If you've just discovered Lagree and you love it, the temptation is to do it every day. Don't. The biology of the method makes daily training counter-productive. Two to four sessions per week is the cadence that actually changes your body.
The short answer
- New to Lagree (first month): 2 classes per week, 48–72 hours apart
- Established practitioner: 3 classes per week, ideally Mon/Wed/Fri or Tue/Thu/Sat
- High-volume training (advanced): 4 classes per week, with at least one full rest day
- Daily Lagree: not recommended for more than 7–10 consecutive days
Why daily is too much
Lagree targets slow-twitch muscle fibres through sustained tension to failure. The biological response — micro-tears in the fibre that the body rebuilds stronger — takes 48–72 hours. If you train the same fibre groups before they've recovered, you don't get stronger. You get inflamed.
The signs of over-training in Lagree are specific: persistent muscle soreness that doesn't fade, sleep disruption, a sudden drop in your shake threshold, and a feeling that classes are getting harder rather than easier. If any of these show up, it's not a sign to push through — it's a sign to take 3–4 days off.
What the studios actually recommend
Most established Lagree studios in London — including Sloane — guide new clients into 2–3 classes per week for the first month. The intro packs sold at most studios are built around this cadence. Sloane's "Try Me" is 2 classes; the 14-day unlimited is structured around 6–7 classes over 14 days (roughly 3 per week).
This isn't a sales tactic. It's the cadence the method works at.
How to build a week around Lagree
If Lagree is your only training, 3 sessions per week is the standard recommendation. If you're combining it with other training, it depends on what:
- Lagree + running: 2 Lagree + 2–3 runs per week. Lagree is the strength layer; running is the cardio.
- Lagree + strength (weights): 2 Lagree + 2 weights. Some overlap in muscle groups — avoid back-to-back days targeting legs.
- Lagree + yoga: 3 Lagree + 1–2 yoga. Yoga is excellent active recovery between Lagree sessions.
- Lagree only: 3 sessions per week, with at least one full rest day in between.
What changes when you over-train
The most common pattern we see at Sloane is the new-client over-commit. Someone discovers Lagree, signs up for an unlimited pack, comes 5 times in their first week, and is wrecked by week 2. The body adapts beautifully to 3 sessions per week. It rebels at 5.
Specifically: your shake threshold drops (you fail moves faster than you should), recovery feels worse not better, and your sleep gets weird. None of this is dangerous — but it slows your progress. Two sessions per week with full recovery does more for your body than five sessions without it.
When you can do more
Established practitioners with 6+ months of consistent Lagree can sustain 4 sessions per week, particularly if they vary the focus — one heavy-legs class, one core-and-arms, one full-body, one recovery-light. This is the kind of programming our instructors are trained to deliver.
The teacher question
Lagree teachers themselves often teach 15–25 classes per week — but they don't take them at full intensity. Teaching a class is different from doing one. If you're heading into teacher training, expect to take 2–3 classes per week as a practitioner, plus the practical hours of training itself.
Want to learn to teach this?
If 3 Lagree classes a week has turned into a question — "could I do this for a living?" — the Sloane Lagree Training is a 4-day intensive in London Bridge. Master Trainer–led, official Level 1 Lagree certification, next cohorts 26–29 June and September 2026. Apply now →