Banyan Tree Pilates

A wonderful island fitness studio! Banyan Tree is open to everyone, it does not require a membership like the other clubs on Gasparilla. The owner and all the instructors are welcoming and very knowledgeable about physical fitness and health. They have a great variety of group classes: reformer, tower, barre, pilates mat, spinning and yoga. The private instruction is the most popular there as it is hard to get a slot during the high season. I strongly recommend calling ahead for private sessions and booking ahead on their mind body site for the group classes. There were waitlists during the winter for many of the classes. Overall beautiful studio, great staff and fun classes.

It’s great to have a fitness option on the island where you can take group cycling and boot camp classes. The group cycling class room is small and only has a few bikes, so sign up early to ensure you reserve a spot! They use Lemond bikes, which don’t come with clip less pedals, but they added them on, which is great, although they should note this on their website so that people can bring cycling shoes with SPD pedals. The bikes are all well maintained and in good condition. There are a variety of instructors who all work other jobs so the instruction and music will vary depending on who teaches the class.
The group circuit class with Rob is AWESOME! He works you hard and keeps the class fun and motivating.
The $ 18/​group class fee seems reasonable. Check your bill closely to ensure there aren’t any unauthorized charges as I think they could use a bookkeeper to better manage their accounts.
I’d highly recommend Banyan Tree for group classes while you’re on Boca Grande!