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Bright Star Pilates

4.8 (78 reviews)
Closed 7:00 am - 7:00 pm
Updated 2 months ago

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Rebecca C.

I absolutely adore this reformer Pilates studio. It's an amalgamation of great interior design with ultimate taste and some of the best instructors in the city. Artemis runs the studio here. She is hands on, teaches many of the classes, and a super graceful and patient instructor. Even in group lessons, she will give verbal cues or comes to each person for alignment adjustment that will make the entire difference from an easy exercise while going through the motion to a challenging core exercise with the right muscle engagement. She sets the tone here and truly cares about her clientele individually. I also love Abigail's classes on Friday. The cardio core class on Saturday is super unique - it's done with a jumping board attached to the reformer machine, where people can get cardio exercise without the pounding of the knees while strengthen the core and the leg muscles around the knees. It's fantastic for someone like me with 2 ACL injuries in the past. This studio is sun filled, beautifully laid out, with a gorgeous flower arrangement in the front awaiting us when we arrive. Everything is super tastefully done with a curated and discriminating eye. It's an oasis to which people can escape, workout, and re-align after hours of misalignment at our desk jobs.

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Artemis and everyone at Bright Star are also really caring people who create a warm, welcoming, homey atmosphere.

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