Samantha Codle kicks things off with a single question aimed straight at anyone standing in their living room: ‘Are you smiling yet?’ That question doubles as a promise. This 15-minute groove-along class, built for all fitness levels and requiring zero equipment, delivers a genuine cardio workout wrapped inside something that feels more like a house party than an exercise session. Codle leads alongside a small crew of friends, each taking a turn to put their own spin on the moves, turning what could have been a solo instruction format into a warm, collaborative session where personality drives the pace as much as the music does.
How the workout actually builds on itself
The session opens with simple weight shifts, stepping right and left at half speed before doubling the tempo. Codle cues the hips first, not the feet, coaching participants to feel the movement settle into their body before adding speed. From there, the structure layers deliberately: a step-open pattern with spread fingertips and open palms leads into a boom-hop jump combination, and then a forward-back rebound that circles all the way around before returning to center. Each new move gets introduced slow, broken down, then run at full pace. The footwork section picks things up further, with a heel-toe combination and a lifted-elbow arm position that Codle demonstrates twice before cutting loose at double time.
The R&B groove section mid-session is where the class earns its reputation. The tempo drops, the music shifts to something bass-heavy, and Codle leans into pure feeling over technique. ‘Grooves are all about the feeling,’ she tells the group, demonstrating a down-down-double weight transfer with elbows pulling inward, then lifting one leg higher to show how a single small adjustment scales the intensity. The knee-open and knee-close sequence that follows is the hardest moment in the class, and Codle owns the difficulty with a grin: ‘It’s a workout. You’re welcome. I got you. No need for gym today.’
When the crew takes over and the real fun starts
Codle’s friends, including Jess, Anthony, Haley, and Ashley, each step forward during the groove section to contribute their own movement choices. Jess steps side to side and adds arm variation. Anthony opens his knees wide in a doubled-up stance. Haley grabs and steps out in a back-forward pattern. Ashley introduces a spinning arm alongside a right-stepping groove. Codle frames each contribution as a lesson in personal style: ‘You can make this feminine. You can make it masculine. Whatever you’re feeling.’
The final song closes the class with a footwork combination that Codle calls ‘life speed education,’ running through an open-hook-back sequence at full tempo before slowing it down one last time for the group to nail it together.
The moment Jess earned a spontaneous ‘What?’
During the last song’s crew rotation, Jess stepped in with a level of energy that drew a sharp, delighted ‘What?’ from Codle mid-sequence. The exchange went unscripted, lasting about two beats before the music carried everyone forward again.
Codle closed the session with a direct send-off: ‘You got education. You got a workout. You got some grooves now. Take them to the party. Make sure you use them.’
