This studio is more convenient than the one I normally use, so I thought I would investigate. I…read morewas very put off by the fact that the owner did not want me to try out the equipment that she bragged was the best available when I met her for a 20 minute introduction. I have over 20 years of experience with Pilates, and I certainly wasn't going to break anything. She was also very vague about if or when I would be able to take classes from her. Apparently she didn't like me either, as I never heard from her again.

Lynn is the most amazing and inspirational coach you will find. She tailors your workouts to your…read moreindividual needs and goals. No judgment about your skill level and no hard selling. She's really devoted to helping you be more healthy and strong. I've worked with her 2-3 times per week for over 3 years and can't say enough about how much I enjoy her sessions. Do yourself a favor and book a session today.

I've been taking Pilates weekly with Clare for a couple years and it really has helped with my…read moremobility and function. When I saw an orthopedist about my back pain, he could only offer me surgery but Pilates has taught me how to take care of myself and back pain is no longer an issue! Clare is a wonderful teacher and takes time to be sure I am doing the exercises correctly, which I really appreciate. I plan on continuing with Pilates classes with Clare at Flourish!

I take class here twice a week and I actually look forward to it. Class sizes are…read moresmall and Clare is a great and knowledgeable teacher. Can't recommend enough!!

Owned and run by veteran pro-ballerina, Lavinia Magliocco KNOWS the body. When an ankle surgery…read moreleft my whole body feeling extraordinarily tight, and PT was no longer challenging and lacked a holistic approach, I went to Equipoise for a whole body experience. We stretched and strengthened on the pilates reformer machines, did some yoga posing that I could work on at home, and used some fun massaging and strengthening props - it was so exciting I felt like a kid at summer camp. Lavinia makes healing feel within grasp. She is intuitive, smart as hell, supportive, and knows feet and ankles so thoroughly...which is really comforting after surgery. I can't recommend Lavinia enough - whether you're recovering from an injury or your body just needs some love, toning, strengthening, whatever...don't sleep on this chick, I'm telling you.

I have worked with Lavinia in Pilates and ballet class and she has helped and guided me so much…read moreboth emotionally, and physically. She has so much experience with Pilates, ballet, anatomy, yoga, physical motion and muscular structure and movement. She seems to have good advice for any problem and is extremely helpful. Many times she has given me invaluable exercises, stretches, massages, manipulations, and tools that I can use even outside of her studio. She is very intuitive and with a few simple touches and a look at my movement she can identify the source of a problem and figure out how to fix it. She has helped me to be more aware of my body, muscles, diet, nutrition, ways of moving, ways of thinking, and habits. With her advice I have grown into a much stronger and sensitive dancer. Each day when I warm up I use many exercises and stretches that I have learned from her. She is also very creative and many of her remedies she has just discovered on her own from playing around with stretches, exercises, and movement. I also really love that when she teaches me, she doesn't just dictate to me and tell me that I have to do something a certain way and no other way is right- she understands that every person is differently made and thinks differently and that there are many ways that work for different people- each person has to find what works best with their own physique. She has really helped me to find what works best for my body and makes me feel the best. She is so passionate about her work and her patients/students and it really shows. Each time I see her, she takes the time to compassionately ask me how I am and listen. I can tell that she really cares about the people she helps. She is a really good, kind-hearted person, who I love working with. I also really admire her for all that she has been through and accomplished. Becoming a good professional dancer is no easy task, especially when held back for some time with serious illness, and then having cancer too, surviving and look how strong and beautiful she still is!! She is so inspiring. When I take class with her I trust her instruction and advice because it has worked for me many times and I know that she really cares about me and how I feel too. She is one of the best Pilates, and conditioning/body teachers that I have worked with.

I've been training here for about a year. Coach Bret and Megan take time to learn your body,…read morestrength and limitations. They clearly care about their clients. Gym atmosphere is supportive, and the progressive trainings are varied and challenging. My experience has been excellent.

I appreciate the incredible amount of work Bret and Megan do outside of our actual workout sessions…read moreto make this the best experience ever for me to gain muscle and strength through their unique process. Every day is a new incremental workout designed specifically for me. It's the most efficient and effective process. I'm seeing muscles I've never seen before and feeling so much stronger. My body is getting into balance and my goal is to eliminate sports injuries by building a stronger and more capable base. I enjoy the small group setting, with constant feedback to ensure proper form and effectiveness. I prefer this to working out 1:1 with a private trainer. This is by far more effective and more fun. I wish I had found them years ago. Linda P

Life-changing, life-extending! I know that sounds very dramatic but what I will tell you is that I…read morehave been an active, healthy, vegetarian for a very long time, but an excessively high-pressure job, along with other big life stressors including a cancer diagnosis, were consuming me. A few trips to the ER and dealing with anxiety as well as an emergency surgery were the icing on the cake. I needed help to reset and get back on track to a healthy and mindful way of life. I was suffering from high stress, extreme fatigue & low energy, foggy brain, pain & stiffness, digestive issues, anxiety, weight gain, high cholesterol, high blood sugars, and the list goes on...My body was screaming at me to make changes and I finally heard the message as a cancer survivor, I had wasted too much valuable time and felt like I was running out of time. I had worked with Lila a number of years ago and knew that she was the one that would be able to help me regain my health & wellness, so together we set off to turn things around. Lila's approach is fact/data based coupled with her expertise and experience to create a customized approach for me. We did food sensitivity and micronutrient tests to understand more detail of my current situation. We then started the MRT/LEAP protocol which sounds like a lot but Lila breaks it down so it is easy to understand and follow (certainly helps that she is INCREDIBLY organized). I really enjoyed the process as it really made me aware and more in tune with how my body reacts to the things I eat. I have also really enjoyed eating a whole food diet as the flavors are so wonderful plus she sets you up with hacks and ideas to make this much more practical - even for us really busy people! Lila has also been a tremendous guide and resource when it comes to sourcing recipes, ingredients, and alternative or unfamiliar foods and has been instrumental in helping me to remove harmful ingredients & chemicals from my day to day. Lila has been such a great partner, coach, and teacher on this journey. She has helped me set reasonable goals, pushed me, and held me accountable, all of which I am incredibly grateful for. The results have been remarkable - We have been able to move my cholesterol, blood sugars, and inflammatory numbers SIGNIFICANTLY in 5 months, getting most of my numbers out of the danger zones. I have also dropped 20 lbs and still going. We have reduced my symptoms (based on symptom survey data) by 91%. I feel so much better as all of my symptoms have dramatically improved or gone away. Lila has helped me to relearn the importance of managing and minimizing stress where I can and has affirmed for me the ABSOLUTE power of food, nutrition, self-care, and exercise as medicine for the body, mind, and soul! I would recommend Lila without hesitation to anyone that wants to invest in their health and wellness and wants an active partner in that process!

Lila is amazing. I have had chronic pain, fault lousy and could not loss weight; I was actually…read moregaining weight like crazy. I thought I knew what a good nutritional diet consist of and I worked out 2 hrs a day and still kept gaining and felt bloated. After seeing her for about 6 months, I've lost 30 lbs, feel amazing and don't need coffee to get through the day. You need to make an appointment now, I can't believe I waited so long to feel so great!

I absolutely love the kickboxing class (cross box). I've had the chance to try all three classes…read moreoffered, (S.W.E.A.T Camp, Cross Box, and MELT Method) and I enjoyed each of them. Regardless of your age, I strongly suggest the MELT method to anyone with soreness and/or aches and pains; I'm only twenty-five and I benefited from this class! Sadly my schedule doesn't work out for me to go as often as I want and need to attend. Lucretia, the owner and instructor, is nothing short of fantastic. She is full of enthusiasm and is an inspiring woman who engages with clients before, during, and after workouts. Each time I walk in, the environment always feels very welcoming, encouraging, and most importantly- fun! I strongly suggest Spot Studio over any of the large gyms offering classes. After your first class here you'll see why!

I can't say enough how much I love The Spot Fitness Studio and the owner, Lucretia. The workouts…read moreare great, always different, and Lucretia is so good at both leading a group and at the same time, pushing you as an individual. The other ladies are wonderful. No drama, always a laugh and I have definitely seen results in my body getting toned. My only wish is that I could go more often!

This was the best series of Pilates classes I've ever taken. McKenzie took a few minutes at the…read morebeginning of my initial eval to make sure I understood the basic anatomy that we'd be working in class and teach me about the verbal cuing they use there. No other Pilates instructor has ever done that and, while I knew a lot already for a non-medical person, it was fantastic to know for sure what the instructor meant during class instead of making a somewhat educated guess and hoping I was doing it right. The classes are kept small, and are offered in 6-week series. While this seemed inconvenient and off-putting at first, once I started the classes, I understood why they do it this way. Everyone starts out with similar experience level and progresses together through the 6 weeks. And we had fun together! I'd give them 5 stars if only there were more class times and/or weekend classes. But overall I love this place! Even though it's not located close to work OR home, I'll definitely come back to Moving Moxie!

As a person who doesn't exercise regularly, it's amazing to me that I've been working with McKenzie…read moreat Moving Moxie consistently for almost 5 years now. I never had any interest in it before as it seemed trendy and all about getting a six-pack. I credit my enthusiasm whole-heartedly to the one-on-one training I've had there. I'm now much better at pilates, but what's more impressive is how I move better throughout my life. It has filtered into my time at the gym and at yoga classes. All my movements feel stronger, safer and more effective. I trained at Moving Moxie heavily before my wedding day and now I have a baby on the way and plan to continue all the way through. As my needs change, the knowledge I gain about my body and the connection I have to it continues to evolve thanks to McKenzie. I absolutely feel I have a partner in my fitness and it's been invaluable for me. I can't recommend it enough!

Yiwen was my first yoga teacher when I started my practice around a year ago in Belmont. She taught…read moreme do much about yoga and beyond. The proper alignment and how to protect myself from injuries with different variations. She's a patient and loving teacher. I'm sad that she's not teaching in Belmont anymore but I'm glad that yogis from Beaverton can benefit so much from her teachings. I'm now practicing regularly at corepower but no one come close to what Yiwen can offer. Hands down best teacher.

After starting yoga at 60, my regret has been not starting my journey sooner. Taking classes with…read moreYiwen has been life-changing. Yiwen's encouragement makes you want to do better though she repeatedly stresses to work at our own pace because yoga is a journey not a contest. Be warned that she is strict because she cares. Her goal is for us to do yoga the correct way, stressing the SAFE way and to check our egos at the door because she wants you to practice yoga for the rest of your life. She says too many people get hurt doing poses before you're ready and doing it incorrectly. She is a blessing to the yogi community!!!