility, and cultivating strong, balanced muscle tone. Don't be fooled by its gentle appearance: Pilates delivers a sneaky slow burn that demands focus, balance, and activation for a sensational, dynamic workout.

  • Intentional – Accessible – Foundational

    The perfect starting point. Align focuses on Pilates fundamentals, postural awareness, and smooth sequencing to create lasting strength and mobility.

    Expect a balanced, lower-intensity workout designed to reinforce healthy movement mechanics.

    Pace: Gentle + guided
    Heat: Room temperature
    Accessibility: Mat work, floor transitions, choice-based options

  • Dynamic – Supportive – Progressive

    Step up the pace. Build adds challenge through dynamic transitions and more complex movement layers—all while staying grounded in the Pilates method.

    Expect a heat-building workout that boosts stamina and deepens your connection to breath and core.

    Pace: Strong + steady
    Heat: Room temperature
    Accessibility: Mat work, floor transitions, choice-based options

  • Spicy – Empowering – Athletic

    Turn up the volume. Strong is our most intense mat class, delivering fast-paced sequences, spicy reps, and a fiery full-body challenge.

    Expect an empowering experience that hones coordination, resilience, and control.

    Pace: High-energy + fierce
    Heat: Room temperature
    Accessibility: Mat work, floor transitions, choice-based options

  • Core-Focused – Rhythmic – Refined

    A 45-minute burner packed with powerful combinations, killer playlists, and progressive core work. Express blends classical and fusion styles into a mindful but intense workout that strengthens, stabilizes, and flows.

    Expect targeted movement, creative use of props, and feel-good music to carry you through.

    Pace: Quick + focused
    Heat: Room temperature
    Accessibility: Mat work, floor transitions, choice-based options

Group Barre class building strength and balance at Full Circle Movement Studios. Okotoks Gym

STRENGTH Classes

Experience a new level of fitness training with our Strength & Sculpt classes—designed mindfully with choice-based cueing, multiple weight options, and endless variations to meet your body where it’s at. Each medium-to-high-intensity session lights up your entire body with dynamic combos and powerful, robust functional fitness intervals. Build strength, enhance stability, and leave feeling empowered and energized.

  • Grounded – Intentional – Strong

    Build strength from the inside out. Strength Flow is your foundational mat-based strength class that fuses breath, alignment, and resistance training. Expect a steady pace, intentional movement, and a supportive vibe as you learn how to move with power and confidence.

    Using bodyweight, bands, weights, and other tools, this class creates space to grow your strength in all directions—perfect for all fitness levels.

    Intensity:     Medium to high / Low impact
    Heat:     Room temperature
    Pace:     Steady + supportive
    Accessibility:     Mat-based, floor transitions, choice-based progressions

  • Empowered – Functional – Uplifting

    Feel strong, capable, and ready to thrive. This class adds complexity and rhythm to your strength practice while still rooted in the foundations. Expect multidirectional training, balance challenges, and progressive strength-building circuits that foster mobility, muscle endurance, and body awareness.

    Perfect for anyone looking to feel both grounded and energized.

    Intensity: Medium to high / Low impact
    Heat: Room temperature
    Pace: Steady + athletic
    Accessibility: Mat-based, floor transitions, choice-based progressions

  • Strength SURGE

    Explosive – Energetic – Fierce
     Turn it up. Strength Surge is your high-intensity, low-impact mat strength class with serious attitude. Expect bold circuits, spicy intervals, and full-body engagement that leaves you dripping, empowered, and strong.

    Driven by music and momentum, this class delivers a sweaty, sculpting session that balances challenge and precision.

    Intensity: High / Low impact
    Heat: Room temperature
    Pace: Fast + fir-starting
    Accessibility: Mat-based, floor transitions, choice-based progressions

  • Efficient – Empowered – Balanced

    Get in, get strong, and get on with your day. This 45-minute express class delivers all the burn of our longer formats in a compact, focused workout.

    Expect full-body strength circuits with minimal rest, high intention, and plenty of room for modification or progression.

    Designed to leave you feeling strong, connected, and ready for whatever comes next.

    Intensity: Medium to high / Low impact
    Heat: Room temperature
    Pace: Quick + efficient
    Accessibility: Mat-based, floor transitions, choice-based progressions

  • Soulful – Intuitive – Empowered

    ROUSE is our invigorating take on Buti Yoga—a fusion of traditional yoga asana, primal movement, rhythmic dance, and strength-based training designed to wake up your body and stir your spirit.

    Set to a powerful, beat-driven playlist, this class moves you through breath-led flow, isometric holds, plyometric bursts, and expressive, intuitive sequences. You’ll sweat, shake, and release while reconnecting to your body’s natural rhythm and emotional undercurrents.

    ROUSE to stir your inner energy.
    RELEASE to let go of what no longer serves.
    REFRESH to return to yourself—strong, wild, and whole.

    Intensity: Medium to high / Low to moderate impact (options provided)
    Heat:     Warm room (75–80°F)
    Pace:     Rhythmic + expressive
    Accessibility:     Mat-based with standing sequences, floor transitions + primal movement, choice-based expression and progressions, shoes optional; grip socks welcome

Strength and conditioning fitness class for all at Full Circle Movement Studios

BARRE FITNESS

Our Barre Fitness program merges the best elements of ballet-inspired movement, Pilates, and targeted strength intervals for a low-impact, high-energy workout that invigorates your whole body. Expect a satisfying burn as you flow through classic Barre technique, focusing on high-rep, low-weight exercises that hone your stabilizers. We’ll also crank it up with intervals of heavier weights and fewer sets—challenging your endurance and leaving you with that signature Barre shake in the best way. Set to great music and incorporating a variety of props, this class strikes the perfect balance of grace and grit, making it a dynamic, empowering experience for all levels.

  • Elevated – Empowering – Fluid

    Rise to the occasion with our signature Barre class that blends ballet-inspired technique, Pilates precision, and strength-based movement. Designed to sculpt, stabilize, and energize, you’ll flow through beat-driven sequences that build strength, boost mobility, and challenge endurance.

    Expect high-rep, low-weight work, deep core engagement, and plenty of spice—perfect for a full-body burn that leaves you strong, lifted, and centered.
    Intensity: Medium to high / Low impact
    Heat: Room temperature
    Pace: Flowing + strong
    Accessibility: Grip socks welcome, floor transitions + mat work, choice-based progressions

  • Focused – Fierce – Defined

    Ready to turn up the heat? Sculpt brings the fire with a blend of classic Barre and strength training intervals for a low-impact but high-intensity experience.

    Move through high-rep sequences that hone stabilizers, then shift into strength sets with heavier weights and targeted holds. Expect a total-body challenge that tones, builds, and leaves your muscles shaking (in the best way).
    Intensity: High / Low impact
    Heat: Room temperature
    Pace: Intentional + powerful
    Accessibility: Grip socks welcome, floor transitions + mat work, choice-based progressions

  • Dynamic – Rhythmic – Efficient

    Get ready for a 45-minute burst of sculpting, pulsing, and musical momentum. Barre Express delivers all the benefits of our signature class in a focused, fast-paced format.

    Expect high-energy sequences, classic Barre technique, and creative prop work to leave you lengthened, lifted, and energized—perfect for a quick and powerful full-body burn.
    Intensity: Medium to high / Low impact
    Heat: Room temperature
    Pace: Brisk + upbeat
    Accessibility: Grip socks welcome, floor transitions + mat work, choice-based progressions

Diverse group of women enjoying post-class connection at Okotoks gym
Official logo of Full Circle Movement Studios, a Reformer Pilates and fitness gym in Okotoks

YOGA CLASSES

At our studio, we celebrate the time-honored lineage of yoga while recognizing it as a borrowed cultural practice. We strive to honor its roots by offering mindful, well-sequenced classes that meet each individual where they are—physically and mentally. Whether you’re looking to spice things up with a powerful flow or sculpt session, or simmer and rejuvenate in a Yin or grounded practice, we bring inclusive variations on traditional styles to support and uplift every body. Through thoughtful teaching and respect for the origins of yoga, we invite you to explore movement, breath, and connection in a way that honors both your body and the tradition itself.

  • Soulful – Intuitive – Empowered

    ROUSE is our invigorating take on Buti Yoga—a fusion of traditional yoga asana, primal movement, rhythmic dance, and strength-based training designed to wake up your body and stir your spirit.

    Set to a powerful, beat-driven playlist, this class moves you through breath-led flow, isometric holds, plyometric bursts, and expressive, intuitive sequences. You’ll sweat, shake, and release while reconnecting to your body’s natural rhythm and emotional undercurrents.

    ROUSE to stir your inner energy.
    RELEASE to let go of what no longer serves.
    REFRESH to return to yourself—strong, wild, and whole.

    Intensity: Medium to high / Low to moderate impact (options provided)
    Heat:     Warm room (75–80°F)
    Pace:     Rhythmic + expressive
    Accessibility:     Mat-based with standing sequences, floor transitions + primal movement, choice-based expression and progressions, shoes optional; grip socks welcome

  • Empowered – Energizing – Strong

    Where mindful movement meets muscular burn. Yoga Sculpt blends breath-led yoga sequences with strength-based intervals using props, weights, and resistance for a full-body, low-impact workout.

    This class stays rooted in yoga’s alignment and awareness while turning up the intensity to engage deep stabilizers, build endurance, and fire up your core.

    Set to energizing music, you’ll flow, hold, and sculpt your way to feeling stronger—inside and out.

    Intensity: Medium to high / Low impact
    Heat: Room temperature (70–75°F)
    Pace: Flowing + strength-focused
    Accessibility: Mat-based, floor transitions, choice-based progressions

  • Playful – Flowing – Balanced

    A warm, glow-inducing flow designed to gently awaken your body and calm your mind. Sweet Flow weaves low-impact, breath-led Vinyasa with fascia-releasing movements to support stability, mobility, and deep connection.

    Expect a softly energizing sequence with plenty of grounding moments to restore and rebalance—a perfect marriage of movement and stillness.

    Intensity:     Low to medium / Low impact
    Heat:     Warm room (75–80°F)
    Pace:     Flowing + introspective
    Accessibility:     Mat-based, floor transitions, breath work, choice-based progressions

  • Flowing – Somatic – Held

    A deeply grounding class designed to help you unwind in the comfort of a warm, infrared room. Steeped blends slow, fluid movement with longer, supported holds—somewhere between Yin and Flow, not quite either but deeply rooted in both.

    Think of it as movement therapy: cozy, connected, and brewed just right. You’ll leave steeped like a good cup of tea—warm, stretched, and soothed.

    Intensity: Low / Low impact
    Heat: Infrared-warmed (80–85°F)
    Pace: Gentle + fluid
    Accessibility: Mat-based, floor transitions, choice-based progressions

  • Grounding – Expansive – Meditative

    Melt into the moment. Yin Yoga targets deep connective tissues through long-held, floor-based postures that invite breath, patience, and release. This practice helps improve circulation, flexibility, and energetic flow.

    Expect mindful stillness and sensation as you soften into fascia and tune inward, emerging refreshed and more in tune with your body.
    Intensity: Low / Low impact
    Heat: Warm room (75–80°F)
    Pace: Still + somatic
    Accessibility: Mat-based, floor transitions, choice-based progressions

  • Nurturing – Still – Supportive

    Let go and soften. Restorative Yoga is a slow, calming practice that uses supportive props and gentle holds to help down-regulate the nervous system. It’s designed to soothe the body, quiet the mind, and create space for healing.

    Expect stillness, silence, and full support—perfect for those seeking deep rest or recovering from stress, burnout, or fatigue.

    Intensity: Low / Low impact
    Heat: Warm room (75–80°F)
    Pace: Slow + deeply supported
    Accessibility: Mat-based, floor transitions, choice-based progressions