Pilates Bodyshop

Kerry is the best body-​worker I have ever met, and I’ve been through a TON in my day. She has a deep understanding of how bodies work and catches things no physical therapist, doctor, surgeon, or other teacher ever had. She has helped me enormously to recover from an injury and help me understand how to prevent further ones.

This Pilates place is full of positive energy with friendly atmosphere. They have a full line of equipment to provide the best of Pilates class in town. Provide verity of instructors who speaks different language like Korean. It’s the right place to start Pilates from the beginner to advanced. I truly enjoy my Pilates!

Although I am normally not one to write reviews, my experience at the pilates bodyshop was so awesome that I had to share.
The machines can seem intimidating at first but after a couple visits I felt extremely comfortable, and I have even found my favorite instructor, kerri — she really helped me pay attention to my body and with my form and I got an awesome workout. Although I’m generally resistant to working out, I feel like can definitely feel myself getting stronger. You should totally give this a try, I bet you’ll love it too!

I throughly enjoyed coming to Pilates Bodyshop. Everyone was extremely helpful as well as compassionate about my level of wellness and pain. All of their teachers are extremely knowledgeable and will find you the perfect class and membership. Definitely coming back to see these lovely ladies in the future.

The Pilates Bodyshop has moved to a better location. It is on the second floor in the Gleason’s shopping center. The place is large, clean and has great Windows to the outside. No longer do they have to share restrooms with other businesses.
The teachers are very knowable, friendly and do their very best to teach you how to move and understand your body and how it moves.
I have tired their group classes and private sessions. I feel so much better then I did 8 months ago before I returned to the Pilates Bodyshop after an accident .My shoulder and back are moving better and my pain level has decreased.
The Pilates Bodyshop has changed my life.
Thank you, Kerri, Nancy and Lauren.

I took several studio group classes here and although the classes were enjoyable and felt like a great work out, I don’t think I’ll be returning for a few reasons.
First, you can not use the reformers in a group setting without taking a certain amount of private sessions first (I think you had to take 4 private sessions to qualify). As far as I understand it, they want to make sure you have a good understanding of the equipment before you take a group class. That’s quite a requirement to ask, especially since those private sessions are expensive. I don’t think it would be that difficult to check with a new client to ask their prior experience; a lot of people have used reformers before in other studios and will be familiar with them already.
Second, I received an email from them on my birthday offering a promo code to get a discounted price for a class. Nice thought & offer, but when I tried to use the promo code on their website it didn’t work. I called the studio to inform them and ask if I could pay in class the day of, but no one ever called me back.
Third, around the time that I stopped attending, I think there was some sort of employee turnover and a couple teachers left the studio to open up their own pilates business. As an average customer, I don’t pay too much attention to these things and wouldn’t have noticed, but then the business owner sent out a mass email to all clients basically telling everyone that she was told they weren’t going to open up their own studio and recommending clients not to use their business. Why are you venting to your customers about that? That is unprofessional and in very poor taste.
The teachers I took classes with here were great, but these other issues were enough to make me not want to return.

I had just moved to Los Angeles and was anxious to find a trusted Pilates studio to replace the beloved one I left back in New York. After visiting the Pilates Bodyshop website, I was very intrigued to experience the Fletcher method, as I had heard great things. After one session I was hooked. I had never experienced such synthesis of body, mind and spirit, thanks to the precision, signature breathing technique, and choreographic flair of the Fletcher work. The teachers are exceptional, demonstrating keen understanding of the work and a great passion for it and that is extremely pleasurable to be around. My body has never felt stronger or looked better and I could say the same for my mind. I’ve been coming to the Pilates Bodyshop every week, multiple times a week, ever since that first day. In fact, I am so taken with Fletcher Pilates and the excellent teachers, that I’ve changed the course of my life and am now deep in studies for their Pilates teaching program. Come check it out!

I’ve tried many Pilates studios around Los Angeles and this is easily my favorite one. I appreciate that there is a history and a lineage behind the work, it’s not just some teacher on a microphone yelling abstract movements at you. While all the classes here are great, you’ll get a lot more out of them if you start with the 101. Otherwise you might walk into a studio class and wonder why everyone is breathing so loud. I came to this studio with the intention of taking a couple mat classes and loved the work so much that I ended up in their teacher training program! Before this I had no intention of being a Pilates instructor. I’ve done my research and they definitely have one of the most comprehensive teacher training courses out there. It’s a little pricy, but I’m really enjoying it.

Note: They recently moved into the Gelsons shopping plaza on the 2^nd floor where Video Journeys used to be so you can park in that lot!
This review is for the Yamuna Body Rolling class that I took with Lupa thanks to Class Pass. It’s basically a mat class where you give yourself a self massage using your own body weight and various sized therapy balls that roll perfectly along your bones and joint lines. I’ve taken 2 classes so far. One focused on legs, quads, thighs, knees and glutes. The other class focused on upper back by rolling the ball along my front chest while on my stomach. While this could be painful for some, if you’re pretty tense and sore like I was from other workouts, this is the class to help relieve tension. This is not a workout or calorie burner but a great fix to round out more difficult workouts. I walked out feeling like I had created more openness in my body and relaxed sore muscles! Lupa was very friendly and knowledgeable in making sure my alignment was right so I could feel the full range of motion and my muscles moving!
I would recommend trying this once in awhile in between harder workouts to self massage your body and speed up recovery! Definitely a unique and somewhat wacky exercise but you leave feeling great!

The classes are okay, some teachers don’t really correct form, or give pointers regarding alignment, etc. so it’s better to do private lessons before doing the group ones. But this 1 star review is based on two things: First — the best teacher there left a few months ago and I received an email from the manager advising customers not to go to the teacher’s new studio. I thought that was not very tasteful or professional. Nobody needs to know the problems you have with your staff. Secondly and more importantly — they would not let me use sessions I had purchased because they had expired? How does something you pay for in advance expire? This was not a promotional freebie. I paid for these sessions. Anyhow, I called TWICE to see if they could extend the expiration date on the lessons I purchased. The first time I talked to someone she told me I needed to buy something else in order to use the sessions, and said she would let me know if they decided to accept my «paid for» sessions. I didn’t hear back from her, so I called again and left a message with another employee. I never heard back. Needless to say… not a positive or helpful experience. They definitely lost a customer.

I came to Pilates Bodyshop looking for pilates classes that could help me improve my posture, back pain and sciatica. This studio has really exceeded my expectations. Every teacher I have had has really been great-​Eve, Kerri, Arden, and «Texas» Nancy. I drive 45 minutes to an hour in traffic to get to this studio for classes-​thats how worth it these classes are. I have learned so much about body alignment and I think it has really helped improve my sciatica and has definitely improved my flexibility way more than I would have expected! I was never someone who would have considered paying for private lessons, but I have to say that they have been worth it here for me. I have taken them with «Texas» Nancy and she really pays attention to your form and makes very helpful suggestions and adjustments. The same is true in the group classes– you learn a lot about how to move. I have taken the 4×4 and the fletcher work classes and they are great with lots of variety. I really recommend this studio if you are interested in improving your form and body alignment and being able to exercise without worrying about hurting yourself by having improper form. and have fun! both the teachers and the other people who attend classes are friendly and welcoming.

Really been enjoying my Class Pass membership; I’d never even know about this place w/​o Class Pass and my buddy Andy. I’ve only taken the Yamuna Body Rolling Class with Lupa but boy is this class amazing!!! Similar to foam rolling and trigger point therapy, ball rolling allows you to release certain muscle tightness in your body and boy does it hurt… but of course in a good way. Lupa is super cheerful as she is torturing you with the ball rolling… if you mention any aches or pains or muscle tightness, she’ll be sure to hit up those achy areas. Awesome class to check out especially if you’re running.
Wish I could come more often but being a typical LA-​ster, driving to the east side is not always as easy as I would like.

I can’t lie, I’ve never done Pilates here but when my wife was in labor and we needed our yoga ball inflating they helped with good grace and plenty of haste. Top class neighbors. I’ve not done Pilates for a few years but if I was to start again, these folks would be my first choice.

Of the several Pilates studios where I have studied over the past ten years, the Fletcher Bodyshop is by far the best. It is the only place in town to study the Fletcher method, which I find far superior to the curriculum of standard studios. And Eve Salazar, a teacher whom I have folllowed to this location (driving well out my neighborhood!), is truly beyond compare. She is extremely knowledgeable and professional and also a delightful person. Her Wednesday class at 6:30 p.m. is the highlight of my workweek!

I have been doing pilates for almost 20 years. At one point, I even trained to be a pilates instructor. The Pilates Bodyshop is by far the best pilates studio in the Los Angeles area. Fletcher pilates is a complete system of movement, breath and awareness. If you are looking for a mindless workout – this is not the place for you. However, if you are looking to connect with your body and reshape it at every level then you want to be here, training with these excellent Fletcher trained instructors.

I hated Pilates prior to learning at Pilates Body Shop. I always had pain in my low back during classes and found it an uncomfortable form of exercise. It wasn’t until trying here that I figured out that I’ve had terrible instructors in the past. The instructors at Pilates Body Shop have a ton of training and are very experienced, my waistline has toned and shrunk down in the past 8 months and my legs feel long and strong. I continue to refer friends and family here and no one has been disappointed. A great additional peek: Kerri and her staff create a positive and encouraging environment. I always look forward to my sessions and classes.

I started taking private classes at Pilates Bodyshop with Valerie a few months ago and I love it. My body is tightening in areas I didn’t think possible after two kids. I’m feeling the most toned and fit than I have in years and she’s a dream to work with. Calm energy and a really comfortable atmosphere. I’m now taking group classes twice a week and I feel like this is a fitness habit I can maintain.

Step into the waiting room that resembles Philip starks designed space. Retro modern. But mainly the studio smells like lavender and that calms me. There are two rooms. One is for floor work and bar work. Other is a reformer room. The instructors are super nice and very experienced. There were two classes going on. One in each room. I want to keep coming here because the instructors and the students all have amazing lean toned bodies

I love The Pilates Bodyshop! McKenna is the best Pilates teacher I’ve ever had (and believe me, I’ve had many… including teachers in NY and in London)
The Studio itself is always super clean and organized and PARKING spots are plenty in the back of the building!

Before coming to Pilates Bodyshop I wasn’t the hugest fan of mat classes. However, their studio classes quickly helped me learn there is much more to Pilates than hopping on a reformer.
The instructors incorporate Fletcher Towels, barre work and floor exercises for a complete workout. No two classes I’ve taken here have been the same, which keeps things fresh and exciting.
Aside from having entertaining classes, I commend the instructors for being so knowledgeable about breath work and proper form. Even if I wear a loose shirt they know if I’m cheating (aka not engaging my muscles and just going through the motions).
I haven’t been able to the studio for a while due to a neck injury, but the exercises I’ve learned in class are keeping me sane while I recover.