Pilates Bodyworks

I love practicing Pilates at Pilates Bodyworks. As a former ballet dancer, soccer player and basically active person, Pilates is one of the few workouts that conditions my body thoroughly and stretches my muscles.
The studio is located at the Buona Vista CC on the second floor and is designed with very zen, earth tone colors. Apparatuses include your standard reformers, chairs, Cadillac and barrel to the more interesting new ones like the core fitness roller. Of course the apparatus is secondary to the awesome instructors!
Allegro (aka group classes) are conducted by Sash and Jose. Sash is my regular instructor in the level II class and he always gives us challenging workout sequences, with a particular fondness for reformer footwork, hip flexion and chair quad/​hamstring & core routines. Jose, aka the N. Korean dictator, takes a more measured approach in his exercises, focusing a lot on form and control. Whereas Sash may tire you out with a fab intensity & repetition-​based sequence, Jose will do the same with less reps & weights but a lot of control (which is equally tiring). Colin, who is the co-​owner of this branch, is in my opinion the ultimate hard core, meticulous instructor. He notices the smallest things like feet turnout or a lack of full foot extension, even in a full class. The benefit of course is that you can learn the proper form and take each exercise to the next level.
All 3 instructors are excellent in my opinion and I credit them with helping me rehabilitate a back injury I sustained last year, in tandem with the physiotherapy I was undergoing. As a desk bound employee + Pilates Bodyworks student for 3 years, I am still in the fittest shape I have ever been (with a mix of Pilates, weight training at the gym, running) and my core, honest to goodness, has never been this strong. I can see an outline of my obliques and upper to mid abs, do a full teaser plus enjoy the sports I like with heightened body awareness to reduce injuries.